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European Union energy ministers are due to hold an emergency meeting to discuss a plan to wean the EU off its reliance on Russian gas. The meeting has taken on additional importance following the announcement from Moscow on Monday that it will further cut supplies.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in Uganda, the third stop on an African tour to strengthen ties with the continent and seek support against Western pressure over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

And Pope Francis said he is sorry for Canada’s residential schools but survivors say his apology does not go far enough.