The Canadian province of Alberta, a major supplier of oil and natural gas to the United States, will vote next month on a possible referendum that could divide the country. Ian Lee reports from Raymond, Alberta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to work together in the areas of space infrastructure, business and economic growth when the leaders met on Sunday in the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Speaking to reporters, Carney said he and Macron will task their space agencies and defense ministries to … Read more
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. Prime Minister Mark Carney says his focus on building international relations, including with Norway, is part of the response to new threats from … Read more
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in the Texas capital of Austin, local officials said, … Read more
Listen to this articleDear 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. Russia’s ruling United Russia party was on track to easily win a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has presented as evidence of … Read more
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party was projected to barely make it to parliament with the worst election result in its history, while the … Read more
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he plans to stay in office after his party’s defeats in two state elections on Sunday, and again doubled down on the government’s plans for potentially painful reforms for Europe’s largest economy. Exit polls indicated that Germany’s far-right party AfD would win 37% in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ahead of … Read more
“There will be no facilities like this anywhere in the world,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He added that of “the 59 major cities and capitals,” Washington DC is “the only one in the world that does not have a triumphal arch,” without specifying which cities those are. Construction of the 250-foot Trump … Read more
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, with the second flying more than 600 kilometers (370 miles). The launches came days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a United Nations resolution requiring it to halt its nuclear … Read more
They have almost no chance of winning. His party, Yabloko, was formally eliminated from the national vote in this weekend’s election. His party colleagues have been sentenced to years in prison for their pacifist positions. None of that stops them. The fact that Yabloko, Russia’s oldest liberal opposition party, is fielding 98 candidates in 42 … Read more