Concern about climate could carry Greens to breakthrough in Canadian election
With climate change a top concern heading into next month's Canadian election and mainstream candidates offering little inspiration, Green Party leader Elizabeth May could be poised for a breakthrough. The Greens ...
Gun control must include background checks, Democrats tell Trump
Congressional Democratic leaders warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases — or else ...
Italian hard-liner Matteo Salvini vows to return League to power
Down but not out, Matteo Salvini pledged Sunday to tens of thousands of die-hard backers of his populist League that the party will return to government with even more power ...
Candidate Joe Biden on racism: Whites 'can never fully understand'
At a black church known nationally for the white supremacist violence that occurred there more than a half-century ago, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday declared the current era of racial tensions a defining national crucible on par with the civil rights movement. "We ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government approved a new settlement in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, two days ahead of a closely fought election as he seeks to boost turnout among his right-wing base. The approval came as Netanyahu and his main opponent, Benny ...
U.K.'s Johnson, comparing himself to the Incredible Hulk, vows to exit EU on Oct. 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character the Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31. The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that Johnson said he will ...
Northern Ireland's DUP says there is still time to agree on Brexit border deal
The Northern Ireland party whose 10 members of Parliament support British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government believe a deal can be done in the coming weeks to maintain an open border in Ireland, a senior member said Sunday. The so-called backstop mechanism to uphold the ...
Johnson set to defy ban on no-deal Brexit and fight on in court
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to defy a new law designed to stop him from forcing the U.K. out of the European Union with no deal next month, and is bracing for a fight to settle Brexit in the courts. According to a senior ...
Trump floats possible U.S. defense treaty with Israel in boost for Netanyahu ahead of tough election
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a possible mutual defense treaty between the two nations, a move that could bolster Netanyahu's re-election bid just days before Israelis go to the polls. "I had a ...
Don't vote? If you're in a U.S. swing state, the Trump campaign would like a word with you
Ashley Arentz is a political unicorn. The 28-year-old marine from Jacksonville, North Carolina, didn't vote in 2016, and she wasn't even registered to vote in the state. But there she was on Monday, standing in line for hours in the 90-degree heat waiting to enter ...
Now more than ever, Mike Pompeo leading Trump's foreign policy
Speaking at the White House after John Bolton's surprise exit as national security adviser, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo couldn't hide a smile of satisfaction. With the departure of Bolton, Pompeo has become the undisputed king of President Donald Trump's foreign policy — with ...
Coming for your AR-15? Beto O'Rourke scrambles Democrats' gun message
Beto O'Rourke's "hell yes" moment at the Democrats' presidential debate is scrambling his party's message on guns. The Democrats have long contended their support of gun control laws does not mean they want to take away law-abiding citizens' firearms. But on Friday, they struggled to ...
