Canada’s Liberals closer to a majority government after another opposition defection
The defection of another opposition lawmaker is all but assuring Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will have a majority government soon.
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Culture at Columbia shielded sexual assault by physician, report finds
NEW YORK — Two prominent doctors stepped down Tuesday from their posts at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital following the release of a report that found the culture there discouraged reporting allegations of abuse against a former p…
‘Nothing will remain of Tehran,’ Iranians say amid heavy bombing
The scope of the strikes has expanded in from mostly military and security sites. Cultural heritage sites in the ancient city of Isfahan have been damaged.
North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills.
Photos of displaced civilians in Lebanon, where schools and stadiums turn into shelters during war
BEIRUT (AP) — Families in southern Lebanon flee Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah and have taken shelter in Beirut stadiums and schools, as the effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran are felt across the region. This is a photo gallery curated by A…
State Department allows up to $40M for evacuation flights for Americans in Mideast
The State Department has authorized funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East because of the Iran war.
Iran’s threats on US soil: sleeper cells, lone wolves, cyberattacks and eerie numbers code
Federal authorities warn that Iran could launch retaliatory strikes on American soil using a number of methods.
Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria’s military, killing officers and carting away weapons
Jihadi extremist groups including Boko Haram have targeted Nigerian military camps in intensifying attacks in the last week.
UN peacekeepers defy South Sudan military’s order to leave opposition-held town
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled.
Reindeer racing thrills spectators in Finland’s frigid north near the Russian border
Traditional reindeer racing has drawn an international crowd to the town of Salla in northern Finland.