Bill C-39 has passed second reading with support from both Liberals and Conservatives, moving to committee for further study, despite opposition from the NDP and Bloc Québécois.
Joachim Agou has been removed as a BC Conservative candidate over social media posts that the party deemed inconsistent with its values, highlighting the scrutiny of candidates' online histories.
Florida's Amendments 1 and 2 would raise the state's budget stabilization fund cap to 25% and extend agricultural tax exemptions to conservation land, shaping fiscal and environmental policy for decades.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's October 7 statement, criticized for not labeling Hamas as terrorists, has sparked backlash that has spread to the organizations and allies who supported his campaign.
Canada, the EU, and Lithuania withdrew sponsorship from the EU DisinfoLab conference over panels framing the U.S. as a source of foreign information manipulation, prompting criticism from researchers.
U.S. prosecutors have charged ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Celia Flores with torture and human rights violations in a new indictment, escalating the legal pursuit of the former leader.
President Trump has said the U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, citing the election as the reason for the pause in a war that has become politically costly.
Behind the legal controversy over a Cornell rape lawsuit, a simple truth remains: Jane Doe is not a symbol but a person who came forward, and her decision to do so was an act of courage.
The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be carried out by firing squad in December and will be livestreamed to limited witnesses, prompting debate over the method and the decision to broadcast it.
Christa Pike is "angry and confused" after surviving Tennessee's failed execution attempt, according to her lawyer, as her legal team demands evidence preservation and calls for her sentence to be commuted.
A major Trump donor has accused Kimberly Guilfoyle of demanding a $100,000 payment in exchange for political access, an allegation she denies as false and defamatory.
A Guardian investigation revealed hundreds of impoverished Australians, including veterans, buried in unmarked communal graves without families being notified. NSW has committed to an urgent review.
Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial heard he asked his mother to pose with a replicated bouquet to cover a false Instagram post claiming Jesse Baird sent him flowers.
Hundreds of anti-war protesters marched through Perth against the Land Forces defence expo, shutting down streets but remaining peaceful, in contrast to violent clashes at the same event in Melbourne in 2024.
Violent riots erupted in Paris as protests over underfunded schools and policing escalated into street clashes. Police used tear gas against demonstrators, leading to nearly 500 arrests nationwide.
Jahangir Sharifabadi, 37, has been charged with stabbing a 51-year-old woman on a South Melbourne tram while on bail. He has schizophrenia and will return to court on October 20.
Twelve Future Fund employees are paid over $1 million each, with one receiving $1.5 million. The government cites global competition for talent, while critics question value for money amid a cost-of-living crisis.
A 44-year-old Dover man has been charged over separate incidents of property damage at Parliament House and Wrest Point Casino in Hobart. He was granted bail and will appear in court in January.
NSW has unveiled the Armed Response Command, a permanent 250-officer unit armed with rifles and equipped with purpose-built vehicles, created in response to the Bondi Beach terror attack.
The Greens' leadership ballot was decided by the 11-member party room, not by members. Mehreen Faruqi and others have raised concerns that the party cannot call itself grassroots without a member vote.
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders were detained in New Delhi during protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a voter list revision that has removed over 130 million names.
In a speech from the Acropolis, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Western civilization faces decline unless it reclaims nationalism, sovereignty, and the pursuit of national power.
Analysts warn that Europe is focusing on counter-drone technology while ignoring the institutional fragmentation that Russia's drone sabotage campaign exploits. Ukraine's integrated response model offers a better path.
Senior Labour figures have ruled out future cooperation with the Green Party after its members voted to declare Zionism a form of racism, drawing condemnation from Labour, Jewish groups, and Israel.