French President Emmanuel Macron (File image) Photo : AP Paris: The voting for the first round of parliamentary elections in France was held on Sunday. President...
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What’s in the bipartisan plan for gun control
A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced a framework for federal gun control legislation, a remarkable breakthrough after years of stasis and obstruction on the...
Continue reading...International Atomic Energy Agency urges Iran to resume stalled nuclear talks.
International Atomic Energy Agency (File image) Photo : AP Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks to revive the...
Continue reading...Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying inquiry
The president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of...
Continue reading...Liz Cheney’s chilling prophecy for Trump loyalists
The second public Jan. 6 hearing commences Monday, and we should expect more of the searing indictment of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to...
Continue reading...‘A lack of respect and dignity,’ says advocate, as Toronto moves to clear Clarence Square encampment
At least two encampment residents, along with several supporters, remain at a small park in downtown Toronto, which city officials and Toronto police partially cleared Sunday....
Continue reading...United States: Bipartisan group of 20 Senators proposes tougher background checks to curb gun violence
Protest against gun violence in US Photo : AP Washington DC: A group of 20 US senators on Sunday proposed steps to curb gun violence in...
Continue reading...Lawmakers from Iraq’s biggest bloc resign amid impasse
BAGHDAD — Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament resigned Sunday amid a prolonged political impasse, plunging the divided nation into political...
Continue reading...Man, 23, wanted for arson after fire at North York home
Toronto police are looking for a 23-year-old man who allegedly intentionally started a fire at a North York residence last week. Emergency crews were called to...
Continue reading...Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role
WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the then-president’s failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, must now answer...
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