Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the director of national intelligence by US President-elect Donald Trump. Gabbard, who switched to the Republican Party, is a ...

The Biden administration gave Israel 30 days to increase the flow of aid, warning that aid shipments into Gaza in September had reached an alarmingly low level. By Liam Stack and Aaron Boxerman ...

A nation synonymous with distance running was given a multimillion-dollar choice: Get serious about antidoping efforts, or get banned from world sports. With money from an oil boom, Norway ...

Vladimir Putin and his henchmen have repeatedly threatened to deploy their nuclear arsenal since the Kremlin launched its ...

All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. According to ...

US stock futures rose while Treasury yields and the dollar fell. Traders marked up the odds of a December rate cut to around 70%, from about 60%.

Amid fears of an "extremely high level of violent protests," the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre has cancelled a Life Certificate Event.

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