Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a pe...
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Iranians in exile are being targeted by the regime's secret services, which is believed to be responsible for thousands of deaths since the start of the mass protests in Iran....
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
Risks from inflation and a precarious AI boom hover over stellar growth figures...
The SECâs Paul Atkins and the CFTCâs Michael Selig will discuss the two agencies' crypto oversight as legislative efforts to define their roles work through the Senate....
US president assails allies with talk of âgreat stupidityâ, dog sleds and AI images...
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Donald Trump's second presidential term has seen a rapid rise in the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. But who are these people, and where is the US government finding them?...
The EU is set to sign a long-awaited trade deal with South America's trade bloc, Mercosur. It may offer unexplored opportunities, but critics say the environmental fallout is being sidelined....
European leaders have three main options for responding to the Trump administrationâs economic threats. If they donât get it right, Trump may be emboldened to take over Greenland....
FRANCE 24 Brussels correspondent Pierre Benazet talks about the closed-door crisis meeting between ambassadors from all 27 European Union members following US President Donald Trump's decision to slap...
Trump has said he wants the territory because of its strategic location. Maps show how a melting Arctic is affecting geopolitics....
Tehran went from âhalal internetâ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
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Air Force One Rebecca Blackwell/AP Any Air Force plane carrying a US president is called Air Force One. President John F. Kennedy was the first to use a jet designed specifically for a US president. P...
Military exercise was ostensibly to show support for Arctic security, but US president saw it as a provocation...
In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Womenâs African ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States are expected to be held in the United Arab Emirates....