Canada’s Conservatives vow to limit illegal border crossings by migrants
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer pledged on Wednesday that if elected his party would take steps to limit illegal border crossings by migrants who first...
Drinking more soda and juice tied to increased diabetes risk
(Reuters Health) – People who increase their consumption of sodas, juices and other sweet drinks over time are more likely than those who don’t to...
Gunman livestreams shooting at synagogue in Germany, kills two
A gunman killed two people in a synagogue and a nearby kebab shop on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, in an...
Dozens caged and shackled in Trinidad drug rehab center, police say
Dozens of people were found on Wednesday in squalid conditions, chained and in cages in a Trinidad and Tobago rehabilitation center run by a religious...
Top-5 BHP investor Aberdeen Standard piles on climate pressure ahead of AGM
One of BHP’s biggest shareholders Aberdeen Standard Investments on Wednesday added to pressure for the world’s leading miner to cut ties with lobby groups it...
Morocco reshuffles cabinet, keeps foreign and finance ministers
Morocco announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, reducing the number of jobs to 23 but keeping the foreign and finance ministers in their posts, state...
Former NBC News host Matt Lauer accused of rape in Farrow’s new book, Variety says
Matt Lauer, the once-popular co-host of NBC’s “Today,” is accused in a new book by journalist Ronan Farrow of raping a female colleague at a...
Iraqi Prime Minister announces three days of mourning for those killed in protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday announced three days of mourning starting Thursday for those killed in the protests, his office said in...
Tunisian presidential candidate freed days before election
A Tunisian appeals court on Wednesday freed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui days before Sunday’s second-round runoff election, his lawyer told Reuters....
Explainer: How has the detention of a key candidate affected Tunisia’s election?
Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui was freed on Wednesday after spending the election campaign in a prison cell, though he managed to come second in...