US & World

Turkish citizens will vote in elections on Sunday, and polls suggest Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for two decades, may be defeated.  Polls suggest opposition is narrowly leading Erdogan, raising possibility of 2nd round of voting. At the front of an opposition rally in the Turkish industrial …

Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine who killed Jordan Neely, a homeless man, by putting him in a chokehold on the New York City subway earlier this month, was charged with manslaughter on Friday in a Manhattan criminal court, hours after he surrendered to police.  Viral video showed Daniel Penny …

The U.S. on Friday ended COVID-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 order with a sweeping new asylum regulation meant to deter illegal crossings.  Last-minute court actions add confusion to how new border policies will play out. The U.S. …

A verdict against Donald Trump in a civil sexual assault case is just part of Trump’s legal baggage as the former U.S. president campaigns to be the Republican presidential nominee for 2024, raising questions of how it might impact his chances in the general election.  CNN audience laughed at Trump’s …

Sudan’s warring parties signed a commitment late Thursday to humanitarian principles in their spiraling conflict but did not yet reach a ceasefire in talks described by US diplomats as difficult. Representatives of the army and paramilitary forces, whose nearly one month of fighting has killed more than 750 people and …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s military needs more time to prepare an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at pushing back Russian occupying forces.  Ukrainian president wants to delay assault because too many lives would be lost. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s military needs more time to prepare an …

With formal co-operation with Russia on hold since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, experts say the concept of the Arctic Council is “in tatters.”  Co-operation with Russia has been formally suspended since 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s two-year term as chair of the Arctic Council came to an end Thursday, …

American soldiers stationed in South Korea say they are ready to fight any time against the North, and if it comes to that, Canada could also be in the thick of it, say Canadian Forces officers also based there.  9 Canadian soldiers assigned to United Nations Command in South Korea. …

Former U.S. president Donald Trump said he would pardon “a large portion” of the people involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in a CNN town hall on Wednesday night. Former U.S. president also doubled down on false claims about 2020 election during CNN town hall. Former …

With the U.S. government stoking global economic fears as it faces yet another standoff over raising the debt ceiling, some economic analysts and lawmakers are proposing a relatively simple solution to permanently resolve this issue: Just scrap the thing.  U.S. could be in default position by June 1. With the …