As the U.S. heads toward the midterm elections, a gruelling primary season has further entrenched a rift within the Democratic Party. Centrists argue moderate and pragmatic policies are key to flipping seats, while progressives say more inspiring can...

The covert movements that saw U.S. President Donald Trump depart a plane carrying reporters and some White House staff in Turkey last month have few, if any, precedents in modern history, and have left lingering questions.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the ‌month, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted advisers ahead of November's midterm elections.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage triggered a byelection when he quit as Member of Parliament amid an investigation into his finances. Avneet Dhillon explains what led to the probe, and why his main challenger in the race is Count Binface — a candidate...

A top adviser to Iran's IRGC says Iranian officials have seen "how the American military is weaker than what we perceived" since the U.S. and Israel first launched their attack in February of this year, as talks to end the fighting remain stalled.

Millions of spectators witnessed a total solar eclipse Wednesday in parts of the Arctic, Greenland, Spain and Portugal. In other areas, skywatchers not in the path of totality — when the moon completely blocks the sun's light — got a partial ecli...

A Washington judge has ordered the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay jazz musician Chuck Redd more than $250,000 US in legal fees. The ruling comes just months after that same judge tossed the centre’s lawsuit accusing Redd of breach of...

Ever heard of the name Clara Peeters? If not, chances are you’re not alone. But art historian and curator Cynthia Osiecki absolutely knew her — and her groundbreaking work. So, when she stumbled across an unattributed still-life painting in the s...

A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the killings of his parents, actor and director Rob Reiner and photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, and adds the allegation that he was lying in wait before att...

With tourists flocking to northern Spain to see Wednesday’s total solar eclipse, authorities are deploying police and preventative measures to mitigate the risk of more fires sparking as the country battles a heatwave and wildfires.

English actress and The Office star Lucy Davis revealed Tuesday that she’s been receiving treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer for the past year and a half, and that the “incurable” disease has since spread to her bones. But Davis, 53, says she'...

Zhu Rongji, the impatient, sharp-tongued reformer helped ignite China's explosive economic boom by forcing change on state industry in the 1990s and leading the country into the World Trade Organization, has died at the age of 97.

Lindsay Clancy's legal team does not deny that the Massachusetts mother killed her children, but is arguing she shouldn't be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill — in the grip of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis. Prosec...

As Democratic socialist and leftist candidates win primaries, some political watchers aren't convinced they'll lead to victory in this fall's midterm elections. Washington correspondent Katie Simpson is joined by Front Burner host Jayme Poisson and B...

Flights at Sicily's Catania airport were suspended again Wednesday as fresh ash emissions from Mount Etna — Europe's highest and most active volcano — forced authorities to extend airspace restrictions that disrupted travel during the busy summe...

The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price, the second such sale in a year. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion US, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing the number of recommended vaccinations for children while repeating debunked claims linking childhood vaccines and autism. Avneet Dhillon breaks down the new guidance and the response fro...

Four human rights groups in the United States are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its sanctions against the International Criminal Court, which they say are unlawful.

Nazi German warships scuttled in the Danube River during the Second World War are resurfacing as water levels plunge — a striking sign of the extreme heat and drought gripping Europe this summer.