4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (580+ words) The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, covers five provinces, three cities and 63 villages across eight special geographic area clusters. It has nearly 2.4 million voters, with election officials aiming for an 80% turnout after polling was postponed for several…...

16+ hour, 15+ min ago   (217+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides an update on teacher bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s unlikely her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (734+ words) The three former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China are set to be sentenced Friday over their convictions for inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Lee and Chow pleaded…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (809+ words) The takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the U.S., analysts said, if the Houthis use their presence in Mokha to ramp up threats or attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Mokha is about 80 kilometers…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (384+ words) This composite image provided by NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Mercury as it appeared to the Messenger spacecraft following a flyby of the planet. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (418+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, and Canada’s premiers hold a closing press conference at the First Ministers Meetings in Charlottetown on Thursday, July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese OTTAWA - Canadian politicians are pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (558+ words) FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest event in soccer. And even though the 2026 edition just finished with Spain winning the title this summer, Moroccan and Spanish officials are staking their…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (89+ words) Official media_ Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates The Spec The media reports gave no single or specific reason for the decision but said the statement cited alleged “provocative and hostile actions” by the Gulf state and “regrettable…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (528+ words) Two and three-wheelers account for a large share of vehicles on African roads and are heavily used commercially. So, switching to electric from gasoline and diesel engines could cut fuel consumption and urban air pollution. Northern African countries like Morocco,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (658+ words) The two sons of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet, say they are “shattered” by the death of the 85-year-old. Justin and David Cho said in a statement on Wednesday that they…...