The test-firing of an “ultramodern tactical weapon” by the North Korean military sends messages to both domestic and international audiences, according to analysts, with the presence of Kim Jong-un at Friday’s exercises underlining Pyongyang’s resolve to stand up to Washington. North Korean state media reported that the North Korean leader “supervised” a test of a…
A combined European defence force would be “out of its depth” if required to act on several fronts, a report laying bare the continent’s military frailties has found. Researchers attempted to pitch the EU’s military ambitions against the actual capabilities of its members by creating a range of scenarios to which they may have to…
Interpol announced Wednesday that Kim Jong-yang of South Korea had been chosen as its new president, beating a Russian official whose candidacy had unnerved Western nations. The US-backed Kim, acting president of the global police body, was picked at a meeting of delegates from member nations in Dubai to replace Meng Hongwei, who went missing…
Ugandan diving teams are retrieving bodies from Lake Victoria where police say at least 30 people died in a boat accident near the capital, Kampala. The boat overturned and sank at about 7 p.m. on Saturday night, said senior police officer Zurah Ganyana. She said that 27 people were rescued overnight, lower than earlier reports….
(Reuters) — The verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappeared on Friday, minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promised on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users. “Delete SpaceX page on Facebook if you’re the man?” a user tweeted to Tesla Chief Executive Musk….
Donald Trump has secured a greater majority in the Senate by taking three seats from the Democrats in the midterm elections. The Republicans’ success in North Dakota, Indiana and Missouri has allowed Mr Trump to claim the midterms as a "tremendous success", though the loss of the House of Representatives presents the likelihood of legislative roadblock over…
Today, Canadians across the country are standing up against internet censorship in Canada. Last month, experts, activists, policy-makers and citizens across the country were shocked by an unprecedented proposal to regulate the internet that, if enacted, could change the way Canadians share and collaborate online forever. FairPlay Canada, a new coalition spearheaded by the country’s…
France’s “yellow vest” protesters are demanding the right to hold referendums on new legislation that would overrule parliamentary votes in what they claim would be a “more direct” form of democracy. Referendums have become a key demand of the movement, which began as a fuel price protest but has now broadened to encompass a range…
OTTAWA — The finance minister says he had no idea a tax credit the government renamed in its budget this week essentially erased a piece of Jim Flaherty’s legacy. In an interview with HuffPost Canada, Bill Morneau said the decision to rename the Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB) to the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) was…
It was a catchphrase from his days as host of The Apprentice and, now in the White House, Donald Trump has shown he’s still happy to tell someone: You’re fired. Since the former celebrity businessman entered the Oval Office, the list of departures from his administration has been rising rapidly. Some have been dismissed, some have…