North Korea may target defector encouraging more diplomats to flee

North Korea may seek to make an example of Thae Yong-ho, the North Korean defector who has called for another diplomat who has apparently defected from Pyongyang’s embassy in Rome to join him in Seoul and help achieve the reunification of the peninsula.  Mr Thae, who fled from North Korea’s embassy in London with his…

Pierre Poilievre To Filibuster Liberal Budget Over SNC-Lavalin Affair

OTTAWA — Liberal backbenchers and cabinet ministers alike condemned former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould on Monday for surreptitiously recording a phone conversation with the country’s top public servant, Michael Wernick. For many of them, the recording was the last straw in the SNC-Lavalin saga that has engulfed the Trudeau government and proof that the former…

Elon Musk Resigning As Tesla Chairman After 'False And Misleading' Tweets

Tech giant Elon Musk is resigning as Tesla’s chairman but will remain as CEO after he settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to documents. Musk will have to pay a civil penalty of $20 million after he made a series of “false and misleading” tweets about potentially taking his car company private,…

Controversial Alternative for Germany politician forms breakaway group with Nazi cornflower logo

One of the most controversial figures in the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) announced on Friday that he was leaving the party and setting up his own breakaway group. There was shock and anger when Andre Poggenburg unveiled the logo of his new “German Patriots Awakening” party. The emblem features a blue cornflower, which…

Meghan Markle's Toronto Home Sold For Hundreds Of Thousands Over Asking

TORONTO — The Toronto home that Meghan Markle rented while dating Prince Harry sold for $1.6 million in January 2018. The Seaton Village property was snatched up by an unidentified buyer for more than its $1.39 million asking price, according to sales data from property website geowarehouse and seen by The Canadian Press. Watch: Meghan…

Kamala Harris launches 2020 White House bid

California senator Kamala Harris has launched her presidential campaign for 2020, adding to a crowded Democratic field dominated by a new generation of women and minority candidates. The 54-year-old former prosecutor announced her bid for the White House on Monday in an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America programme, saying "The future of our country depends…

Prince Louis' 1st Official Photos Include Portrait With Sister Charlotte

Just when the world’s obsession over the newest royal baby was beginning to ever-so-slightly subside, Kensington Palace releases not one, but two photos of the tiny prince. Both were taken by The Duchess of Cambridge and shared by the palace on Saturday. The pictures are the first official portraits of Prince Louis, who is fifth…