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Trump revels in Tucker Carlson’s ‘freefall’ in GOP opinion polling
President Trump celebrated his win against conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in GOP favorability ratings in a Truth Social post on Friday morning. The president was responding to a CNN segmen...
How Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Hijacked the State and Our Minds
Historian Quinn Slobodian tells Byline Times that Elon Musk's rise tells a deeper story—of fortunes built on state power, and a new politics where humans are treated less as citizens than as system...
Teen stabbed, diners sent fleeing in Melbourne shopping centre machete attack
Am 18-year-old has been slashed after a gang of masked youths stormed a dining area at a mall in Oakleigh in Melbourne’s southeast.
Rural B.C. communities ask province to support foreign worker program changes
Leaders in some of British Columbia's rural communities are calling on the province to support changes to the temporary foreign worker program.
Rahul Gandhi on quota Bills: ‘Govt redrawing electoral map while hiding behind women’
Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it.
Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels' age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is "technically ready.”
House Republican says Trump ‘almost a second coming’ amid backlash over AI Jesus posts
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) likened President Trump to a “second coming” amid backlash over the president’s feud with Pope Leo XIV and his administration’s use of religious language when discussing t...
Teen stabbed, diners sent fleeing in Melbourne shopping centre machete attack
Am 18-year-old has been slashed after a gang of masked youths stormed a dining area at a mall in Oakleigh in Melbourne’s southeast.
New Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to meet Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa
Quebec's new premier is set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney Friday morning in Ottawa, less than 48 hours after she was sworn into office.
Government braces for defeat in women’s quota vote, looks to pin blame on Opposition: ‘They have to answer to people’
Britain’s bitter assisted dying debate is about to come roaring back to life
Supporters of assisted dying plan an unprecedented gambit to break a deadlock in the U.K. parliament that may unleash a level of rancor not seen since the Brexit era.
The Fossil Fuel System Is Collapsing – and Taking Civilisation’s Safety Net With It
The Iran war is accelerating an irreversible breakdown of a system on which every hospital, harvest and factory depends - and only a rapid transition to energy superabundance can save us, argues Na...
Live updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz open; RFK Jr. back in hot seat
Iran announced on Friday morning that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely” open amid the temporary ceasefire reached between Israel and Lebanon. President Trump reacted enthusiastically to Iran’s a...
Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed sooner as Myanmar releases her ally from jail
Myanmar's ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has her prison sentence cut as thousands of prisoners are freed. Meanwhile, the UN reveals 2025 marked the deadliest year on record for Rohingya refugees fleein...
Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded
Ontario is embedding in legislation a policy that would give priority for medical residency positions to applicants with a connection to the province.
Women’s quota vote: With numbers against NDA, BJP readies Plan B
Trump turns totally toxic for Europe’s far right
"Proximity with the United States in the current context did not go down well with Hungarian voters," said a senior official from France's National Rally party.
Economists Slam Reform UK’s ‘Fantasy’ Claims That ‘Boriswave’ Migrants Will Cost Households £20,000
“Reform have simply invented their own numbers..." say experts
Iran says Hormuz Strait ‘completely open;’ Trump says blockade ‘in full force’
Iran announced that the critical global shipping lane known as the Strait of Hormuz is “completely” open after being mostly closed since the war between the U.S. and Iran broke out earlier this yea...
Anthropic CEO to meet top White House aide amid Pentagon dispute
The potential meeting comes as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration acknowledges the advanced capabilities of Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos.
One Nation, Greens, fuel – the factors weighing on Stafford byelection
The late Jimmy Sullivan’s seat has only fallen to the LNP once since 1989 during the Newman government – but pollsters and strategists are eager to see how One Nation eats into the majors.
Women’s representation in Parliament and Vidhan Sabhas, explained in 4 charts
Farage throws a wildcard into Scotland’s elections
Miles from victory, Reform UK are still playing an outsize role in the race to run Scotland.
A US Defence Analyst’s Warning to Britain: ‘I Watched Our Democracy Die. You’re Next’
A US defence analyst argues that the United States has become a zombie democracy, locked into decline - and that Reform UK is now planning the same for Britain
In 2028, the candidate who admits the system has failed everyone will win
Somewhere not on cable right now, there’s a candidate who actually gets it.
Canadian military procurement faces ‘persistent challenges,’ audit warns
The audit said it found "persistent challenges" in the procurement system, even though it is “evolving rapidly” under Prime Minster Mark Carney's government.
One Nation, Greens, fuel – the factors weighing on Stafford byelection
The late Jimmy Sullivan’s seat has only fallen to the LNP once since 1989 during the Newman government – but pollsters and strategists are eager to see how One Nation eats into the majors.
Reading UP SIR numbers: BJP bastions hit harder than SP’s Yadav family strongholds
Fighter pilot Rumen Radev looks to break Bulgaria’s political deadlock
Radev is vowing to combat the country's oligarchs and mafia, but his Kremlin-aligned positions on Ukraine have sparked concern.
Reform UK Candidate Claimed COVID Was ‘Pentagon-Led Plot’ in Conspiracy Theory Journal
Exclusive: Reform candidate David Booth is listed as the author of a paper arguing the pandemic was "staged" by Western military and intelligence agencies
Only months in, Spanberger and Democrats are losing their shine
It could not come at a worse time, as she is also the face of a highly partisan redistricting attempt by Democrats in the state.
Some Ontario inmates missing for months, despite minister claiming immediate reprehension
After Global News revealed jails in Ontario had accidentally released more than 150 inmates over the past five years, the government vowed to 'get to the bottom' of the issue.
When a politician talks about ‘Australian values’, my brown skin crawls
Am I being invited to belong, or being told to become more like whoever is doing the measuring?
The battle of next gen: TMC banks on legacy name as Left turns to its next big hope Minakshi
Orbán’s favorite Brussels think tank may be down, but it’s not out
Péter Magyar wants to close down the conservative darling MCC Brussels. That's easier said than done.
Why Americans Need to Get Much Angrier About Donald Trump
Hope is not a strategy and my fellow Americans need to wake up to the far greater damage to the US this President could still cause, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
