The main Kremlin party retained its majority in Russia’s parliament, election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated balloting that excluded most opposition candidates and helped the government maintain its tight grip on power.

The United Russia party is easily on track to win Sunday’s tightly controlled Russian parliamentary elections, with President Vladimir Putin once again set to cement his dominance over domestic politics.

Election officials say the Kremlin's main party has retained its majority in Russia’s parliament. That result came after three days of carefully orchestrated balloting — the first election since Mosco

Russia's first wartime parliamentary election is ending, with little opposition to President Vladimir Putin's policies

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a struggle to stabilize his position and keep his agenda on track after voters inflicted two more defeats on his party, ejecting it from a state legislature for

Chancellor Merz is under mounting pressure, with poor approval ratings and rumours he could even be replaced mid-term in a so-called chancellor swap. Merz has long coveted the top job in German politics,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections including a historic defeat for his party.

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Authorties say a police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur

The incident occurred outside Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford also condemned the shooting in a post on social media, saying Jewish community members had "every right to gather and worship safely and without fear."

A Sunday night shooting near a synagogue in the southern Ontario city of Belleville has left two people injured, including a local police officer.

Trump threatened to destroy Iran's economy or eliminate its leadership if Tehran doesn't strike a deal, complicating efforts at diplomacy.

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly said he is thinking of "blowing up" all of Iran as he left Camp David early to return to the White House.

Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on President Donald Trump's warning to Iran that they 'better behave' as tensions escalate.

President Donald Trump dispelled rumors that the United States was going to attack the Houthis in Yemen, saying they’d agreed not to fight the U.S., as he weighs whether to resume intensive operations against Iran. Rumors swirled on Saturday night that Trump was eyeing strikes against the Houthis, with some reports pointing to this as […]

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland's ‌security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen.

President Donald Trump said the United States reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security – months after Trump threatened to

President Donald Trump announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland to establish a “large military presence” on the territory.

My immediate reaction is that it makes me nervous and skeptical,” Ellen Frederiksen, a retired teacher in Narsaq, a town in southern Greenland, said by telephone.

Pakistan's information ​ministry ‌said ‌on ⁠Monday that ⁠28 "terrorists" and ​suicide ​bombers ⁠were ⁠killed ⁠in airstrikes on ​three ​targets ⁠in ⁠Afghanistan. (Reporting by Asif ⁠Shahzad, Writing by Hritam ⁠Mukherjee;

Pakistani jet fighters have carried out airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, and claimed 28 militants were killed

Pakistan’s military attacked civilian areas in Afghanistan, killing three, according to the Taliban leadership in Kabul and raising the risk of renewed cross-border hostilities.

Three members of one family killed in air raid on house in Kunar province, Afghan Taliban deputy spokesperson says.