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Announcement comes as Canada seeks a closer relationship with the EU amid a trade war with the US.

Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany.

Funding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forward Specialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, with campaigners welcoming the move as potentially transformative. The changes, designed to encourage more survivors to come forward, will include the provision of private entrances and waiting rooms, and facilities equipped for recording evidence in advance and observing sentencing remotely. Continue reading...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made significant gains.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," President Trump faces a pivotal week ahead in foreign policy as the House is recessed until after the midterm elections. Reps. Ro Khanna and Maria Elvira Salazar join, as well as Sen. Bill Cassidy.

Bills signed by California governor safeguard vote by mail and make seizing ballots or election records a felony California governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a package of bills aimed at bolstering election security, including measures to thwart federal political interference, his office announced on Sunday. The pieces of legislation appear to address hot button national and state electoral issues, including an extension to the hours for mail-in voting drop off locations. Continue reading...

America's farmers face a tough harvest this year with trade wars, tariffs and inflation all taking a toll. The cost of diesel hit a new record, averaging $6.50 a gallon, nearly a dollar higher than last month. Lana Zak reports from North Liberty, Iowa.

President Trump triggered a showdown over the First Amendment after several journalists had their White House access revoked this weekend. The ban followed a week of bad economic news for the president. Aaron Navarro reports.

As tech companies race to develop artificial intelligence, developers are forging ahead with data centers. But the boom is facing backlash from communities.

Data center construction is booming, with many more planned for rural America. But there's also growing tension between economic development and community pushback.

Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.

As tech companies race to develop artificial intelligence, developers are forging ahead with data centers. But the boom is facing backlash from communities.

Jyoti and Bharat Patel are testing dementia technology including sensors in socks, their bed and around the house.

How to find out how much state pension you're likely to receive - and what you can do about it now.

The National Association of Head Teachers says inspections in England may pose a "risk to life" for school leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast the vote as a test of support for his ongoing war in Ukraine.

Workers in northern Sri Lanka accidentally uncovered the country's largest mass grave – and reopened wounds from its civil war.

Iran accuses the French language centre of conducting 'illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions'.

The CEOs of tech firms issue stark warnings over the rate of change, with AI capability doubling every four months Recently, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, quit his job over concerns that AI was on a collision course with humanity. A flurry of headlines put the spotlight on the current crisis: unregulated competition between technology companies and between the US and China is putting our global infrastructure at risk at the very least, and threatening human existence at worst. One’s mind fills with pictures of robot armies or systematic blackmail. Continue reading...

President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda Donald Trump ’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, marking another attempt by the Trump administration to censor topics that do not align with the president’s agenda. The executive order, reported by outlets including the Washington Post and Politico , was discussed in a meeting on Friday where senior administration officials accused the NIH of funding “woke” initiatives that went against Trump’s political priorities. Continue reading...

Proposal one of many at conference responding to concern voters unaware of party’s policies or what it stands for The Liberal Democrats say they will tax big tech to finance a new online crime agency, as they try to address concerns that not enough voters know what the party stands for. The plan, to be announced at the party conference on Monday by the Lib Dems’ home affairs spokesperson, Max Wilkinson, would create a new Online Crime Agency focused on offences including child sexual abuse material, trafficking in drugs and weapons, and deepfake AI-generated pornographic images. Continue reading...

Qatar’s PM says, the Gulf won't be the same unless there's a framework ensuring no one is a threat to each other.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires for the ‘March of Anger’.

Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson tells Bloomberg that mediators are shuttling between Iran and US to revive talks.

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.

The U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system.

Sotheby’s sold the rock at auction last year for $5.3 million. The government has now seized the 54-pound hunk of space debris — the largest meteorite from Mars ever auctioned.

Rep. Joyce Beatty sued the president over renovations. He says she is “a destructive person.”

Mr. Jackson landed in the race unexpectedly. Democrats are hoping he can unseat Susan Collins, a Republican, in their bid to retake the Senate.

Cait Conley, who is trying to flip a Republican seat held by Representative Mike Lawler, is fending off attacks concerning her work after she left the Biden administration.

China’s President has so far spurned the U.S. President’s appeals to release the imprisoned 78-year-old Hong Kong publisher.

Trump is mistaken if he thinks the status quo in the Taiwan Strait can hold with Beijing on the march.

When the president asserts that all negative coverage is false, he seals his party off from necessary criticism.

The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.

Monae Johnson, the secretary of state, is the latest Republican incumbent to speak out against conservative candidates as President Trump loses support before midterm elections.

I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?

As the outbreak grows to more than 700 confirmed cases, the largest in the country, some people remain opposed to vaccines and others are rushing to get the shots.

Independent voters in Maine could decide the future of the Senate. We spoke with the voters in the swing county of Kennebec, which is critical to the election and possibly the control of Congress.

The former New York governor must challenge fellow Democrats who accuse Israel of genocide.

Involve frontline government workers in the process of building efficiency and cutting costs.

A border billboard offers a federal credit that Gov. Pritzker is refusing.

The president has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television.

The announcement provides new justification for the plan amid ongoing litigation.

World leaders are mostly silent and President Trump is pushing fossil fuels. We’ll explore the stakes at this week’s Climate Forward event.

Stellantis will join other automakers who police advertised discounts, making it tricky to locate the lowest price.

American businesses need a credible path to affordable, reliable supply.

Common preservatives hiding in processed foods may carry unexpected heart risks, with heavy consumption linked to substantially higher rates of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Researchers identified eight widely used preservatives associated with hypertension, although the observational study cannot prove they were directly responsible.