Five MPs have switched political teams to the Liberals in the past five months, including four Conservatives — and there is speculation that more could follow.

The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future When the NFL announced in September that Bad Bunny would perform at the Super Bowl half-time show, the immediate expectation was that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio would Make a Statement. There was, of course, backlash from the people who think a performance in Spanish is un-American (all while Puerto Rico remains a US territory). But there was also criticism from those who argued that, post-Kaepernick, there is no performance on an NFL stage that could meaningfully challenge the power whose invitation into its center of capital and nationalism these artists accepted. And as we’ve reached peak Bad Bunny this week, Puerto Ricans have pointed out that many fans’ investment in the island ends with the artist. Continue reading...

We built a guide to patches worn by ICE and CBP to help the public determine which federal agents are in their communities.

Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual

Canada’s military has modeled how it would respond to a hypothetical American invasion after President Donald Trump publicly talked about the country as a potential 51st state, according to a report in the Globe and Mail.

Reform UK leader has decried ‘globalist’ event but this year hopes to meet Donald Trump for Greenland talks For years he has derided the annual gathering at Davos as a smug and conspiratorial meeting of enemies of the nation state. But this week, Nigel Farage will himself be rubbing shoulders with the “globalists” he has so reviled. Farage’s itinerary at the Swiss ski resort remains unclear, although his Reform UK deputy, Richard Tice, said on Sunday he hoped Farage would get a chance to speak to Donald Trump, who is also attending the event run by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Continue reading...

Move is part of a long-awaited Labour strategy including outlawing hen cages and ending puppy farming Boiling lobsters alive will be banned under proposals to improve animal welfare in England. Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published. Continue reading...

If a new heritage district is created, it should acknowledge the tradeoffs and explicitly define how the area will change

Allegations related to flood control projects have sparked widespread anger and protests in the Philippines

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.

The 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province of Cebu, home to 3.2 million people, just before 10 p.m. local time.

YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Once pitched as a taste of home for Filipino immigrants, Jollibee is now chasing mainstream America with crispy Chickenjoy and sweet spaghetti.

Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across borders

New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

Global Affairs Canada confirmed airdrop of 21,600 pounds of aid using Hercules aircraft

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

TikTok removes racially charged videos, made with latest version of Google's Veo

In a sign that Canada and the U.S. are making progress toward some sort of trade agreement, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned about the existence of a working document outlining details of a pote...

YouTube video by CBC News: The National

Rights & Security International are challenging the government’s Prevent and Channel programmes in court, saying they breach equality laws The treatment of people with autism who are referred to the government’s Prevent scheme is to be challenged. A human rights charity has written to Yvette Cooper claiming that Prevent, as well as Channel, the multi-agency follow-on programme, which both seek to identify people at risk of extremism, are overreporting neurodivergent people, in breach of equality laws. Continue reading...