Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in the 2024 election, the Carter Center confirmed. Carter, the oldest living president, voted by mail on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Carter Center. The chairman of the organization and the former president’s grandson, Jason Carter, said in a text message on Wednesday that his grandfather’s ballot had been deposited at a …

A former Minister of Justice in Alberta, a province in Western Canada, is to be sanctioned after the provincial law society determined he “undermined respect for the administration of justice” when he phoned Edmonton’s police chief after receiving a traffic ticket. The Law Society of Alberta cited Kaycee Madu last year for the 2021 call, which occurred while he was …

I understand the concern over Kamala Harris engaging with a platform like Fox News, which is often seen as hostile to her and the administration. However, I would argue that stepping into these less-friendly spaces can be strategically valuable. It may not be about converting Trump’s base—who, as you mentioned, are largely immovable—but about appealing to moderate or undecided voters …

Canada added 47,000 new jobs in September, pushing its unemployment rate down for the first time since the start of the year to 6.5 per cent, the government statistical agency said Friday. The acceleration in job creation, following months of little change, beat analyst forecasts. The gains were entirely full-time and in the private sector, but total hours worked fell …

French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, the son of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over posts on social media, France’s interior minister announced on Tuesday. Born in Saudi Arabia, where he spent his early years, Omar bin Laden, 43, has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan. He left his father at the age …

The United States will not ease its “pressure” on Israel and Arab leaders in the Middle East to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released Sunday. Washington is working with Israel on humanitarian aid and “the need for a deal to be done which would release the hostages …

Iran resumed domestic and international flights on Thursday following a brief suspension caused by its missile attack on Israel, state media reported. The Islamic Republic launched 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, marking its second direct military strike on the country. The first occurred in April and involved a combined missile and drone attack. Flights were grounded across Iran …

Lebanese health officials announced late Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes have claimed the lives of 46 people and left 85 others wounded across the country in the past 24 hours. The escalating violence, which has gripped the region since 7 October 2023, shows no signs of abating as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange relentless cross-border fire. According to Lebanon’s Disaster …

President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted Wednesday that Iran was “not looking for war” but pledged a stronger response if Israel retaliates for its missile attack. “If it (Israel) wants to react, we will have a stronger response, this is what the Islamic Republic is committed to,” Pezeshkian said in a joint press conference with Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, …

At least 10 people, including two children, have died following an explosion at a service station in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday. The blast, which occurred near the capital, Makhachkala, also left 11 others injured, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. The explosion tore through the station, destroying the building and igniting a fire that spread …