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These Albertans signed petitions. What do they think of the separation referendum?
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (1485+ words) By Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 14, 2026 09: 00: 09 AM. CALGARY " Alberta is planning to ask residents in an Oct. 19 referendum whether the province should stay in Canada or if there should be a future binding referendum on separation. It was…...
Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (1074+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 08: 37: 53 AM. The election system used throughout the political battleground state relies on a QR code printed on ballots to tally the votes. Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of that barcode for the official…...
Ukrainian drone strikes kill 1 and spark fire at oil facility in Russia
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (352+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 06: 46: 51 AM. A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in Russia's southwestern Oryol region, local officials said Sunday, while a separate strike hit an oil facility as part of Kyiv's campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep…...
Carney visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo today
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (263+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 04: 55: 22 AM. AGHAGOWER " Prime Minister Mark Carney is continuing his Irish pilgrimage today, visiting his family's ancestral home in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. Carney's grandfather, Robert Carney, and grandmother, Nora Moran, were both from the…...
Romania's president nominates Adrian Vestea as prime minister after his previous pick withdraws
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (416+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 05: 00: 29 AM. Dan nominated 53-year-old Adrian Vestea, a career politician from central Brasov County and longtime member of the National Liberal Party, to try to form a government. Vestea is Dan's second prime ministerial nomination this month, after his…...
Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia's shadow fleet
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (232+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 05: 01: 50 AM. British armed forces boarded and detained the vessel, the Smyrtos, on Sunday in the English Channel, in what the country's Defense Ministry called "the first UK-led operation of its kind." The vessel will be held and monitored…...
Downtown Geneva boards up as drastic security tightens ahead of anti-G7 protests
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (555+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 03: 03: 35 AM. French and Swiss authorities have imposed extensive security measures as U. S. President Donald Trump and other leaders attend a G7 summit of leading industrialized nations starting on Monday. There are concerns the gathering could trigger violent unrest. The June…...
Trump turns 80 with a showstopping spectacle of cage fights at the White House. But big issues loom
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (974+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 01: 03: 29 AM. This week, the hard realities of the office have threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza, where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission....
Tuberville faces renewed residency challenge in run for Alabama governor
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (659+ words) Posted Jun 14, 2026 01: 06: 17 AM. Alabama Republican Party leaders are scheduled to meet Sunday in a closed-door hearing to determine if he has lived in the state long enough to lead it. Tuberville's former primary opponent, Ken Mc Feeters, filed a challenge…...
Thousands march in Rome in anti- and pro-migration rallies
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (423+ words) Posted Jun 13, 2026 03: 03: 33 PM. A petition by the initiative, named "Remigration and Reconquest," gathered the 50, 000 signatures needed to trigger parliamentary discussion, pushing the once-fringe concept of "remigration" into the political mainstream. No date has been scheduled yet for a vote. The…...