Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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New strikes, protests as France unveils retirement bill
PARIS - French unions are holding last-ditch strikes and protests around the country Friday as the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system. Travellers faced renew...
Jan 24, 2020
Hundreds gather for Baghdad rally to demand US troops leave
BAGHDAD - Hundreds of supporters of an influential, radical Shiite cleric gathered Friday in central Baghdad for a rally to demand that American troops leave the country amid heightened tensions after...
Jan 24, 2020
Legal chaos deepens in Poland in new challenge for the EU
WARSAW, Poland - Legal chaos has deepened dramatically in Poland following the passing of legislation that will allow the government to fire judges whose rulings it does not like - even when those rul...
Jan 24, 2020
Now on Trump's team, Dershowitz says, 'I haven't changed'
WASHINGTON - Alan Dershowitz was in line at Mar-a-Lago's lavish Christmas Eve buffet last month when President Donald Trump stopped to chat. The retired Harvard law professor had already been asked by...
Jan 24, 2020
Trump, a late convert to cause, to join anti-abortion rally
WASHINGTON - It was just four years ago that a political committee supporting one of Donald Trump's Republican rivals unveiled an ad slamming his views on abortion, complete with footage from a 1999 i...
Jan 24, 2020
Democrats struggle to build broad support on eve of voting
OSAGE, Iowa - As Joe Biden wrapped a bus tour of Iowa this week, the elderly crowd gathered at VFW Hall 7920 was a stark reminder of the former vice-president's struggle to attract young people. Berni...
Jan 24, 2020
Germany's Merkel in Turkey for talks with Erdogan
ISTANBUL - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday for talks that are expected to focus on the future of a migration deal between Turkey...
Jan 24, 2020
Early voting means 2020 primary is already here for millions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Iowa caucuses are more than a week away, but millions of Americans are already free to vote. Early voting in the crush of Super Tuesday states that hold primaries on March 3 a...
Jan 24, 2020
Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight
NEW YORK - They are circling each other like wary boxers, with taunts on Twitter, snarky asides and belittling descriptions. They rose to prominence in Manhattan on parallel tracks, amassed wealth rea...
Jan 24, 2020
Militant sentenced to 19 years for role in Benghazi attacks
NEW YORK - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Libyan militant to more than 19 years in prison for his role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador. ...
Jan 24, 2020
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...
