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Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won the Canadian election but falls short of a majority, public broadcaster CBC projects ...

With polling day just around the corner, six experts analyse the political movements across the country, and what it might mean electorally.

Record numbers of Australians have already hit early polling booths to cast their votes ahead of election day on Saturday.

Russia could strike Nato members with nuclear weapons, a senior security official has said. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former ...

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A Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations’ top court that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting ...

Concerns about hidden firefighting costs and haunting Chernobyl memories cast fresh doubts over nuclear plans.