Stung by allies’ persistent criticism of its defence spending, the federal government is expected to unveil a timeline on Thursday to meet NATO’s military investment benchmark of two per cent of alliance members’ gross domestic product, a senior Canadian official said. The official, speaking on background with Canadian journalists on Wednesday, offered nothing specific and would […]

It’s not just a handful of congressional Democrats who are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to re-think his re-election prospects — some prominent party supporters and donors are, too. The 81-year-old Biden has been fighting to keep his re-election effort afloat after a much-criticized June 27 debate performance against 78-year-old Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. The […]

2 hours ago News Duration 11:43 As a growing number of Democrats call for Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 U.S. presidential race ahead of the Democratic National Convention, About That producer Lauren Bird breaks down the options to replace him on the ballot and what makes some of them especially challenging. Source […]

Canada definitely plans to move forward with the purchase of new submarines, the federal government announced on the margins of the NATO Summit on Wednesday. Up to now, the government has spoken only about the possibility of replacing the aging Victoria-class boats. But in the face of mounting criticism of Canada’s defence spending by allies — notably […]

WARNING: The story contains an image of a dead child. At the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Nael Al-Baghdadi carried his son Omar in his arms through the halls, his voice hoarse from his cries.  Al-Baghdadi crouched to pray on the floor of the hospital room, his shirt soaked in his son’s blood. He embraced the […]