Sunday, February 8, 2026

World Affairs

Savannah Guthrie says 'we will pay' for mother's safe return

"We received your message," the US news anchor says in the latest video plea for the return of her mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, who is believed abducted.

Japan heads to polls as Takaichi seeks mandate for conservative agenda | Elections News

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoVoters in Japan are casting their ballots in a parliamentary election expected to...

Japan votes in snap election as PM Takaichi takes a gamble

Observers say Sanae Takaichi's personal popularity may boost the ruling party's showing at the polls.

Haiti’s transitional council hands power to US-backed prime minister | Politics News

Move comes after council tried to oust PM Fils-Aime and the US recently deployed warship to waters...

The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media

When the job of eSafety Commissioner came up, she bashfully explains there was a small pool of...
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At least three killed as Israel bombards southern and eastern Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

At least three people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in southern Lebanon, and other strikes were reported in the country’s...

Voter fraud claims flood social media before US election

Getty ImagesRumours, misleading allegations and outright lies about voting and fraud are flooding online spaces in unprecedented numbers in advance of the US...

South Africa’s Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse on art’s role in resistance | Music

Decades after the fall of apartheid, the echoes of South Africa’s cultural resistance still ring out, inspiring new generations. During the struggle, artists...

What Kamala Harris’s years as a prosecutor tell us about her

Getty ImagesJust over three months ago, Vice-President Kamala Harris walked up to a microphone to make a speech that would define both her...

How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity | Indigenous Rights

‘It’s like home’ Martha was able to heal some of that trauma by reconnecting with her father before he died in 2005. “He sobered up...

Lightning kills 14 at Palabek refugee camp

A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say.They say the victims were attending a church service...
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