Politics

All of us are migrants, says pope as he rounds off tour of Spain in Tenerife

Pontiff urges leaders to do more to welcome refugees and tells people smugglers to expect ‘divine justice’

Judge blocks DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund for longer, wants guarantee it’s dead

A judge gave Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a week to submit a sworn declaration the DOJ fund was not going forward.

The Canadian Model: From Alberta's Defiance to a Vision for a Federal Iran

The Canadian federation is currently facing its most significant internal challenge in decades. On October 19, 2026, Albertans will head to the polls for a historic multi-question plebiscite. What began as the “Alberta Next” town halls in early 2026 has evolved into a formal referendum on the province’s place within Canada.

Trump's Very Public Inner Dialogue on Iran

On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States would attack Iran that evening. “The United States will be hitting Iran … VERY HARD TONIGHT,” Trump wrote. The president added that the U.S. might also take over the critical oil facility on Kharg Island “at some point in the not too distant future.”

Officer killed, "armed and dangerous" suspect on run in Canada linked to shooting at U.S. consulate

Updated on: June 12, 2026 / 10:23 AM EDT / CBS News

Trump fumes over 'fake' peace deal terms leaked by Iran

President Donald Trump claimed that the ceasefire terms reported by Iranian state media on Friday were “fake news” and denied offering any monetary compensation to Tehran to secure its cooperation in ending the war.

Spain’s former PM faces tax fraud inquiry as police find €1.3m of jewellery

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, already under investigation for alleged influence-peddling, facing questions over items found in office safe

'I only had this father, and he’s gone': Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing

With more than 177,000 people forcibly disappeared since 2011, short doc Maybe Tomorrow captures ‘the violence of waiting’ experienced by family

‘It’s massive destruction’: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park

Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness

France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP

Cyber agency says BlackCore targeted John Swinney, as well as interfering in New York and French elections

Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat

More resignations, more possible leadership challenges and dubious ‘sources’ – the PM has lost control of his own political agenda

Stowaway with 524 pounds of cocaine and a gun found on barge off Puerto Rico, Coast Guard says

A stowaway with more than 500 pounds of cocaine and a gun was found on board a barge off the coast of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday, marking the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.