China to Canada: Free Huawei CFO or face consequences Attorneys for Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, told a Canadian court Monday that their client was willing to wear an ankle monitor and pay a surveillance company to keep tabs on her. Meng was detained by Canadian authorities at the request of the U.S. during […]

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. KATOWICE, Poland — Trump administration officials at high-stakes climate talks here offered an unapologetic defense of fossil fuels on Monday, arguing that a rapid retreat from coal, oil and gas was unrealistic. While that stance brought scorn from environmentalists and countries that favor stronger action […]

Years after the community was decimated, they are still internally displaced and feel abandoned by the world. The Yazidi community in Northern Iraq was torn apart in 2014 when the ISIL group attacked their villages. Thousands of men were killed, while the women were forced into slavery, sparking widespread international condemnation. Today, most of them live in camps for the […]

In a humiliating climbdown, the PM was forced to admit that her deal – due to be voted on tomorrow – would be "rejected by a significant margin" by furious MPs. Facing a huge defeat with dozens of MPs rebelling, Mrs May announced she would pull the planned vote. She will now travel to Europe over the coming days in the […]

The Canadian government is restructuring how it deals with the aquaculture industry in an attempt to bring more economic returns and environmental sustainability to the sector. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson laid out the new approach to the sector on Monday, including creating a single comprehensive set of regulations to clarify how aquaculture is run in Canada. The department is also […]

NASA and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists said analysis of 53 ice cores from across the continent showed that the snowfall had stopped seas rising by 10mm. However, they said the additional ice mass gained from the snowfall only makes up for about a third of Antarctica’s overall ice loss. BAS ice core scientist Dr Liz Thomas: “Sea-level rise is […]

A woman says she was in regular contact with the man who has been charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand, and they'd planned to meet for a date. The woman, who does not want to be identified, said she and the 26-year-old man, whose name has been suppressed by a court, met six months […]

However Mr Cameron, who resigned the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, admitted he was "very concerned" after Theresa May dramatically called off a Commons vote on her Brexit plan today. He told Sky News tonight: "Of course I don't regret calling a referendum. "I made a promise in the election to call a referendum and I […]

Police have charged a Winnipeg man with a whopping 28 break and enters to convenience stores, clothing stores, food stores, medical clinics, a gas station and a restaurant. The break-ins – all in the William Whyte and Dufferin areas – took place between Nov. 24 and Sunday, when the suspect was arrested. Police said the suspect would force his way […]

President Trump on Monday claimed his former attorney Michael Cohen’s hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal were a “simple private transaction,” not a campaign contribution. “‘Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun…No Collusion.’ @FoxNews,” Trump said in a tweet that apparently referred […]