At least 31 killed in Pakistan mosque bombing targeting police

There’s a lot of talk about changing Quebec’s voting system. Why hasn’t anything been done?

The first-past-the-post system is once again under scrutiny by some political parties and voters in the province. For years, there's been talk of changing it to make the province’s election results more representative of its population.

Chelsea’s defensive woes continue against Brentford as Alonso laments performance

North Korea rejects UN nuclear watchdog’s criticism

SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea dismissed a UN atomic watchdog resolution that renewed demands to halt nuclear activities, state media reported Saturday. It said the resolution has “no effect” because Pyongyang is not a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). A foreign ministry statement on Friday accused “hostile forces” of seeking to bring an end

Olympic Council of Asia president says politics have already entered into the Asian Games

The president of the Olympic Council of Asia acknowledged that politics — in the form of a welcoming ceremony involving Taiwan — had already entered into the Asian Games

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to visit India in November? Here's what we know so far

Delhi and Dhaka have resumed official-level talks to firm up plans for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's bilateral visit to India, multiple reports claimed on Friday.

Keely Hodgkinson wears special Nike speedsuit in 800m victory

‘Final taste of summer’ for UK as heat dome sends temperatures rising

One final UK heatwave is ‘not out of the question’, Met Office warns

Chancellor Healey mulls business rate cuts in first Budget

The AfD is surging and Berlin is going to the polls. Could the ‘City of Freedom’ fall to the far-right?

After success in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right AfD has trained its sights on state elections in the German capital of Berlin. In one of the world’s most liberal cities, the party is just four points off the lead in the polls. Alex Croft reports

OpenAI's Sam Altman to brief UN Security Council next week during

The 15-member Security Council is due ‌to meet on Wednesday on artificial intelligence and international security

What is Section 147A of the Income Tax Act? Supreme Court stay P&H HC judgement to strike it down

Earlier this month, a division bench of the P&H High Court declared Section 147A unconstitutional and set aside the reassessment notices.