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In America’s existential election, choice itself will be on the ballot
David Moscrop
opinion
Why did Chrystia Freeland say tax hikes were needed ‘for our democracy to work’?
David Moscrop
world
Thousands commemorate Carnation Revolution as Portugal’s democracy turns 50
Military vehicles carrying former soldiers that took part in the 25th April Revolution take part in a military parade to celebrate the Carnation Revolution's 50th anniversary in Lisbon on April 25, 2024. Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, a military coup that put an end to Europe's longest-lived dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Chinese student given U.S. prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
FILE PHOTO: Xiaolei Wu, a citizen of China who at the time was a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, sits for an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at its office in Chelsea, Massachusetts, December 14, 2022 in a still image from video. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
opinion
If the world doesn’t act, Canada’s newest honorary citizen will die
Brandon Silver, Irwin Cotler and Bill Browder
opinion
Timothy Garton Ash on the cracking European project: Freedom is not a process, it’s a struggle
Eric Reguly
the decibel: a daily news podcast from the globe and mail
The stakes of India’s election as Modi seeks third term
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world
Belgian police shut down far right conference as it rallies ahead of Europe’s June elections
Belgian Police block the entrance of the Claridge hotel in Brussesl where is held the "NatCon" national conservatism conference gathering hard-right politicians on April 16, 2024. Brussels authorities were seeking today to shut down the controversial gathering after it was targeted by a social media protest campaign and bumped from its first two choices of venue. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
Canada announces more sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya pose for cameras as they shake hands before a meeting, Monday, April 15, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest calls on Canada's leaders to promote civility
<p>Conservative Leadership candidate Jean Charest answers questions from reporters after the third debate of the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</p>
world
Austrian ruling party accuses far right of enabling Russian spying
FILE PHOTO: Austrian head of Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl attends a press conference in Vienna, Austria, September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
world
Thousands attend a rally in India’s capital to challenge Prime Minister Modi ahead of elections
A supporter of the Aam Admi Party holds a mask in the likeness of the party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a protest rally organized by INDIA bloc, a group formed by opposition parties, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. Protesters are demanding the release of the top elected official of New Delhi who was arrested on March 21 in a liquor bribery case. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
world
Russia launches largest missile attack on Kyiv in weeks
A bomb squad member works next to a part of a missile after a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
world
Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not, UN says
world
Biden warns of democracy under attack and takes aim at Trump in fiery State of the Union address
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Standing at left is Vice President Kamala Harris and seated at right is House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)
canada
Quebec’s latest Bill 21 ruling fuels debate on notwithstanding clause
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks to the media in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, where he gave his reaction to the Quebec Court of Appeal's decision on the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
world
Thousands rail against Mexico’s president and ruling party in ‘march for democracy’
Demonstratrors take part in a march organized by citizen organizations demanding that electoral autonomy be respected in the upcoming general elections in downtown Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. General elections in which voters will elect a new president and legislators are scheduled for June 2. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
world
China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun
FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. Australia says it is appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. (Chongyi Feng via AP, File)
world
Protests erupt in Senegal as parliament authorizes 10-month election delay
Protesters gesture after police fired teargas at them outside the General Assembly in Plateau, Dakar on February 5, 2024. Security forces used tear gas to disperse an opposition rally outside Senegal's parliament on February 5, 2024, shortly before the start of a contentious debate on postponing this month's presidential election. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)
world
El Salvador votes in presidential election that the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ has clear path to win
A man casts his vote during the presidential and legislative elections at a polling station in San Salvador on February 4, 2024. Polls opened in El Salvador Sunday with victory in the bag for incumbent President Nayib Bukele thanks to his no-holds-barred war on gangs that has slashed homicide rates in a violence-weary nation. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP) (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman’s refugee status in Canada
A Federal Court judge has set aside a decision to grant refugee status to an American transgender woman, sending her application back to an appeal panel for redetermination. A rainbow flag is seen at Toronto City Hall in Toronto on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
opinion
A civil Canadian society needs solid civic education
The Editorial Board
politics
Americans face a tough choice in fall election as polarization becomes more profound, says Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
In Taiwan’s election, voters refused to give in to Beijing’s relentless pressure
J. Michael Cole
world
Voters in Taiwan voters choosing next president, weighing China’s threat and island’s stability
A person casts a ballot at a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Taipei, Taiwan January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
politics
Canadians react to death of former NDP leader Broadbent
Former New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent at his home in Ottawa March 14, 2012. Photo by Blair Gable for the Globe and Mail�
world
Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade
An elderly Iraqi man casts his vote in the country's provincial elections in Basra, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
world
Hong Kong offers awards for arrests of activists abroad for breaching national security law
Chief Superintendent of Police (National Security Department ) Li Kwai-wah and Senior Superintendent Hung Ngan attend a press conference to issue arrest warrants for five activists Simon Cheng, Frances Hui, Joey Siu, Johnny Fok and Tony Choi, in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
opinion
What America must do to defeat Trump
Daron Acemoglu
opinion
To revive Canada’s economy, housing prices must fall, property investors must take a hit
John Rapley
opinion
If we really want freedom for the majority, then we must support social democracy
Ed Broadbent
u.s. politics
Biden warns U.S. at risk of slide into authoritarianism if Trump returns to power
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on democracy, while honoring the legacy of late US Senator John McCain, at the Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, Arizona, on September 28, 2023. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)