Prime minister: Detained Australian leaves North Korea

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian student was released Thursday after a week in detention in North Korea and was “safe and well” in a third country,...

Presidents on July 4: Some chill, some get in your face

WASHINGTON — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. They’ve made tracks to...

Australia proposes to ban extremists’ return for 2 years

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government on Thursday proposed new laws that would prevent extremist Australians from returning home for up to two years, as the country...

Trump vows July 4 ‘show of a lifetime’ as protesters gather

WASHINGTON — A reality TV host at heart, President Donald Trump is promising the “show of a lifetime” for the hundreds of thousands of revelers who...

Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to ‘any amount we want’

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president warned that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to “any amount that we want” beginning on Sunday, putting further pressure...

Indian political scion Rahul Gandhi resigns as party leader

NEW DELHI — Rahul Gandhi resigned Wednesday as president of India’s opposition Congress party, long led by his politically powerful family, to take responsibility for its...

Italian socialist Sassoli to be president of EU Parliament

BRUSSELS — Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected Wednesday to head the European parliament, completing the bloc’s drawn-out and at times acrimonious appointment process for its...

Corruption in Ukraine hurts reform, U.S. envoy says as Toronto conference begins

OTTAWA — Ukraine’s weak judicial system is hurting the country’s prospects for reform, which is the only way it will ultimately overcome Russia’s ongoing aggression, says the...

Ukraine’s comedian turned president makes North American debut in Toronto

Cartoonist behind anti-Trump image thinks online presence played role in contract ending

It's not. It's the last cartoon I drew for Brunswick News before I got axed. This one on the other hand is controversial. pic.twitter.com/fJnzVWOOpI — Michael...