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  • Sweden’s NATO membership ratified by Turkey, leaving Hungary as lone holdout
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later also linked the ratification to Turkey’s desire to buy fighter jets from the United States.
    World
    Jan 25
  • U.S. will not help Israel with counter-offensive against Iran, Biden says
    Israeli officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's five-member war cabinet favored retaliation in a meeting on Sunday.
    Politics
    Apr 14
  • Hungary ratifies Sweden’s NATO bid, clearing final hurdle for membership
    The vote, which passed with 188 votes for and six against, was the culmination of months of wrangling by Hungary's allies to convince its nationalist government to lift its block.
    World
    Feb 26
  • U.S. announces terrorism charges, seizures linked to Iranian oil network
    The charges and seizures are in response to a series of aggressive actions by Iran over several years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
    World
    Feb 2
  • Hungary should ratify Sweden’s NATO bid by next month: Stoltenberg
    NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he expected Hungary's parliament to ratify Sweden's accession as soon as it reconvenes at the end of February.
    World
    Jan 26
  • Push to bring once-jailed Iranian activist to Canada for life-saving transplant
    Elham Modarresi was jailed for protesting the Iranian regime and denied a critical medication for a liver condition. Now she's facing liver failure in a Turkish hospital.
    World
    Jan 24
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  • Iran says at least 100 killed in blasts at memorial for slain general
    No one immediately claimed responsibility for what appeared to be the deadliest militant attack to target Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
    World
    Jan 3
  • F1 driver Lewis Hamilton to join Ferrari, surprising Mercedes team members
    Lewis Hamilton surprised Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff when he broke the news that he was leaving the F1 team for Ferrari, but there is “no grudge” between them, Wolff said.
    Sports
    Feb 2
  • Turkish committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid. What’s next? 
    Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the country's membership in the military alliance.
    World
    Dec 27, 2023
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  • Pakistan says it doesn’t want to escalate dispute with Iran
    Pakistan said on Friday it did not want to escalate a standoff with Iran, as Islamabad's top civilian and military leadership gathered to review the situation.
    World
    Jan 19
  • U.S., Canada signals may help Turkey move on Sweden’s NATO bid: Erdogan
    The U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets, and the ease of Canada's arms embargo would help Turkey move toward ratifying Sweden's NATO membership bid, President Tayyip Erdogan says.
    World
    Dec 19, 2023
  • Turkey says Canada, U.S. linking drone-camera exports to Sweden’s NATO bid
    Canada and the United States were insisting that Ankara ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid before Canada resumes the export of drone cameras, Turkey's president says.
    Canada
    Dec 8, 2023
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  • Israel strikes land in Gaza Strip it told Palestinians to evacuate to
    The strikes came a day after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, despite its wide support.
    World
    Dec 9, 2023
  • Looking back at Global B.C.’s top 10 stories of 2023
    From wildfire coverage to missing people, 2023 was a year of many diverse stories that captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. Here are Global BC's top 10 stories of 2023.
    Canada
    Dec 31, 2023
  • Turkey’s Erdogan OKs Sweden’s NATO bid, sends ratification bill to parliament
    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday submitted a bill approving Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament for ratification, his office said.
    World
    Oct 23, 2023
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  • FBI seize New York mayor’s phones, iPad in campaign investigation
    The seizures happened as Adams was leaving a public event in Manhattan, according to a statement from the mayor's attorney, Boyd Johnson.
    U.S. News
    Nov 10, 2023
  • Israel-Hamas ceasefire? ‘That will not happen,’ Netanyahu says
    Netanyahu said late on Monday that Israel would not agree to a cessation of hostilities and would press ahead with its plans to wipe out Hamas.
    World
    Oct 31, 2023
  • Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan takeover
    The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour blitz last week, forcing the separatist authorities to agree to lay down weapons and start talks on 'reintegration'.
    World
    Sep 25, 2023
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  • Netanyahu urges Musk to combat antisemitism on social media during U.S. visit
    Netanyahu's high-profile visit to the San Francisco Bay Area comes at a time when Musk is facing accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on X, formerly known as Twitter.
    World
    Sep 18, 2023
  • B.C. couple’s dream vacation ruined after Air Canada refuses to take bags off flight
    The couple says one bag never left Vancouver and the other three arrived at their home 24 days later with tags indicating their luggage had flown to Mongolia without them.
    Consumer
    Sep 28, 2023
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