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President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday welcomed a new chapter in ties with Canada after the two countries agreed to forge deeper ties with the French leader saying bilateral talks were opening to see how Ottawa could help Europe with more energy support. "Canadian liquefied natural gas projects can help. They are important for Europe and will help open up new opportunities between our two countries," Macron said. "We have also begun bilateral discussions with the prime minister on very [Read more]

Iran received information that the United States, with the backing of some regional countries, was preparing to resume actions against Iran, the country's central military command said in a statement on Sunday, according to state media. The military said that any U.S. attack would trigger sustained strikes on U.S. bases and interests in the region, the report added, warning that regional countries supporting U.S. aggression against Iran would be considered parties to the conflict. (Reporting [Read more]

Two people died in Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow region and an oil refinery in Russia's capital was hit, authorities said on Sunday, as Russia enters the final day of parliamentary elections. Ukraine and Russia have continued attacks on each other's energy infrastructure despite an announcement by US President Donald Trump on Monday that they had agreed to stop. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel that the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks had been thwarted with [Read more]

Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and US commitments are implemented, parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Iran must both fight and negotiate, Qalibaf said, adding that Tehran would use military force to push back its enemies and diplomacy to consolidate battlefield gains when the time is right. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom) [Read more]

Iran warned on Sunday against any big new attack by the United States and its allies, saying it had information such a move was being prepared, adding to the anxiety in a region already on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia. Iran's military central command said on state media that any new attack would trigger sustained retaliation against US bases and interests, and that Washington's regional allies would be considered parties to the conflict. It did not elaborate on the [Read more]

Venezuela Interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with French oil and gas company Total Energies, according to local media. It was the latest of a flurry of oil deals signed between multinational oil companies and Venezuela's new government, following the U.S.'s toppling of former president Nicolas Maduro in January. No details about the deal with Total Energy were immediately available. (Reporting by Deisy Buitrago in Caracas, writing by Laura [Read more]

CALGARY - An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was the opening speaker at a virtual assembly discussing Alberta's future in Canada, an event co-hosted by former Opposition leader and conservative elder statesman Preston Manning and former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell. The Alberta premier has called a referendum for Oct. 19 that includes a question [Read more]