Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won his second consecutive victory in the state in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, with a 20-point lead over Democratic rival Charlie Crist. CNN political commentator Scott Jennings spoke to As It Happens host Nil Köksal about what his success means for the Republican Party.
Wild animals such as toucans, monkeys, bears and jaguars are openly and increasingly sold on social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, as illegal wildlife trafficking in Mexico threatens species in the biodiverse country, a U.S. environmental group said Wednesday.
The concept of rich countries paying a form of pain and suffering compensation to poorer nations damaged by climate change is gaining some traction at COP27 in Egypt. While a few European countries have already announced contributions, developing nations have much higher expectations.
Safety concerns at the upcoming World Cup are shared by many LGBTQ soccer fans and their allies worldwide. Some have been mulling whether to attend the tournament, or even watch it on television.
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month.
A protester was arrested Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, as they walked in the northern England city of York.
Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as tropical storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.
Former Qatari international Khalid Salman, an ambassador for the upcoming World Cup in the country, addressed the issue of homosexuality and says it "is a spiritual harm" and he has a problem with children seeing gay people.
Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13 per cent of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees on Wednesday.
