Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took his election campaign to Quebec on Tuesday, saying only he could protect the predominantly French-speaking province from US President Donald Trump.

The controversy over Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's comments in Boston, US, about the Election Commission snowballed today, with sources in the poll panel calling it "absurd".

Canadians head to the polls next Monday with many expressing concern that the country is at a turning point as it faces an unprecedented crisis with its US neighbour.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has ensured that his party - the Liberal Party of Canada - has come from behind and taken the lead just a week ahead of the parliamentary election in Canada, opinion polls suggest.

Rahul Gandhi's comment Monday about a "compromised" Election Commission - while interacting with diaspora in Boston - has triggered a furious squabble back home.

Each candidates stance on Donald Trump reflects their broader political priorities and visions for Canadas future.

As the tariff war started by US President Donald Trump continues to have its ripple effect, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the biggest risk to its economy is the Republican leader.

During a crucial French-language debate in Montreal, Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre emphasised the need for continued immigration restrictions.

Fort Bend County judge K P George, a prominent Indian-American elected official, was arrested Friday on two felony counts of money laundering stemming from allegations of wire fraud and falsification of a campaign finance report.

Donald Trump's all-out effort to lodge a new Republican on the Wisconsin Supreme Court fell flat, as liberal judge Susan Crawford came out ahead of the Trump-backed Brad Schimel.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival in a May election, Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton, said they would stand up for the country's national interests in the face of looming US tariffs that could hit Australian beef.

Donald Trump's rampaging new presidency faces its first electoral test Tuesday in an election to Wisconsin's Supreme Court and a pair of races in Florida where Democrats hope to deliver a show of strength.

Days before Trump said he is "not joking" about a third term as US President, he used his presidential privilege of an executive order to introduce sweeping changes to US' voting system. A move that has forced opposition Democrats to sue him.

The rapid developments in Canada over the past few weeks suggest that continued political targeting and smear campaign against India has persisted, led by the Liberals and the NDP, in particular.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's conviction and resulting prohibition from running in the 2027 presidential election was a "very big deal."

Elon Musk, the billionaire top adviser to US President Donald Trump, called a French court ruling Monday barring far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for election in 2027 "abuse" and said it would "backfire."

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has welcomed US President Donald Trump's recent recognition of India's voter ID system in his latest executive order aimed at overhauling the US federal election process.

Donald Trump said the right of American citizens to have their votes properly counted and tabulated, "without illegal dilution", is vital to determining the rightful winner of an election.

Since her defeat in the 2024 presidential election, there's been a lot of speculation on Kamala Harris' future in American politics.

The petition, which Elon Musk reposted on X, urges Wisconsin voters to sign by April 1, when the northern state elects a judge for its supreme court.

US President Donald Trump will sign an order Thursday to start dismantling the Department of Education, fulfilling an election campaign pledge and a long-held dream of American conservatives.

Donald Trump has taken a tough stance toward Canada, imposing tariffs on Canadian imports and repeatedly threatening to make it the 51st US state.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were originally set for an eight-day mission in June 2024.

Donald Trump has made attacks on the US media a central part of his message ever since his first election to the presidency in 2016.