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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:13:07 EDT
Iran war hits 6-month milestone with Trump's attention largely elsewhere
A number of U.S. lawmakers called on Donald Trump to end the war with Iran as it reached its six-month mark on Friday, while the U.S. president has given mixed signals regarding the state of the conflict.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:46:01 EDT
What the CIA director’s mystery trip to Moscow says about Putin's next move
An unannounced but highly visible flight to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe aboard a U.S. Air Force transport plane this week has ignited a fierce debate over Vladimir Putin’s next military move. With Russia’s volunteer recruitment drying u...

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:07 EDT
U.S. may seek win with Mexico in wake of collapsed trade talks with Canada, says ex-negotiator
The collapse of trade talks between Ottawa and Washington could see U.S. negotiators try to "aggressively" secure a win with Mexico in their ongoing bilateral talks, says a former Mexican trade negotiator.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:01:24 EDT
Why Lindsay Clancy, on trial for the deaths of her 3 children, has so many supporters

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:52:50 EDT
More U.S. rate hikes possible with inflation still elevated, Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh says
U.S. Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the country's central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:58:44 EDT
Syrian president names former commander of Kurdish-led fighting force as adviser
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between the two longtime civil war adversaries.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:01:05 EDT
ICE to purchase thousands of electric-shock gloves
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:48:46 EDT
King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dead at 89
Norway's King ‌Harald, a ​reformer who emerged ​from the shadow ​of his well-loved ‌father over more than three decades on the ‌throne, has died aged ​89, the royal palace said on ​Friday.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:52:58 EDT
Nepal flash flood death toll climbs to 579, with 32 Canadians, permanent residents among missing
Thirty-two Canadian citizens and permanent residents are among the nearly 2,000 people missing after the catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed Friday.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
How teen accounts on Instagram and Facebook are changing after Meta's $18B US settlement
Changes are coming for teen Instagram and Facebook users after parent company Meta agreed to platform changes in a landmark U.S. settlement to resolve claims of online harms to youth. Experts tell CBC News what's changing, how widely and what impact ...

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Despite Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario, Great Lakes endure as symbol of U.S.-Canada collaboration
It's unclear whether Trump can unilaterally rename the lake, whose name predates European colonization of the Americas and has been widely recognized internationally for centuries. But the renaming belies a concerted push by the Trump administration ...

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:50 EDT
30 Canadians and permanent residents among missing after Nepal, Tibet floods: Global Affairs

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:29:26 EDT
Russia hammers Ukrainian ports, warehouses and industrial sites with missiles and drones
Russia ‌hammered Ukrainian ports, industrial sites and retailers' distribution facilities with missiles and drones in an hours-long attack on Kyiv and other cities that was partly repelled, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:35:10 EDT
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as tensions with Canada worsen.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:58:07 EDT
Ratko Mladic, war criminal and former Bosnian Serb military leader, dead
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in Europe's worst atrocity since the Second World War, has died.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:57:40 EDT
Death toll at least 359, with more than 1,000 missing in Nepal, Tibet after catastrophic floods
Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-Tibet border after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:47:26 EDT
A Moroccan soccer player dreamed of Europe — but died on her way to Ceuta

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:05:31 EDT
LeBlanc welcomes U.S. decision 'withdrawing positions' on language, culture
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government "welcomes" the United States "withdrawing" its positions on the French language and culture after U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CBC News Canada's streaming laws ar...

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:01:26 EDT
UEFA prepares criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA's Infantino over World Cup sell-off
UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:57:43 EDT
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, accused of masterminding 9/11 attacks, set for military tribunal trial in 2028
A U.S. air ‌force judge on Wednesday ordered a June 2028 trial accused 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, along with three co-defendants, the latest development in a long-running legal saga since Mohammed's arrest in 2003.

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