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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:33:43 EDT
What earthquake relief looks like for Venezuelan volunteers as death toll passes 1,400

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
King Charles reveals his income tax for the 1st time, but questions remain over royal finances
There was much interest in the move by King Charles to reveal for the first time how much income tax he pays, but in ways, the numbers that emerged this past week add to the longstanding opaqueness around royal finances.

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Some Russians are turning on Putin as drones hit Moscow. Does it matter?
After the largest Ukrainian drone offensive on the Russian capital and other strikes on energy infrastructure, confidence in Putin's leadership has seemed to waver among civilians and prominent nationalists alike. But analysts are skeptical whether i...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:25:43 EDT
Iran says it has launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said early on ‌Sunday that its navy and ​aerospace forces had launched joint missile and drone ​operations targeting U.S. military sites in ‌Kuwait and Bahrain in response to recent U.S. strikes agains...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:26:16 EDT
Heat wave in Europe shatters records in Denmark, Switzerland and Czech Republic
Temperatures hit record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week moves to central and eastern parts of the continent.

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
At the 2026 World Cup, Iraqi Shias reconcile celebration with grief during holy month
Soccer fans usually feel upbeat emotions when watching their national team play in a FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years. But this year, some Iraqi supporters have had to balance cheering the national team with observing the Shia Islamic mo...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:02:04 EDT
Trump administration allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to 'trusted' U.S. organizations
Anthropic said on Friday that the U.S. government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model to some "trusted" U.S. organizations, partially reversing an order two weeks ago to suspend access over national se...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:35:00 EDT
U.S. strikes Iran in retaliation for attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. struck Iran on Friday to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin working to end their mo...

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:01:00 EDT
Heat snaps: See how Europe's record heat wave is affecting day-to-day life

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:27:36 EDT
California appeals court upholds Weinstein's rape conviction, orders resentencing
An appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered his trial judge to resentence him.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:20:51 EDT
OpenAI restricts release of newest ChatGPT model to Trump-approved group during testing period
OpenAI says its new AI product, called GPT-5.6 Sol, will only be initially available to a "small group of trusted partners" approved by the Trump administration. The move comes after OpenAI's rival, Anthropic, took two of its models offline shortly a...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:11:16 EDT
Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in 'first step' toward peace
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the U.S. Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant gro...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:40:27 EDT
This satellite is falling towards Earth, so scientists hatched a plan to give it a lil' push
NASA and the commercial company Katalyst Space have concocted a plan to stop a powerful astrophysics satellite from hurtling towards Earth and burning up in the atmosphere.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:06:08 EDT
John Bolton, former Trump adviser, pleads guilty to 1 count of illegally retaining classified info
John Bolton, national security adviser during Donald Trump's first presidential administration, pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:12:33 EDT
Russia reports large-scale Ukrainian drone attack across 12 regions
Russian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia's Defence Ministry said Friday.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Why Europe can't air condition its way out of extreme heat
Hundreds of people are dead from Europe’s heatwave, in a continent where air conditioning is not the norm. But while ACs may save lives, they can also make the problem worse.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:22:39 EDT
Driver in Christmas vehicle attack in Germany that killed 6 people sentenced to life in prison
A Saudi doctor was sentenced to life in prison in Germany on ‌Friday for killing six people and injuring hundreds, after he rammed a rented BMW into crowds at a historic market in the eastern city of Magdeburg days before Christmas in 2024.

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:43:00 EDT
Ship evacuation in Strait of Hormuz paused following attack on cargo vessel
The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) paused its program to shepherd ships and seafarers through the Strait of ‌Hormuz on Thursday after a cargo ship reported a suspected attack, reigniting fears over a preliminary deal to end the Iran w...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:24:49 EDT
King Charles won't live in Buckingham Palace after completion of £369M renovation
Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a 10-year, 369-million-pound ($692 million Cdn) refurbishment program as the monarchy seeks to increase public access to the historic building that has been the centre of royal li...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:17:35 EDT
Carney says he talked about Iran, NATO in wide-ranging security call with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a lengthy conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump went well beyond NATO, covering Iran, Middle East security, Arctic defence and Canada's military spending plans. Carney also predicted Canada will hit four per ce...

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