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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:23:30 EDTZelenskyy says Ukraine given no early warning from allies as Russia strikes energy targets
Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:31:55 EDTPolice issue curfew in Paris after weekend rioting over cost of living, school conditions
Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital in efforts to prevent further violence, after a weekend marred by France's worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of b...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:42:36 EDTUN food program funding cuts force group to slash aid to Gazans already struggling to eat
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid program in Gaza, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food support in a territory where two-thirds of the population struggle to get eno...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:12:38 EDT4 soldiers from El Salvador missing in Haiti after attack by gangs
Gangs in Haiti opened fire on an armoured vehicle over the weekend, leaving four soldiers from El Salvador unaccounted for in the first major attack since an international gang suppression force began operations in the violence-wracked Caribbean coun...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:13:36 EDTHouthi attack on Yemeni government forces kills 58: officials
Fifty-eight people were killed and 200 were injured in an attack on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province, Governor Awad al-Wazir said, as fighting in the impoverished country i...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTNATO's race against time: Senior commander warns alliance must adapt faster to deter Russia
NATO's supreme commander of transformation says the West's greatest vulnerability may not be a shortage of weapons, but the time it takes to build them — and the speed at which its adversaries are learning to fight.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:32:47 EDTRussian oil exports by Arctic route jump amid world freight crisis, data shows
Russia's oil exports through its Northern Sea Route in 2026 have already exceeded last year's by nearly 50 per cent.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:33:01 EDTIsrael arrests 10 people after West Bank settler attacks on diplomats, journalist
Israeli police said they arrested 10 people on Monday in connection with a wave of settler violence that included attacks on a foreign journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank over the weekend.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:16:13 EDTAustralian MP Helen Haines in critical condition after deliberate vehicle attack, prime minister says
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines remained in critical condition after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, police and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTDoing the dishes and riding the subway? Why the royals keep trying to look relatable
Members of the Royal Family are offering glimpses into their everyday lives, the most recent examples of attempts to deal with a fundamental challenge that is a priority for the monarchy: how to appear relatable to a public that lives far beyond roy...
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:19:35 EDTFrance shaken by fiery street protests uniting students, workers and 'yellow vests'
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTThis West Bank teen feared he wouldn't survive the year. Now, he's dead
Omar Nassan was a student at a West Bank school where a gunman, later identified as an Israeli military reservist, opened fire this spring, killing two Palestinians. Half a year later, Omar himself died in a melee involving the Israeli Defence Forces...
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:48:06 EDTSt. Petersburg oil facilities ablaze as Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia
Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war.
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest outbreak of Ebola, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. With children losing parents, facing an estimated 60 per cent fatality rate and making up more than a quarter of deaths,...
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:46:07 EDTPope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday days after lung cancer surgery, as his surgeon said there are "no clinical reasons" to prevent his planned trip to Latin America next month.
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTThree Italian ‘hobbits’ flew to Ireland to return this man’s ring — and it was precious
Irishman Patrick Mohr thought his wedding ring was lost forever after it slipped off his finger into a fast-moving river in Italy. That is until three Italian strangers made it their mission to find it.
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:14:05 EDTSuspicious white powder sent to multiple U.S. election, congressional offices
Federal and local law enforcement agencies in the United States are investigating a series of suspicious packages containing a potentially hazardous white powder that were sent to multiple election and congressional offices.
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:27:41 EDTZelenskyy urges support for new U.S. sanctions on Russia hours after Trump paused them
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters on Saturday to speak out in defence of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a sweeping package of restrictions targeting the R...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:06:35 EDTIsraeli settlers attack and beat Palestinians, U.S. journalist in West Bank
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine says hardline Jewish settlers attacked her along with Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank, and continued to kick her while she was on the ground. Settler violence has spiked since the start of the a...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:10:14 EDTWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaving her role a week after starting it: official
U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving her role a mere week after he put her in it, a White House official confirmed to CBC News.