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Fri, 08 May 2026 11:37:27 EDT
CIA analysis suggests Iran could withstand blockade for 4 more months
Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran ‌could withstand a naval blockade for another four months.

Fri, 08 May 2026 19:05:01 EDT
Trump releases the UFO files: 5 key questions
The U.S. government has made public dozens of previously classified files about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — formerly known as UFOs — in what the Trump administration is calling a historic effort at transparency.

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:11:51 EDT
For Putin, Victory Day has been a time for Russia to project strength. This year, it will look weaker
Russia's Victory Day celebrations have been a chance for President Vladimir Putin to project pride and power, but this year's events have been stripped down amid an onslaught of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country.

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:45:10 EDT
Russia, Ukraine agree to 3-day ceasefire and prisoner swap announced by Trump
Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped it ‌would be extended.

Fri, 08 May 2026 20:37:24 EDT
Union wants federal scrutiny of $55B US Electronic Arts sale over national security risks
The American company has had a footprint in Canada since at least 1991, when it swallowed Distinctive Software, a Burnaby, B.C.-based video game developer. EA now boasts five offices in the country that have contributed significantly to the company's...

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:20:00 EDT
Israeli strikes kill 5 in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets hit open areas in Israel
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group fired rockets on northern Israel without inflicting any casualties.

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:57:47 EDT
Think solving a Rubik's Cube is hard? Try doing it while freefalling from a plane
The hardest part about solving a Rubik's Cube while plummeting from an airplane at 200 kilometres per hour is trying not to think about your potential demise, says Tom Kopke. The German YouTuber has beat the Guinness World Record for "fastest time to...

Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Probe alleging 'El Chapo' sons fed victims to tigers led to case against top Mexican politician: court docs
While the Mexican government insists it needs more proof before acting on a U.S. request to hand over the former governor of Sinaloa, court records suggest the case against Rubén Rocha stems from a sprawling investigation into the sons of former Sin...

Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
How the U.S. blockade is starting to hurt Iran's economy
Soon after he ordered a naval blockade in mid-April, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Iran's pipelines would "explode" within a few days from the inability to export crude oil. While that extreme prediction didn't come true, there's evidence the b...

Fri, 08 May 2026 04:50:49 EDT
Spain prepares for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands
Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.

Fri, 08 May 2026 11:55:39 EDT
Real Madrid fines Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni more than $1.1M US for altercation
Real Madrid fined Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni half a million euros (the equivalent of $588,000 US) each on Friday for their altercation during practice.

Thu, 07 May 2026 18:55:00 EDT
U.S. says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces," highlighting the fragility of the month-old ceasefire between...

Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets
Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

Thu, 07 May 2026 17:26:51 EDT
U.S. trade court rules in favour of plaintiffs who challenged Trump's global tariffs
A U.S. trade court dealt another blow to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10 per cent temporary global duties are unjustified under ‌a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies for only two private importers and t...

Thu, 07 May 2026 17:39:36 EDT
Man who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from syringe during town hall pleads guilty to assault
A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis earlier this year pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

Thu, 07 May 2026 17:12:51 EDT
Toronto-based Sherritt pulls back from mining joint venture in Cuba amid expansion of U.S. sanctions
The United States on Thursday imposed ‌financial sanctions on a sprawling business conglomerate run by Cuba's military and a Cuban-Canadian mining joint venture, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the island's communist leaders by tar...

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:34:09 EDT
In meeting with Pope Leo, Rubio tries to minimize Trump's attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday morning, in a visit that was officially about diplomacy but in reality was about cleaning up after President Donald Trump’s latest swipes at the first American pope.

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:14:05 EDT
Elmer the kitten is now thriving after he was found in a bucket of glue
When staff at the Humane Society of North Texas first saw the scared little kitten, shaking and covered in industrial-strength glue, they didn't know if he would survive the night. But after roughly 24 hours of care, the little creature was free.

Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Mexico trade mission launches in Toronto as businesses seek to expand ties with Canada
A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:57:06 EDT
Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'
Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, escalating attacks and widening incursions are exposing major cracks in an agreement that analysts say was never going to ultimately halt the violence.

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