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Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:31:58 EDTPam Bondi's loyalty to Trump wasn't enough to keep her job. Here's why
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:15:07 EDTGaza family says toddler released from Israeli custody found with cigarette burn marks
On March 19, the day before Eid al-Fitr, Osama Abu Nassar took his 18-month-old son, Jawad, to a supermarket east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza when eyewitnesses say he approached a restricted area and was detained by the Israeli militar...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:45:33 EDTHegseth tells U.S. Army chief of staff to retire 'effective immediately' amid war in Iran
U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army's top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:56:53 EDTIs Ukraine about to enter the war in the Middle East? | About That
As Iran strikes countries across the Persian Gulf, Ukraine is making defence agreements in the Middle East. Andrew Chang explains how Ukraine’s expertise in fighting Iranian-designed Shahed drones in its war with Russia could reshape the war in the...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhat Trump's prime-time TV pitch means for war on Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump is telling Americans that while his objectives for the war against Iran are nearly achieved, he intends to escalate military operations for at least another two weeks.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:16:28 EDTDeath of near-blind refugee — left at closed Tim Hortons by U.S. Border Patrol — ruled a homicide
The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo, N.Y., street in February — five days after U.S. Border Patrol agents left him outside a Tim Hortons — has been ruled a homicide.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhat you need to know about the Artemis II moon mission
It's an exciting time as four intrepid astronauts — Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen, along with NASA astronauts, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover — are heading to the moon on a 10-day mission. Here's just some of what to expec...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:48:36 EDTMagnitude 7.4 earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami Thursday.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EDTTrump says 'core strategic objectives' in Iran are near completion, without providing precise timeline
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday evening that Iran has been decimated and that the hard part of the war is done, telling Americans that his "core strategic objectives" are near completion and that the war will end s...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:30:25 EDTArtemis II astronauts lift off for NASA's 10-day mission around the moon in Canadian first
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTIran's nuclear constraints were more diplomatic than technical. Then the bombs started dropping
Nuclear weapons experts who were involved in U.S. efforts to sanction and contain Iran say the decision to attack the country is more likely to restart its nuclear program than dismantle it. A regime that previously believed that pausing at a "thresh...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:56:45 EDTInvestigators link serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 Utah murder
Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah girl.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:55:12 EDTConversion therapy survivors on edge as U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is a violation of free speech. But a man who once underwent the practice himself says it's about protecting vulnerable young people from serious — and sometimes fatal — h...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:26:29 EDTWatch as Artemis II departs Earth
NASA’s Artemis II mission will send the astronauts around the moon and back, farther from Earth than any previous human space flight. Among the crew is Canadian Jeremy Hansen who is set to become the first Canadian to reach deep space.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:49:51 EDTNorth Korea expands its nuclear arsenal after witnessing Iran’s vulnerability
Ever since becoming leader in 2011, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has made his nuclear weapons program a national goal — almost a doctrine — arguing it is the only way for smaller powers to keep from being "mercilessly violated" by superpowers.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:47:35 ESTTracking deaths in Iran, wider Middle East as conflict rages on
As the Middle East war enters a second month, thousands of people have been killed in the regional conflict that began when U.S. and Israel targeted Iran, which quickly pulled in neighbouring countries and opened a new front in Lebanon.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:45:00 EDTIN PHOTOS | Launch of Artemis II mission
The Artemis II SLS rocket with the Orion capsule and its crew blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday on a nearly 10-day mission that's expected to take them around the moon and back to Earth.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:22:33 EDTWall Street rallies Wednesday amid hope for end to war with Iran
Stocks are climbing worldwide, and oil prices are easing Wednesday as hopes build that the war with Iran could end soon.
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:29 EDTJustices grill Trump administration lawyer on ending birthright citizenship, with president in attendance
Supreme Court justices, with Donald Trump breaking historical precedent by attending oral arguments, tackled the legality of his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., a contentious part of his administration's immigration ap...
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDT4 astronauts set to orbit the moon. What will they eat? How will they sleep? Go to the toilet?
Think of it like a long family trip, with everyone packed into an minivan along with all of your stuff — except that you're hitting the road at 28,000 km/h and there are no pit stops for nearly 10 days.