Twenty athletes from Russia and Belarus are competing at the Winter Olympics as neutral. Moscow has asked for its athletes to be fully reinstated in international competition, and sporting bodies are beginning to open the door to those once completel...

Inuit leaders back from a recent trip to Greenland say there's a stark contrast between the infrastructure in that Nordic country compared to Canada's North, and they're calling on the federal government to urgently fill the gap as part of its enhanc...

Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada has now officially joined the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program, which offers loans to member states to invest in defence capabilities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva next week would be substantive, but he said Ukraine was being asked "too often" to make concessions.

Andrew Chang explains why Kim Ju Ae, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teen daughter, is now believed to be heir to the Kim dynasty. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

The head of Canada's military space division says the country "should absolutely be" concerned about Russia's potential capabilities amid global fears the Kremlin is considering putting nuclear weapons in place to target satellites.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has threatened Canada with annexation and economic ruin, leaving some Canadians feeling anxious and concerned. A Winnipeg therapist offers strategies for coping with those emotions.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday embraced potential regime change in Iran and declared that "tremendous power" will soon be in the Middle East, as the Pentagon sent a second aircraft carrier to the region.

Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Canadian mining company holds any responsibility in the suspected cartel kidnapping of 10 of its workers, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.  

Democrats in Washington say they’re launching an investigation into the Trump administration and its links to the wealthy owner of the Ambassador Bridge after the U.S. president threatened to block the opening of the competing Gordie Howe Bridge ea...

Canada and Denmark have signed a new defence co-operation agreement aimed at strengthening Arctic security amid lingering tensions over U.S. annexation threats toward Greenland. The pact enhances collaboration on surveillance and joint operations but...

Andrew Chang explains why U.S. President Donald Trump wants to build a 250-foot-high 'Independence Arch' in Washington, D.C., and why it’s under heavy scrutiny. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Britain's High Court says the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it designated the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization. But the fate of protesters arrested under the Terrorism Act still hangs in the balance.

An Indian man pleaded guilty on Friday to ‌U.S. criminal charges that he orchestrated a failed Indian government-backed plot to kill a Sikh separatist in New York ‌City, in connection with what U.S. and Canadian authorities have called a broader ...

The Olympics have long been a platform for political posturing, with countries boycotting or being banned from sending athletes to Games over geopolitical conflicts. But the International Olympic Committee bars political demonstrations from podiums ...

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has apologized for his yearslong friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that included regular correspondence and multiple visits to the disgraced financier's Manhattan apartment, as well as vis...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi says he plans to return to Iran after Oscar season is over, despite the looming threat of his arrest amid a government crackdown on protests that has killed thousands and detained many more.

Different versions of the Iranian flag have appeared at protests around the world. Here are the facts about what each of them represent.