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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:33:43 EDTWhat earthquake relief looks like for Venezuelan volunteers as death toll passes 1,400
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDTKing 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 EDTSome 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 EDTIran 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 EDTHeat 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 EDTAt 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 EDTTrump 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 EDTU.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 EDTHeat snaps: See how Europe's record heat wave is affecting day-to-day life
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:27:36 EDTCalifornia 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 EDTOpenAI 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 EDTIsrael, 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 EDTThis 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 EDTJohn 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 EDTRussia 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 EDTWhy 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 EDTDriver 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 EDTShip 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 EDTKing 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 EDTCarney 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...