US & World

A teenage boy opened fire at a school in Serbia’s capital Wednesday, killing eight children and a school guard, police said. Six more children and a teacher were injured and hospitalized.  Mass shootings exceedingly rare in Serbia, though guns remain from 1990s conflicts. A teenage boy opened fire at a …

Sudan's warring military factions agreed in principle on Tuesday to a seven-day ceasefire, South Sudan announced, as more airstrikes and gunfire in the Khartoum region disrupted the latest short-term truce. Canada has military forces on the ground in Port Sudan to assist Canadians, says foreign affairs minister Sudan's warring military …

The Pope is getting involved in widespread efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. People on all sides of the conflict want peace. But many Ukrainians, and some of their supporters in the West, regard the timing of such pleas for negotiations with deep suspicion.  As Ukraine …

From Mrs. Parker Bowles to Duchess of Cornwall to Queen Consort to finally just Queen, Camilla’s path to the British throne alongside her husband, King Charles, has been eventful. Two Royal photographers have chronicled the journey.  Having started off as a Royal mistress, she is about to be Queen. When …

Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era.  Streaming has upended the industry, compensation rates since the last …

CBC’s chief correspondent sits down with Princess Anne, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, for a Canadian exclusive to talk about her 74-year-old brother’s coronation, the future of the monarchy in light of recent dwindling support and upcoming visits to Canada.  Coronation of King Charles …

ALLIES. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and U.S. President Joe Biden hold a joint news conference after their summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 26, 2023. North Korea said it will improve its military capability in response to the Washington Declaration. (Yonhap) SEOUL – North Korea will …

ALLIANCE. President Joe Biden stresses the alliance between the United States and South Korea in a Twitter post on April 30, 2023, in this image captured from his account. Biden and Yoon held summit talks during the latter’s six-day state visit to the US. (Yonhap) SEOUL – US President Joe Biden tweeted that …

Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S. San Francisco-based First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months.  Customers …

The evidence is now irrefutable for what's seemed obvious for weeks: Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee, after his near-sweep on Super Tuesday. What's less obvious: Will Nikki Haley's supporters return to the fold in numbers that will hand Trump victory in November? Trump-leery Republicans now face a decision …