US & World

The Trump White House is blaming Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden-era program that brought thousands of Afghan nationals to the U.S., for bringing the suspect in Wednesday’s National Guard shooting to the U.S. Here’s what we know about the program. D.C. shooting suspect arrived in U.S. from Afghanistan via Biden-era …

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history. 3 men, the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company, have …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot and killed Wednesday just blocks from the White House, the state’s governor said. A suspect who was in custody also was shot and had wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening, according …

Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia late on Tuesday, triggering fires, injuring 12 people and badly damaging buildings and vehicles, the regional governor said. Firefighters battle blazes at high-rise residential buildings in wake of attack. Russian forces staged a mass drone attack …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or. That leaves the bodies of two hostages in Gaza as the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears a conclusion. Palestinian militants release body of Dror Or. Prime Minister …

A fire ravaged a highrise Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday, killing four people and leaving others trapped inside, authorities said. Mid-afternoon blaze brokeo out at complex in Tai Do district that contains about 2,000 residential units. A fire ravaged a highrise Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday, killing four …

The G20 summit is supposed to be the pinnacle of multilateralism: the idea that nations can co-operate, compromise and co-ordinate for the greater good. But a lot has changed in the past two decades. Next century will see ‘diffusion of energy and influence,’ Carney says. Leaders at this year’s G20 …

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev has taken a leading role in talks with the U.S. about the Ukraine war and has met with special envoy Steve Witkoff several times this year. Trump administration reportedly issued a special waiver to allow his entry into the U.S. …

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least six people in overnight strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure, while a Ukrainian attack in southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said. Strikes knocked out water, electricity and heat in parts of …

Earlier this year, more than 700 photos, which included AI-generated pornographic images, were discovered on the laptop of a male student at Hong Kong University. They included images of three young women at the university, who spoke to CBC News about the difficulty of getting accountability in the age of …