US & World

Israeli president tells country’s cabinet he rejects Trump’s ​Gaza plan Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying ‘no withdrawal until Hamas disarms’  Israel has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas …

Storm could bring up to 500 mm of rain in parts of Zhejiang province A resident wades through floodwaters at a residential compound following heavy rainfall as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Shanghai on Aug. 9. (CNSphoto/Reuters)  Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on …

U.S. president orders signs outside museum warning of ‘inaccurate’ information Dwayne Williams and Mark Ehlers hold signs outside the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., on July 27. (Allison Robbert/The Associated Press)  On any given day at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., Americans and …

Counterterrorism probe looking into circumstances of Tuesday’s incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport A police officer in protective clothing walks next to an explosive-disarming robot at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, in a photo released on Wednesday. (Axel Schmidt/Reuters)  Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a call to discuss the drone incident earlier this week …

CBC News gets behind-the-scenes look at U.S. Customs and Border Protection as it patrols in and around Detroit Tim Thayer is a marine interdiction agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, assigned to the Detroit sector, which covers Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. (Willy Lowry/CBC)  Clad in a black bulletproof vest, …

Some fear Chinese icebreakers are deploying devices to track submarines, map subsea cable networks The Xue Long (Snow Dragon) Chinese icebreaker sits in the ice pack in eastern Antarctica in December 2013. More recently, the research ship and its sister vessel Xue Long 2 have been deployed in the Arctic …

11 civilians were injured in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia a day earlier A member of Houthi security forces stands behind a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, on July …

Within hours of crossings, EU member states rushed to blame Spain A migrant from Morocco is escorted by Spanish security forces on Aug. 1 after attempting to cross from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain. (Pedro Nunes/Reuters)  In Ceuta, the small Spanish territory at the tip of North Africa where more than 72,000 …

Neighbours first noticed ‘stench’ emanating from facility months ago A part of a street is seen being blocked off near the South Chicago Chapel funeral home in Chicago on Friday. Authorities say the remains of more than 50 people were found improperly stored there. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times/The Associated Press)  The remains …

3 wildfires in area have burned more than 850 homes, forced evacuation of thousands Chimneys from homes lost during the Old Trails fire are shown near West Houston Avenue in Spokane, Wash., on Tuesday. (Matt Mills McKnight/Reuters)  A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have …