US & World

An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue in northern England on Thursday and then began stabbing them, killing two and seriously wounding four in a terrorist attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said.  Additional security ordered around U.K. synagogues after attack on Yom …

An aerial photo shows flood waters surrounding a pagoda complex after typhoon Bualoi passed over Lam Thanh commune in Nghe An province on Sept. 30, 2025. (AFP / Phan Duy)  HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi (locally named Opong in the Philippines) in Vietnam rose above 50, …

Israeli navy soldiers boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists — including Greta Thunberg — aboard a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, but 12 hours after the military began intercepting the vessels, several boats continued sailing and were nearing the besieged territory on Thursday, activists said.  Israeli …

The U.S. State Department has given Canada the green light to potentially purchase 26 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.4 billion, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.  Contract not yet negotiated, Congress must grant approval. The U.S. State Department has given …

Pope Leo XIV attends the International Conference “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ at Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo on October 01, 2025. (AFP / Tiziana Fabi)  WASHINGTON, United States — The White House defended President Donald Trump’s hardline …

CBC News talked to Gazans about their views on the recent 20-point ceasefire proposal. After two years of war, they say they want an end to the conflict and a change in government, but they have concerns about how the plan will be implemented and if it will benefit Palestinians …

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he again told some unnamed Canadian official that the country should consider joining the U.S. as the 51st state — returning to the annexationist rhetoric he used earlier in the year and subsequently dialled back after Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected.  ‘Why don’t …

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.  First government shutdown in more than 6 years could see thousands of federal workers furloughed …

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber and 25% duties on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, continuing his tariff assault on global trading partners.  No carve-outs for CUSMA-compliant goods, according to senior government source. U.S. President Donald Trump …

In the days since U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., lawmakers, business leaders and residents have been pushing back. A court hearing on a temporary restraining order to block the deployment is scheduled for Friday. Lawmakers have filed a lawsuit, business leaders …