US & World

James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case, charges filed days after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies. Charges mark an escalation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s …

The rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump’s whiplash on Ukraine is being hotly debated in Europe and at NATO, where political leaders and experts are asking whether it’s personal self-interest or an economical military strategy. Ukraine has shown its resolve to stay in the fight for years. The Trump administration …

Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with U.S. President Donald Trump pursuing a deal to end the Gaza war.  Palestinian leader addresses UN General Assembly, urging permanent end to Gaza war. …

A Paris court sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty on a key charge in his trial for alleged illegal campaign financing by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.  Sarkozy can appeal verdict involving allegations of accepting millions in …

Canadian researchers say they’ve had to stop offering kids with cancer places in some clinical trials because of funding and policy changes in the United States. As U.S. ends funding for brain tumour research group, Canadian doctors worry about impact on young patients. Canadian researchers say they’ve had to stop …

Denmark said Thursday that drone incursions that briefly shut two of its airports and affected military installations overnight were hybrid attacks intended to spread fear, but that officials did not know who was behind them.  Drones were observed overnight near 2 Danish airports, military installation. Witness records object flying near …

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday to confirm that a long-awaited deal to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet the requirements set out in a 2024 law. Here’s what we know so far. With an executive order expected Thursday, …

As Israel begins its incursion into Gaza City, some Palestinian families say they have run out of options to stay safe and cannot endure another displacement, so they’re seeking refuge on the steps of the Al-Quds hospital instead. ‘Our lives have been destroyed,’ says Palestinian father at Al-Quds hospital where …

After U.S. President Donald Trump linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism spectrum disorder, several health organizations refuted his claims. But the painkiller’s parent company still has to do damage control.  Despite lack of clear evidence for autism claims, Tylenol parent firm still must do damage control. Damage control is …

Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, made landfall in southern China on Wednesday after killing 15 people in Taiwan and lashing Hong Kong with ferocious winds and heavy rains.  Most powerful Asian cyclone this year lashed Hong Kong, Macau before moving over mainland China. Typhoon Ragasa, …