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Public broadcaster report indicated 3 Americans with ties to Trump administration raised suspicion Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen addresses the media on Aug. 19 in Espoo, Finland, at a press conference after a meeting with foreign ministers from Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. (Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa/Reuters)  Denmark’s foreign minister has …

Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday — and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more, local health workers said. Israel’s military denies targeting journalists, says it ‘regrets …

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to end cashless bail in Washington, D.C., and identify other jurisdictions that use cashless bail systems — and withhold funding from those states. U.S. president says funding to be withheld from other jurisdictions unless practice ends. U.S. President Donald Trump signed …

The prospect of further tariffs on B.C.’s softwood lumber industry in particular — which is already dealing with a high 35 per cent duty imposed by the U.S. — could mean even more mill closures and job losses, experts say. Section 232 investigation could mean more tariffs for softwood sector, …

Fatalities also reported at a food distribution point in central Gaza Palestinians gather outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday following Israeli strikes. Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes on the hospital killed at least 15 people, including four journalists. (AFP/Getty Images) An Israeli …

The exact number of troops who would carry their weapons was fluid, but they will carry either their M17 pistols or M4 rifles, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the matter. U.S. president said he would probably expand crime …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is getting his first up-close look at the Russia-Ukraine war, with his visit to Kyiv coming at a watershed time in the conflict that began with Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion. As Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejects U.S. pressures to accept territorial concessions in exchange for peace, …

Illustration generated using Windows’ Copilot. SEOUL – South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers that briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said Saturday after Pyongyang accused it of risking “uncontrollable” tensions. South Korea’s new leader Lee Jae Myung has sought warmer ties with the …

This combination of pictures created on August 22, 2025 shows L-R, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025, US President Donald Trump on August 22, 2025, in Washington, DC, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (AFP / Mandel Ngan and …

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for his first official visit to the war-torn country where the prospects for peace appear as distant as ever despite attempts by the Trump administration to broker a settlement in the war between Ukraine and Russia. Canada’s PM delivers speech at …