US & World

Country has high level of gun ownership despite fairly restrictive laws A policeman of a special operations unit at a crime scene at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday where police say at least five people were killed by a gunman. (Nava Sangthong/The Associated Press)  A gunman shot and killed …

As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab grown diamonds. And that’s having a big impact on the diamond mining industry — including for Canada. To consumers, lab-grown and natural diamonds are completely identical. And the cheaper option …

U.S. President Donald Trump says his country may not reach a new trade deal with Canada and could simply impose more or higher tariffs on its northern neighbour — something he’s threatening to do in one week’s time.  ‘Canada could be one where there’s just a tariff,’ says U.S. president, …

Ukraine’s top military commander says Pokrovsk among most difficult areas right now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, seen attending a conference in Italy earlier this month, said Friday that Ukrainian forces were facing fierce fighting around the city of Pokrovsk in the east. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday …

Trump says he believed Hamas leaders would now be ‘hunted down’ Women react at the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. (Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump …

Illustration shows U.S. and Chinese flags UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States told China at the United Nations on Friday it should “stop fueling Russia’s aggression” in Ukraine, as China accused Washington of trying to shift blame and spark confrontation. Acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea urged all …

French President Emmanuel Macron has committed to formally recognizing Palestinian statehood at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September. Will Canada follow in France’s footsteps any time soon?  Anand attending UN conference on 2-state solution next week. When French President Emmanuel Macron shared his plans to formally recognize Palestinian …

Israel resumed airdrop aid to Gaza on Saturday night, the Israeli military said, a few days after more than 100 agencies warned that mass starvation was spreading across the enclave. CBC News spoke to a mom who says her six-month-old died due to lack of formula. Despite mounting malnutrition-related deaths, …

Embattled Caribbean nation has struggled to dispel gangs’ grip on capital A man holds up placards as he yells toward a police patrol car during a protest against gang-related violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on May 15. The embattled Caribbean nation has been struggling to expel powerful armed gangs in …

France will become the first major Western country to take step The sun sets over damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Wednesday. (Ohad Zwigenberg/The Associated Press)  French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his country will soon recognize a Palestinian state, a decision that …