US & World

Houston-based Axiom Space launched four astronauts into space in a mission piloted by Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to go to space in four decades. The mission signals a new era in space exploration that has India and other countries hitching rides with commercial companies rather than building their own …

A controversial tax being proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration that could cost Canadians and Canadian businesses billions is up in the air after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal has been reached to scrap it. Thursday afternoon, Bessent said that the G7 would soon be announcing that …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory over his arch-foe Iran, but the war with a much smaller and stubborn adversary in Hamas drags on. And Netanyahu is facing renewed pressure to end it.  Benjamin Netanyahu has quickly claimed victory over Iran — but there’s still Hamas in Gaza. …

A controversial tax being proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration that could cost Canadians and Canadian businesses billions is also likely to cost the U.S. government, according to an assessment by a non-partisan U.S. congressional office.  Tax that could hit Canadians comes with risk to U.S. revenue, investments. A controversial …

Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the attorney general’s office to release a public version of its investigation file into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College, one of the country’s worst human rights atrocities.  Mexico’s former top prosecutor was arrested in 2022 in relation …

Mounting deaths of Palestinians as they try to access food in Gaza come as humanitarian groups continue to slam a new aid distribution system, saying it forces people to risk their lives by entering combat zones where they are repeatedly fired upon. Distribution group says it has delivered more than …

Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.  Mamdani, 33, …

For Iranians at the Kapikoy-Razi border crossing in eastern Turkey, there was a mix of optimism and confusion — hope that a delicate truce could be maintained despite the violent swings that have gripped the region in the last couple of weeks. After 12 days of intense airstrikes, many hope …

Maine’s governor was confronted on Tuesday with the reality of how fearful some New Brunswickers are about visiting the United States while U.S. President Donald Trump is in the White House. Janet Mills was in Fredericton for the second day of a tour through Atlantic Canada, hoping to reverse — …

Iranian state television reported Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun in its war with Israel, even as Israel warned the public of a new missile barrage launched from Iran. It wasn’t immediately possible to reconcile the messages from Iran and Israel. Iranian state television reported Tuesday that a ceasefire had …