US & World

Hamas and Israel remain deadlocked in indirect talks to advance postwar plan Mourners carry images of Hamas’s military wing commander, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, during a funeral in Gaza City on Saturday. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)  An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed the chief of Hamas’s military wing, the most senior official from …

U.S. labelled Abu-Bilal al-Minuki a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ in 2023 Senior ISIS leader killed in joint operation, U.S. and Nigeria say  U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command ‌of ISIS globally, in a joint operation in Nigeria. In his …

Intelligence co-operation, economic stability and security issues discussed, officials say A U.S. government plane is seen parked at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport on Thursday. (Norlys Perez/Reuters)  CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials, including Raúl Castro’s grandson, during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials …

CBC ID’d Robert Rundo, founder of ‘active club’ movement, meeting with Second Sons Canada Second Sons Canada members are seen competing in a combat sports tournament hosted by the American white nationalist organization Patriot Front in South Carolina. (Patriot Front Updates/Telegram)  Members of Canada’s biggest white nationalist group trained this spring …

Officials concerned about risk of spread amid intense population movement This file photo shows health workers walking with a boy suspected of having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo, Sept. 9, 2018. (Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/The Associated Press)  Health officials on Friday confirmed a new Ebola …

U.S. summary of talks makes no mention of Taiwan U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping delivered toasts to each other at a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.  Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expected an announcement about large …

Russian parliament approves law allowing Putin to invade other countries Russia’s lawmakers have passed a law formally authorising the Kremlin to deploy troops abroad to “protect Russian citizens,” giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the authority in practice to invade foreign countries. According to the State Duma documents, the “bill was …

Andriy Yermak’s arrest is part of wider fight against graft fuelling wartime political tensions Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak appears at court for a hearing on the choice of a preventive measure on Tuesday. The president’s former right-hand man was taken into custody on Thursday on money-laundering …

There were no immediate reports of casualties Senate security personnel and police officers ask members of the media to stay back after gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate in Manila on Wednesday. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)  Gunshots broke out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people ran for cover after a …

The exchange took place during a budget committee hearing in Washington Fiery exchange over Kash Patel drinking allegations  FBI Director Kash Patel became angry and defensive during a committee hearing in Washington when asked about reports that he drinks excessively on the job. He called the allegations ‘categorically false.’ FBI …