US & World

There’s a lot of anticipation around the federal government’s impending F-35 review. But it is not the only major piece of U.S.-made equipment on order or planned for the Canadian military. Explaining that to a boycott-minded Canadian public presents its challenges.  Abandoning deals in progress, and active U.S. systems, comes …

Mexico has assigned elite federal agents to hunt for Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, CBC News has learned, signalling a continued thaw in relations between Mexican authorities and their U.S. counterparts, who previously accused local officials of helping the former Olympian evade capture.  Local officials have faced accusations of helping alleged …

A group of tourists waves while leaving on foot due to a protest by residents in Machu Picchu Pueblo, Peru, on Wednesday. Peru evacuated some 1,400 tourists overnight from the train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, while about 900 others remained stranded as protesters blocked the …

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with the US Secretary of State at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Sept. 15, 2025. (AFP / Nathan Howard)  JERUSALEM, undefined — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that a strike against Hamas officials in Qatar …

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over a vigil prayer for the consolation of people who suffer, in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Monday, Sept.15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the willingness to forgive after the mother of slain American journalist …

After a night of heavy airstrikes, the Israeli military warned residents to move south as it announced its expanded operation in Gaza City “to destroy Hamas’ military infrastructure” had begun on Tuesday.  Egypt has begun to escalate its language against Israel, referring to it as the ‘enemy.’ After a night …

Following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, U.S. President Donald Trump and some of his key allies are floating plans to shut down left-wing organizations that they say encourage political violence. The warnings are prompting concern that the administration may use Kirk’s killing as a pretext to muzzle legitimate, non-violent …

FBI Director Kash Patel told a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday there was no credible information that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women and underage girls to anyone but himself, seeking to defuse criticism of the Trump administration’s move to end its review of the case.  FBI Director Kash Patel questioned over …

After a night of heavy airstrikes, the Israeli military warned residents to move south as it announced its expanded operation in Gaza City “to destroy Hamas’ military infrastructure” had begun on Tuesday. Egypt has begun to escalate its language against Israel, referring to it as the ‘enemy.’ After a night …

U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion US defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents. Lawsuit filed in Florida names several articles and a book. U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New …