US & World

Vivian Silver, a Canadian Israeli peace activist whose family said they believed was taken hostage from her home in southern Israel when Hamas-led militants carried out a surprise assault on Oct. 7, was killed in the initial attacks, her family confirms.  74-year-old born and raised in Winnipeg dedicated life to …

Climate change is increasingly impacting the health and survival of people worldwide, and projections show risks will quickly rise with further inaction, scientists warn in a new report. The Lancet medical journal projects risks by mid-century if temperatures keep rising. Climate change is increasingly impacting the health and survival of …

Israeli forces bombarded southern Gaza on Tuesday after tanks advanced to the gates of the enclave’s biggest hospital in the north where health officials say dozens of patients, including babies, have died due a lack of power and the heavy fighting.  Israeli strikes on residences in southern city of Khan …

Some 900 earthquakes hit southern Iceland on Monday, authorities said, adding to tens of thousands of tremors that rattled the region in recent weeks as the country braces for what could become a significant volcanic eruption. Almost 4,000 people were evacuated over the weekend as authorities feared that molten rock …

Paul Pelosi recounted publicly for the first time Monday what happened the night he was attacked by a man in the San Francisco home he shares with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, recalling how shocking it was to see a man standing at his bedroom door, then how the …

The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are rising, the head of the World Health Organization said on Sunday, as a fierce Israeli assault continues in the Hamas-controlled strip.  Israel says it is homing in on Palestinian Hamas militants who launched deadly attacks last …

David Cameron, the former U.K. prime minister who resigned after campaigning for the losing side in a Brexit referendum he called, has been named the country’s new foreign secretary.  PM Rishi Sunak shakes up leadership team with unusual move as Conservatives lag in the polls. David Cameron, the former U.K. …

Authorities in the Gaza Strip say the Rafah land crossing between the war-torn territory and Egypt will reopen on Sunday after being closed for the two previous days.  107 people with connections to Canada have crossed since Israel-Hamas war started. Authorities in the Gaza Strip say the Rafah land crossing …

Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes on Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defence authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region.  Evacuation of Grindavik prompted by recent seismic activity in the area. Residents of a fishing town …

Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the nearby region for the first time in weeks on Saturday and pounded the east and south of the country with drones, Ukrainian officials said.  Kyiv came under air attack Saturday, with big explosions heard, as drones strike in Ukraine’s …