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Syrians took to the streets this week to call for justice over the death of Mohammad Ghamira, a Syrian man who died in hospital after alleged abuse by security forces while in detention. His death has become a litmus test of whether the new Syrian government's promises of accountability will translate into action.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under renewed pressure to hold wartime elections, which are not allowed under the country's constitution while marital law is in effect.

Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of economic consequences against any country that supported Tehran or provided "any type of lifeline to Iran."

Iran is offering a $30,000 US bounty to any Iranian who can capture or kill American soldiers. Andrew Chang breaks down why the timing of the announcement matters, its propaganda value, and how realistic it actually is.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

Prince Harry and Meghan are moving back to the United Kingdom with their children, Buckingham Palace confirmed to CBC News Wednesday.

Robin Williams's three children have revived the late actor's long-dormant Instagram account amid a rise of unauthorized AI media of their father.

Canada hasn't commented on U.S. President Donald Trump's claim the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project "may be awoken from the grave" as part of ongoing trade talks between the two countries.

U.S. President Donald Trump's assistant, Natalie Harp, is under intense media focus this week after a comment by a Democratic senator from Georgia.

The public got to see the latest machines from China's robot makers during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, featuring more than 2,000 exhibits and debuting over 150 products.

Madonna has earned 11 nominations at this year's VMAs for her album Confessions II and its accompanying film.

Merck and Moderna report that a personalized mRNA vaccine helped prevent skin cancer from returning in high-risk patients. Observers greeted the news with enthusiasm but noted that full data from the ongoing late-stage study has yet to be released.

On Wednesday, Israel's military said it will open internal investigations over its troops' killings in Gaza of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in January 2024 and 15 emergency and aid workers in March 2025. Rights groups cautioned that such probes rarely lead to convictions.

The United Nations says 2025 marks "another grim record for violence against aid workers" as at least 350 workers were killed around the world. At least 322 aid workers also were injured in attacks, while 235 were kidnapped last year.

Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S. in the next 12 months, with an initial group of 20 deportees expected to arrive on Thursday, the government said in a statement.

A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, Germany's federal prosecutor said.

Investigators are conducting an operation to expose a criminal organization allegedly led by a sitting and a former lawmaker, involving senior officials from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office and other individuals, Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies said.

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios revealed on Wednesday he tested positive for cocaine and was provisionally suspended from tennis.

Viral social media posts and misinformation helped mobilize thousands of migrants toward Spain's Ceuta enclave, highlighting how online networks can exploit desperation - even as experts warn social media did not create the desire to migrate.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, explains how it's actually two opposing spirals that counteract each other and allow the tusk to grow straight.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an "unprecedented speed," according to the World Health Organization. Experts say armed conflict and a lack of vaccines or treatment are among several factors complicating response efforts.

Dorm room upgrades - and their reveals - are so popular online that there's a #DormTok hashtag where videos can get millions of views, some U.S. parents are willing to spend thousands of dollars to hire professional designers.

Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit as a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet got underway Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing their costliness and "hostile" messaging toward North Korea. Andrew Chang breaks down why Washington is stepping back now, and what Trump's move may signal for the future of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

Columbia House, the company that lured millions of customers into mail-order memberships with the promise of 12 CDs for a penny, said it was shutting down after 71 years. CBC News has contacted the company after the notice was removed from its website.

Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band's biggest hits like Sharp Dressed Man, Legs and Gimme All Your Lovin,' has died.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday said the state would not review or process permits on proposed mining projects in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, four months after the U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump's administration lifted a federal ban.

Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licences posed an "existential threat" to its operations.

Commercial pilots and flight attendants face higher odds of dying from radiation-linked cancers than hundreds of other professions, a landmark study suggests. Researchers point to high-altitude cosmic rays, raising calls for better awareness and tailored health screenings.

The RCMP issued another "duty to warn" letter to a Sikh separatist, Inderjeet Singh Gosal, who replaced Hardeep Singh Nijjar as leader of the Khalistani referendum effort in Canada. The newest threat raises more questions about the Carney government's claim that threats from the Indian government in Canada have been neutralized.

Social media giant Meta returned to court Tuesday to defend itself against claims that it allowed young people to get addicted to its products and violated federal child privacy laws. The lawsuits filed against Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, argue that its platforms harmed children through their addictive features.

Scientists observing clusters of stars congregated near the Milky Way's centre have discovered evidence that our galaxy swallowed a smaller galaxy roughly 11.8 billion years ago, when the universe was less than 15 per cent of its current age.

Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiance Wladimir Klitschko - the father of her only child - is speaking out about her sudden passing. The Ukrainian boxer shared a heartfelt statement following the actor's death on Sunday at 36.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and none were scheduled, and he insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting an earlier Iranian assertion the critical waterway remained shut to shipping.

A Russian missile attack killed 10 people on Tuesday in a village in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian authorities said.

A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said. It was the second fatal school shooting in the country in just two months.

As Israeli airstrikes escalate in Southern Lebanon, emergency workers there are accusing the IDF of deliberately starting wildfires. We look at what's happening on the ground.

Following the discovery of a drone laden with explosives and a detonator at Germany's Leipzig airport, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled Moscow's intent to step up retaliation against countries that are helping Ukraine.

American entrepreneurs say sustained, 50 per cent tariffs would force them to make the choice they've been hoping to avoid for more than a year and a half: breaking away from longstanding, good-faith relationships with Canadian suppliers for the sake of their finances.

Pete Hoekstra's issues in Canada, which led tens of thousands of Canadians to sign a petition calling for his ouster, are relatively mild when compared to some of the scandals other U.S. ambassadors have provoked in allies countries.

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was re-elected for a second 5-year term, but the opposition leader put in an unexpectedly strong showing, capitalizing on public frustration with lingering hardships despite an economic turnaround.

FIFA confirmed on Monday that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has left the governing body, weeks after he publicly criticized President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell a stake in its tournament business, including the World Cup.

U.S. President Donald Trump has again threatened Oman as Iran says it is working with the Gulf Arab country on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway has been a key U.S. demand.

Nick Reiner, who stands accused of killing his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, has been denied access to the $1.5-million US trust fund he was seeking to use to fund his legal defence. The 32-year-old has pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder.

Arden, 64, who is best known for ballads like Insensitive, Good Mother and Could I Be Your Girl, announced her engagement to Elva on Dec. 31, 2025. The couple initially met at a writer's retreat in Iceland.

Meta has lost two trials concerning child safety on its platforms so far this year and settled a third case. The company now faces what could be its most consequential trial yet, in federal court beginning Tuesday.

A top U.S. court has declined to reconsider a June decision rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal of a $5-million US verdict in favour of E. Jean Carroll. A jury in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist.

One of Belgium's biggest-ever wildfires blazed out of control Monday even as cooler weather and rain eased conditions for firefighters, while in Greece a fire briefly flared up near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens.

Cristiano Ronaldo says this Saudi Pro League season is likely to be the last of his professional career.