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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus. The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions).

Canada and Greenland already had plenty in common before facing threats of annexation from the White House - but all that attention could make for a timely reason to strengthen a key relationship. CBC's Emma Godmere traveled to Greenland's capital of Nuuk to hear from residents about being in the international spotlight and pursuing stronger ties with Canada.

Donald Trump, who hosted Saturday Night Live twice before becoming president, has consistently complained about his treatment on the sketch comedy show. The show returns next week, and Trump's aggressive communications regulator will likely take notice.

In an apparent escalation of U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on his political enemies, former FBI director James Comey has now been indicted on criminal charges. For The National, CBC's Lyndsay Duncombe lays out a timeline of how it got to this point.

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled they were removed in the colonial era "against the will of the people," the education ministry announced on Friday.

China, the world's largest polluter, just made a historic move: for the first time, the country is pledging actual cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down what this means for global climate action and how it compares to the U.S. and Canada.

The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, New York's medical examiner said Friday.

Countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have threatened not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition over the war in Gaza.

A member of Irish rap group Kneecap was charged too late with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a flag of Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah, a London court ruled on Friday, throwing out his prosecution.

An exclusive CBC data analysis has found that since 2018, Ontario has spent over $200 million sending patients to U.S. clinics for procedures unavailable in Canada. The biggest expenditure under the program last year was a specialized cancer treatment called proton beam therapy - a treatment available in every G7 country except Canada.

Dr. Nada Al-Rub is spending a month in working in hospitals around Gaza. She says Al-Shifa has little to no equipment and that she and her colleagues have had to make due with limited resources and very complex injuries.

The rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump's whiplash on Ukraine is being hotly debated in Europe and at NATO, where political leaders and experts are asking whether it's personal self-interest or an economical military strategy.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture and heavy trucks, starting next Wednesday.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington may need to reassess airport pre-clearance as part of an at-times tense exchangeduringa forum withCanadian business leadersin Banff, Alta., on Thursday.

James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case, charges filed days after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.

A Chinese film company is being criticized for an apparent edit of a scene in the horror movie Together that swaps the face of a man for a woman to make a gay couple appear straight. Editing films for Chinese distribution isn't new - but one expert says this isn't how it's usually done.

China has announced its first detailed target to cut carbon emissions. It was among the new climate plans and pledges from 100 other countries at a leaders' summit Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly focused on cutting fossil fuel emissions.

Israeli forces advanced deeper intoGazaCity on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with U.S. President Donald Trump pursuing a deal to end theGazawar.

European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday.

A Paris court sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty on a key charge in his trial for alleged illegal campaign financing by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Denmark saidThursday that drone incursions that brieflyshut two of its airports and affected military installations overnight were hybrid attacks intended to spread fear, butthat officials did not know who was behind them.

Jimmy Kimmel might be back but worries about free speech and press freedom continue.

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to the United Kingdom Thursday to attract investment and strengthen ties that he argues are key to securing Canada's future. The Conservative Party argues Carney is running away from problems at home and has nothing to show for it.

Canadian researchers say they've had to stop offering kids with cancer places in some clinical trials because of funding and policy changes in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday to confirm that along-awaiteddeal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet the requirements set out in a 2024 law.Here's what we know so far.

Skiing's governing body approved a gene testing policy for gender eligibility in women's events Wednesday, but delayed a decision on letting some Russian athletes try to qualify with neutral status for next year's Winter Olympics.

A large chunk of road in Thailand's capital collapsed on Wednesday, leaving a big sinkhole that snarled traffic and forced people out of the nearby area.

The latest Planetary Health Check report says ocean acidification has reached risky territory. Experts say it will reduce our oceans' ability to absorb the carbon we emit and also weaken the shellfish species we depend on for food.

A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing onedetainee and wounding two othersbefore taking his own life, authorities said.

The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected the central arguments for U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetorical U-turn on the war in Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning the UN General Assembly that Russia's invasion has led to "the most destructive arms race in history."

Activists taking part in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday that some of their boats were damagedby drones overnight while sailing south of Greece.

Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, struck the southern Chinese city of Yangjiang on Wednesday after killing 17 people in Taiwan and lashing Hong Kong with ferocious winds and heavy rains.

After U.S. President Donald Trump linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism spectrum disorder, several health organizations refuted his claims. But the painkiller's parent company still has to do damage control.

Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air onTuesday, addressing for the first time a controversy that sidelined his late-night show and intensified thedebate aroundfree speech in the United States.

The Rapture is near, at least according to an apocalyptic prophecy by one South African man who says it will fall on Tuesday or Wednesday.His claim has gone viral and some believe it will mark the end times while others mock it on social media.

The man accused of trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course was found guilty on Tuesday.

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season after Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Israel will indefinitely close the only crossing between the Israeli-occupiedWestBankand Jordan from Wednesday, days after reopening it following ashootingthat killed two Israeli soldiers.

The Canadian singer was a surprise guest as Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional return. Millions of people were expected to watch to see how the late-night ABC talk show host addressed his nearly weeklong suspension despite some stations not carrying the broadcast.

Potential U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he did not imagine a moment like this" between Canada and the United States and "outrages" directed at Canada and the Canadian government do not reflect the will of the American people.

The White House press secretary said on Monday that Tom Homan "never took" $50,000 US in cash from an undercover agent, after a damning report emerged over the weekend. Homan himself was less specific in his denial of wrongdoing in an interview with Fox News on Monday night.

High-profileEgyptian British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released on Tuesday, his family said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned him and five other prisoners.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his first in-person address to the United Nations General Assembly in seven years on Tuesday, telling the assembled that "your countries are going to hell" due to what he characterized as runaway migration.

Explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader killed at least eight children inside a slum in Haiti's capital and seriously wounded six others, relatives and activists told The Associated Press on Monday, as they blamed police for the attack.

Several unidentified drones shut down airspace over Copenhagen Airport on Monday night, prompting concerns that Russia could be behind the flyover above Scandinavia's largest airport.

As the Trump administration moves to limit some skilled workers from entering the U.S. on a specialized visa, the Canadian tech sector is champing at the bit - hoping the new restriction will lure talent up north.

A Canadian expert on Russian warfare says he believes a direct line can be drawn between Moscow's repeated testing of the airspace belonging to NATO allies in Eastern Europe and the Pentagon's recent, quietly announced plan to cut security assistance to the Baltic states.

U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpsignedan executive orderonMondaycallingtheantifamovement a "terrorist organization," the White House said, after promising actions targeting left-wing groups following Charlie Kirk's assassination.