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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise Line ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.

The Trump administration said Monday it will resume flying a rainbow Pride flag on a federal flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after removing the banner in February.

Iranian authorities launched a full internet blackout during protests in January and the brutal repression that ended them. This was lifted somewhat in the weeks that followed, only to be reimposed in full when the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran kicked off on Feb. 28.

A string of box office successes is, perhaps surprisingly, supported by what seemed a fading remnant of the Hollywood landscape just a few years ago: non-franchises and even the occasional original feature.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, a setback for Trump in his legal campaign against media companies he accuses of treating him unfairly.

The morning after a dramatic election result, Hungarians are reacting to the end of Viktor Orban's 16 years in power. Questions remain about how the new government, led by Peter Magyar, will shake things up.

An Israeli airstrike killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said, as mediators met leaders from Hamas in an effort to shore up a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed Hungary's election as "a victory for fundamental freedoms," and compared the ousting of nationalist Viktor Orban to the country's 1956 anti-Soviet uprising and its 1989 break with communism.

Dominic Frimpong of Ghanaian Premier League club Berekum Chelsea was killed after the team's bus was attacked by a group of suspected armed robbers, the country's soccer association said Monday.

Israeli troops launched an attack to seize a key south Lebanon town from Hezbollah fighters holed up inside on Monday, pressing the war on the Iran-backed group on the eve of historic talks between Israeli and Lebanese government envoys.

The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.

CBC's David Common explains what's expected around the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. military said it would move to block ships travelling to or from Iran's ports.

Democratic House Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday following sexual assault allegations that he continues to deny.

Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while preparing a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

Pope Leo told Reuters on Monday that he plans to continue speaking out against war after U.S. President Donald Trump's direct attack the previous day on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member church.

Rory McIlroy joined more elite company Sunday at the Masters when he pulled away with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and, as usual, saved a little drama for the end before taking his place in Augusta National history as only the fourth back-to-back champion.

Once an ally to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar broke from the party to forge a path of his own that ultimately led to him replacing Orban.

Justin Bieber returned to the platform that first made him a viral sensation on the Coachella stage Saturday night, huddling up to a laptop for a nostalgic YouTube-powered detour during his headlining set.

Human rights groups say Iran is speeding up executions of political dissidents and anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in January. Families and activists say any negotiations to end the war must be conditioned on ending the killings.

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Sunday that his government will offer new fuel tax cuts to try to end crippling protests over soaring gas costs, though he slammed the tactics of farmers and truckers who had blocked access to the nation's only oil refinery and several depots.

The first-ever Rock League title belongs to Shield Curling Club. The Canadian-based team beat Typhoon Curling Club 2-1 on Sunday at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre to secure the first title in the start-up professional curling league's history.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire. The U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces would begin implementing the blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports at 10 a.m. ET on Monday.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire in their four-year war, each reporting close to 2,000 drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in Sunday's Hungarian election, ending his 16 years in power.

Trucks and tractors continued to block access to vital fuel depots and a major port, and vehicles clogging traffic led to closures of part of the main highway around Dublin, as well as sections of other major roadways.

Viktor Orban has spent the last 16 years building an 'illiberal' state in Hungary. Endorsed by MAGA, but penalized by the European Union for democratic backsliding, polls suggest Orban's Fidesz party will lose Sunday's election to centre-right, pro-EU Tisza party, led by former Orban loyalist Peter Maygar.

NASA is holding a welcome event in Houston on Saturday for the Artemis II astronauts, including Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, following their historic 10-day journey around the moon and back.

Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer told The Associated Press, casting immediate doubt over the truce.

Other countries, like the U.K, the United States and the European Union have all dedicated funding and detailed roadmaps to replace animal testing in research settings. And while Canada has a strategy to replace animals used in chemical and toxicity testing, there is still no plan for those used in biomedical testing.

Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was killed by gunfire this week are symbolic of the fragile hope Palestinians have for the future and the paralyzing fear they still live with today. Six months after Israel and Hamas reached the first phase of a ceasefire that was supposed to end fighting in Gaza, humanitarian organizations have given it a failing grade.

Researchers have uncovered the locations of 37 subglacial lakes in Canada's Arctic, 35 of them discovered for the very first time - what could be a major scientific breakthrough in understanding the quickly-warming region.

Former U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028.

A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honour his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.

Officers arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco home on Friday and then making threats at the company's headquarters, police and the company said.

President Donald Trump has made good on a promise to drastically cut the number of refugees into the U.S., with white South Africans being the top priority over those fleeing conflict, poverty and other threats to their safety from different countries.

Iran's negotiating team arrived in Islamabad on Friday for peace talks with the United States, even as Tehran insisted on measures it said needed to be addressed first, throwing last-minute doubt over the meetings scheduled in Pakistan.

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent social posts, like his threat to destroy Iran's 'whole civilization,' have alarmed both critics and allies, leaving Democrats questioning whether he's fit for the presidency - Andrew Chang shows us how they're going about it.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

The Vatican and the Pentagon have pushed back on a report that suggested a meeting in January between a U.S.-based cardinal and a member of Donald Trump's administration grew heated.

Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.

When we sent four humans 406,771 kilometres into space for the first time, we also sent a toilet with them. After all, if the plan is to go farther and farther, then it's critical we test one of the non-negotiable parts of being human.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, along with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, are returning to Earth after travelling around the moon. But before they get their feet on solid ground, they have to get their Orion spacecraft safely through Earth's atmosphere.

Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month in and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.

The dozens of photos taken by the astronauts include never before seen views of the moon, a total solar eclipse and a stunning shot of Earth.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday.

Despite threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, an American break with NATO remains unlikely. Political constraints, military dependence and mutual interests bind both sides. The real danger involves eroding trust, emboldening Russia and a slow-motion fracture that weakens deterrence without ever triggering a formal divorce.

First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying Thursday that the "stories are completely false" and calling accusations that she was somehow involved "smears about me."

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