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A U.S. judgeon Tuesday cleared the Justice Department to releasegrand jury documents in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein associateGhislaineMaxwell, who is in prison for sex trafficking underage girls with the deceased financier.

The world needs a new approach to environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet by adopting policies to jointly tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and pollution, according to a UN report released Tuesday.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a "foreign terrorist organization," following a similar step taken by Texas last month.

Judges at the International Criminal Court sentenced a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years imprisonment Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the catastrophic conflict in Darfur more than two decades ago.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.

A remote camera on Hawaii's erupting Klauea volcano captured the moment a lava fountain engulfed it and knocked it offline on Saturday. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since Dec. 23, 2024.

Miami Heat player Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games.

Ukraine will share a revised peace plan with the U.S. on Tuesday aimed at ending Russia's war, after talks in London between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of France, Germany and Britain.

Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year.

A former spy for China's security services has provided thousands of text and voice messages, as well as financial documents, to journalists. Among the records: instructions from his bosses to snoop on an artist who fled to Canada.

Jackie King, Jace Hogan and Allison Slade tell The National about the moment students from Cabot Academy in Conception Bay, N.L., reunited for the holidays after their school burned down in the summer.

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke highly of Canada on Sunday. But when asked if he would restart trade talks with his northern neighbour, he replied with a vague, "We'll see."

Liverpool's annual Santa Dash made spirits bright on Sunday as thousands of runners dressed as Santa Claus took to the streets of the English city for the five-kilometre festive fun run. Participants are encouraged to raise money for local charities as part of the event, which began in 2004.

The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.

A fire ripped through a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, killing 25 people, including tourists, the state's chief minister said Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month,saying a second phase of Trump's Gaza plan was close.

There has been no official news about President Patrice Talon since gunshots were heard around the presidential residence. However, the signal to the state television and public radio which was cut off has now been restored.

Across from Mexico City's famed Azteca Stadium sits a well that's at the centre of an ongoing conflict over water rights now threatening to engulf the World Cup's third visit to the country.

Germany, Belgium and Croatia are among the teams that will play games in Canada in group play at next summer's FIFA World Cup.The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament was announced Saturday in Washington D.C.

Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war.

Frustrated city officials pointed to the case of Jacelynn Guzman, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen who was walking back to her Louisiana home from a trip to the grocery store on Wednesday when a truck pulled up beside her and two masked federal agents approached her, according to security footage obtained by The Associated Press.

7-Eleven is bringing its famous egg salad sandwich to U.S. stores, announcing Wednesday that its Japanese-style tamago sando has landed, complete with "pillowy milk bread and creamy egg salad made with kewpie mayonnaise." But why is it so popular?

The federal government has removed Syria from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, almost a year after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The University of Alabama this week announced the immediate and indefinite closure of two student publications it says run afoul anti-diversity measures imposed by the Donald Trump administration.

Investments are being made across Europe to shore up its defence capabilities in the face of increased Russian aggression and an uncertain defence alliance with the United States. Andrew Chang explores the steps Europe is taking to deter a possible Russian attack.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry, whose works included the 2008 redesign of the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, has died.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($193.3 million Cdn) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.S. government.

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump's quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

The death toll from last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 on Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors and hundreds of people remained unaccounted for across the region.

A U.S. navy admiral told lawmakers on Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, but grave questions and concerns remain as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.

Spain and the Netherlands say they are pulling out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest as Israel's participation roils the competition.

Russiahas blocked Apple'svideo-calling appFaceTime, the state communications watchdog said Thursday, just a day after blocking the children's gaming platform Roblox.

The FBI arrested a 30-year-old Virginia man and charged him on Thursday with planting a pair of pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, capping a years-long investigation that gave rise to numerous conspiracy theories.

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw - something Kyiv has flatly rejected.

Ford's CEO supports aligning standards with market realities, while an environmental group criticizes rollback for increasing costs at the pump.

Israelhas identified the remains of the hostage it received from Hamason Wednesdayas Thaiagricultural workerSudthisak Rinthalak, the prime minister's officesaid on Thursday.

The Kremlin has again rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's latest proposals to end the war in Ukraine. While Trump has tried to entice Russian President Vladimir Putin with offers of Ukrainian territory and lucrative future commercial contracts, Putin's goal of subjugating Ukraine isn't something Trump can put on the table.

In Canada and the U.S., F1 has gone from niche motorsport to mainstream obsession in just a few years. It's a shift driven by a new wave of fans who are remaking the sport's social media landscape and driving the call for representation.

As platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube begin to comply with Australia's new landmark law banning social media for those under 16, Aussie youth are now seeing pop-ups about their accounts being deactivated or put on hold. Is there a potential for ripple effects in Canada?

Though Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming trip to the U.S. is all about FIFA soccer, it's hard to overlook the political tensions ahead of the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. If there's an opportunity to nudge Canada-U.S. relations in a more positive direction, insiders suggest Carney should take it.

The former head of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo was sentenced on Wednesday in a U.S. court to life in prison for masterminding the 2021 kidnapping of a group of American missionaries, along with one Canadian.

A crucial hearing in Washington into the future of Canada's three-way trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico kicked off Wednesday with U.S. agriculture, business and policy groups urging the Trump administration not to scrap the agreement.

California doctor Salvador Plasencia was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to illegally supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine. The powerful sedative caused the actor's overdose death in 2023.