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Ukraine may face a hard choice at a pivotal point in its almost four-year fight to defeat Russia's full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians in a national address Friday, pledging to hold constructive discussions with Washington on a U.S. peace proposal in what he called "truly one of the most difficult moments in our history."

Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic ofCongo's Lubero territory, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African country said on Friday.

An Indian HAL Tejas crashed Friday local time while flying a demonstration flight for a crowd at the Dubai Air Show, sending black smoke over the Maktoum International Airport in the Emirates. It wasn't immediately clear if the pilot ejected the aircraft.

When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe.

Mexico City began a project this week to exhume and identify thousands of bodies from an area of common graves in a municipal cemetery as part of a multi-agency strategy to deal with its growing list of people registered as disappeared.

U.S. President Donald Trump's divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts suggest a surge of Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a safe and friendly destination helped drive a record-breaking summer for tourism in the country.

Paul Toussaint, a Haitian chef in Montreal, tells The National about the moment he watched his home country make it to the World Cup for the first time since 1974.

A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million US ($77 million Cdn) at a New York art auction and became the top sale price for a work by any female artist.

Several men accused Spacey of making unwanted sexual advances during the #MeToo movement. In an interview with The Telegraph, Spacey said the financial hardship that followed has left him without a permanent home. While none of the allegations were proven in court, Spacey says the allegations have kept Hollywood at bay.

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel (Pras) Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.

The U.K. government announced that it is banning the resale of concert, sports, and live event tickets above face value. Fans there could be saved from shelling out around $206 million annually for tickets.

The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production.

U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at six congressional Democrats who this week released a video to social media advising troops they can decline unlawful orders, branding it seditious behaviour.

The deal settles Warner's copyright infringement claims against AI music generation platform Udio, and will allow the platform to train its AI on licensed and authorized music from its artists. This agreement closely mirrors one signed weeks ago between Udio and Universal Music Group, and comes as AI generated songs and artists have been increasingly popping up on streaming platforms and rising on music charts.

Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, forcing evacuations of several buildings and delaying already sluggish negotiations by most of a day with no major agreements even close. Officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation.

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a "toxic," "chaotic" and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths, a report by a public inquiry concluded on Thursday.

Israeli airstrikes killed five people and wounded 18 others in Khan Younis in the southernGazaStrip on Thursday, local health authorities said, after Hamas and Israel accused each other of violating an increasingly fragile six-week-old truce.

Ukraine and Europe must be consulted on any efforts to end Russia's invasion of its neighbour, top European diplomats said Thursday, as reports circulated about a U.S.-Russian proposal to end the war at a time when corruption allegations have rattled Ukraine's government.

Pete Hoekstra accused Canada of interfering in electoral politics south in the U.S. Wednesday night at an event in Ottawa. It was an interesting perspective given that the man who nominated him for a U.S. ambassador role, President Donald Trump, hasn't exactly been circumspect in talking about foreign elections.

U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpsaid he will meet New York City mayor-electZohranMamdaniat the White House on Friday in what would be the first meeting of the Republican leader with the democratic socialist who won this month's mayoral election.

When it comes to the Epstein files, there are solid reasons to withold certain information from the public, experts say. However, there are also grey areas that could cause disputes between lawmakers and the U.S. Department of Justice, and which could frustrate those seeking as much information as possible about the case.

Tough new asylum rules proposed by Britain's Labour government have sparked debate not just in Britain, but within the governing party as critics accuse the leadership of donning a hard-right mantle to counter a rise in the polls by the populist anti-immigration party, Reform UK.

Reda Aliwa, 60, is caring for her 36 grandchildren in Gaza City after five of her own children were killed this September. Statistics suggest there are some 40,000 children in Gaza who've lost one or more parents, resulting in what one Palestinian organization has called the largest orphan crisis in modern history."

Almost three years ago, hundreds of residents in Joshimath, India, were forced to leave after deep cracks appeared in the walls of some 800 homes because the ground was sinking around them. The town's location, climate change and heavy construction are being blamed.

Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted, covering nearby villages in ash and prompting evacuations of more than 300 residents of the most at-risk villages.

At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikeson Wednesday, in a part ofGazaunder Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, the local Health Ministry said.

Pope Leo has come out in support of a rare special message released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in recent days that lamented a "climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement."

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers abruptly went on leave Wednesday from teaching at Harvard University, where he once served as president, over recently released emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, his spokesperson said.

The U.S. stock market swung through another unsettled day of trading on Wednesday, ahead of a couple of crucial tests for Wall Street.

Polish authorities plan to charge two Ukrainians with sabotage of a terrorist nature on behalf of Russia over an explosion that damaged a train track used for deliveries to Ukraine, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Israeli military carried out powerful airstrikes in two villages in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, witnesses said, pressing a campaign of near-daily attacks in the border region where Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah.

At least 26 people were killed in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.

Despite an overwhelming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, lawmakers believe U.S. President Donald Trump could skirt the bill's intent and avoid disclosing material about the notorious sex trafficker's activities.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to meet with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi with the explicit focus on expanding the Canada-U.A.E. economic partnership in key sectors such as energy, agriculture, infrastructure and AI.

A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school's principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday, as hunters joined security forces in the search for the missing students in forests close to the school.

Canadian travel to the United States has dropped sharply since President Donald Trump retook office earlier this year. Andrew Chang breaks down the numbers to explain the impact on the U.S. economy, and how many American businesses are trying to win Canadians back.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.

A Gustav Klimt painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million US - smashing several records.

If you felt more excited for Taylor Swift's engagement announcement earlier this year than you did for your friend or family member's, you might relate to Cambridge Dictionary's word of 2025: "parasocial," which describes having a one-sided connection with someone you do not know, such as a celebrity, a fictional character or an AI chatbot.

Federal immigration authorities could expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to a second city, as operations in other U.S. cities approved by Donald Trump's administration have either been deprioritized or caught up in legal limbo.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Monday it's investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs. The claim involves an unnamed music producer who says he was asked to come to a photo shoot in 2020 at a Los Angeles warehouse.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the murder of U.S. resident and Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.

Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday.

Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places amid a deepening dispute between Asia's two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.

Former high-ranking officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are mounting a defence of the planned acquisition of 88 American F-35 fighter jets, hoping to put an end to the ongoing courtship between the Canadian government and the Swedish firm Saab.

Former U.S. treasury secretary Larry Summers said on Monday he will step back from all public commitments, days after President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate his and other prominent Democrats' ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Anzi Hu was identified on Monday as the seven-year-old who died in California after she was caught in a large wave at Garrapata Beach. Her father, Yuji Hu, also died after attempting to rescue her.