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As part of new, temporary border measures to combat the spread of Ebola, the Canadian government on Sunday said it would deny entry to foreign nationals who had been to the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the past 21 days.

Russia battered the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war that began in February 2022.

A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday in Iraq during a "controlled detonation" of an Iranian drone, U.S. Central Command said Sunday.

A young Nigerian woman lands in Montreal, full of excitement and optimism for her first Olympic Games. A Tanzanian track star never leaves home. On the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Games, both athletes reflect on the boycott that demanded they put aside their dreams for a greater cause.

From Chornobyl's endangered wild horses to bird nests made of drone cables, modern warfare is reshaping fragile ecosystems along Ukraine's front lines.

After more than 100 matches across Canada, Mexico and the United States, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is about to come to an end, cementing its legacy with highs, lows - and seemingly endless controversies. So, is this the most controversial World Cup? We talk to experts to get a sense of how this year's decisions have affected the tournament.

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by federal authorities on Saturday in Miami, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappe surpassed Lionel Messi's career World Cup scoring record and took the lead in the Golden Boot race with a pair of second-half goals on Saturday.

While hazy skies and poor air quality continue to impact a wide swath of Canada and the U.S., forecasts show conditions are expected to improve in time for the FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.

CBC Sports' Donnovan Bennett writes this essay on the chaos that was the 2026 World Cup, and how despite all its shortcomings, brought people together.

Iran's supreme leader warned of "unforgettable lessons" Saturday if the United States keeps attacking the Islamic Republic and called President Donald Trump's signature "worthless and invalid." The comments came hours after a negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago.

Fareed Kotb, a sports photographer from Cairo, garnered international attention when he was spotted snapping World Cup games using a 1930 large-format film camera.

The United States on Friday launched a seventh straight night of attacks on Iran, which in turn struck U.S. allies in the Gulf, as both sides targeted infrastructure while shipping in the Strait of Hormuz came under further assault.

U.S. President Donald Trump is adding his voice to the chorus of Republican politicians who are blaming Canada for wildfire smoke drifting across the border.

Mexico's foreign secretary says his country isn't looking to cut a deal with the U.S. if it means abandoning the trilateral trade pact with Canada.

Catastrophic flooding has swept across parts of Texas following days of heavy rain, submerging homes and roads, prompting hundreds of rescues and leaving emergency responders working around the clock as floodwaters continue to threaten communities.

An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy, as the investigation neared its conclusion on Friday.

Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week.

An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing residential buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.

Near the start of his address to the nation Thursday night, U.S. President Donald Trump solemnly insisted that his aim was not to undermine confidence in the country's elections. He then did pretty much everything he could during his 27 minutes of airtime to make Americans believe the voting system in the world's oldest modern democracy is rigged.

U.S. President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday that he said in a prime-time address showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security despite a U.S. intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered the 2020 vote which he lost.

Hungary's new prime minister says he's enacting the will of the people by doing everything in his power to oust his predecessor's allies. But human rights advocates are cautioning him to slow down.

Rescuers aboard boats and helicopters saved dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes from catastrophic flash floods in Texas areas still reeling from devastating floods last year.

The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, electrical equipment and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

The founders of two community groups in Utah are suing Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary and the Fox News network, claiming the entrepreneur falsely accused them in multiple interviews of working for the Chinese government to stop a proposed data centre in their state.

The remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last April in New York City that killed six people, investigators said Thursday.

Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche met with victims of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers on Thursday, with one survivor saying after the meeting that Blanche failed to show good faith or restore trust.

Mykhailo Fedorov was Ukraine's fourth defence minister to serve in the role since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country, but the first whose ouster has led to public backlash.

While celebrating their victory over England, Argentine players held a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" - asserting in Spanish that the disputed Falkland Islands, over which the U.K. and Argentina once fought a war, are Argentine. London is crying foul.

Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a U.S.-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and colleagues are expected to take questions Thursday about the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honoured at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.

The brutal murder of a young Punjabi singer has set off an urgent search for her killer, with police in India alleging the chief suspect has fled to Canada.

A Brown University professor has gone public about what appears to be a large-scale case of cheating using generative AI. The case isn't uncommon, according to Canadian educators and academic integrity experts, with the issue require attention from students, profs and institutions.

As far as Dusty Crum is aware, his Florida restaurant is the only pizza place in the world that accepts invasive Burmese pythons as currency.

Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday in Atlanta and reach the World Cup final on Sunday against Spain.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says new initiative "not about artificial enhancement" as service members have come under scrutiny in recent years for using testosterone and similar substances to boost performance.

Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe, in an article for Marie Claire, says her trans rights advocacy work has cost her a brand deal, alleging an AI program flagged her as a "risk."

Andy Burnham is about to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. But what do we know about him?

A group of 26 employees is suing their employer, alleging that the company used AI to select people for layoffs. In a statement, Meta said the allegations are not based in facts, and that organizational decisions are made by people, not AI.

Todd Blanche, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, was challenged by Democratic senators on his ability to lead the U.S. Justice Department free from the demands of the president in the first of two days of confirmation hearings on Wednesday.

Defence Minister David McGuinty is expected to announce next week in the United Kingdom that Canada will play a role in an international program to build the next generation of stealth fighter jets, CBC News has learned.

Check out some of the best photos from the 113th Tour de France, with 184 cyclists currently competing in 21 stages over more than 3,000 kilometres.

The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.

Nine European nations have asked the European Union to cut funding to sports bodies including the International Olympic Committee that let Russian and Belarusian athletes return to competition, Estonia's ministry of culture said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said federal immigration agents won't end vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause in such stops after ICE agents fatally shot two men in Texas and Maine.

The U.S. said it had begun a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports.