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An explosion tore through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital on Monday, killing a Chinese national and six Afghans and injuring several others including a child, officials said.

On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the news magazine's lineup a month ago, a move that triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open.

Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train inSpain, which killed at least 40 people, found a broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.

The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose to 23 on Monday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the badly damaged building, police said. Dozens remain missing.

U.S. President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he'll no longer think "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatens to reignite a trade war with Europe.

Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision the previous night in the south of the country, and rescue efforts were continuing.

Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on European nations unless they let him purchase and control the semiautonomous island, two senior Canadian officials told CBC News.

The two-year war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas eased with a ceasefire three months ago, but there has been neither peace nor reconstruction. Phase 2 promises progress, but the peace process itself is becoming increasingly controversial.

Lindsey Vonn of the United States finished second in a super-G on Sunday that was held amid difficult visibility in Tarvisio, Italy to claim her seventh podium result in eight races this season.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is "concerned" about U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose increasing tariffs on several European countries until they accede to his demand to purchase and control Greenland.

France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron won the ice dance at the European figure skating championships in Sheffield, England on Saturday after the buildup was overshadowed by a dispute between Cizeron and his former dance partner.

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to indicate that he was using the tariffs as leverage to force talks with Denmark and other European countries over the status of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark that he regards as critical to U.S. national security.

Ground and air rescue teams continued moving toward the wreckage site on Sunday, despite strong winds, heavy fog and steep, rugged terrain that have slowed the search.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to use the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces if officials in the state do not stop protesters from targeting immigration officials after a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Recent nuclear fusion news from Canada and China has created a buzz. Meanwhile, new fusion startups have been popping up around the world, and have drawn billions in private investment. But how close are we to having fusion power plants?

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged that thousands of people were killed during anti-government protests over the last two weeks, but blamed the U.S. for the death toll. He also called President Donald Trump a criminal for supporting the protests, which have been countered by tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said it has verified 3,090 deaths, including 2,885 protesters, and over 22,000 arrests. CBC News speaks to exiled Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad about the demonstrations.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world.

U.S. President Donald Trump announces tariffs on several European countries if they don't back U.S. plans to take over Greenland. The move comes as protests take place and a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support.

Countries that have relied on traditional diplomacy to deal with the Trump administration have had less success than countries that have found ways to directly enrich the Trump family and those close to them.

Before landing in India for a six-day trade mission, B.C. Premier David Eby's main objective was to pack in as many meetings and garner as much interest in his province's resources as possible. Less than a year ago, that would have seemed virtually impossible to achieve in a country that was deep into a tense diplomatic rift with Canada.

Organizations are working hard to circumvent the Taliban's ban on higher education for women and girls, which has now been in place for over four years. One advocate says that women and girls have been 'unbelievably resourceful in finding workarounds.'

Canadian series Heated Rivalry has become a global sensation, sparking conversations around sexuality, stereotypes and acceptance. In Russia, where it technically can't even legally be watched, there are calls for it to be banned outright. But that hasn't stopped many Russian fans from showing their love for the series online.

Here's what you need to know about Chinese EVs and their pending arrival in Canada.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Odhran McLaughlin learned the hard way that it takes a village to wrangle 15,000 scuttling crabs off the side of a highway on the coast of Ireland in the dead of night.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's interim leader in Caracas to discuss co-operation, a U.S. official said on Friday, in the most senior known visit by a U.S. official since the United States toppled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro this month.

When Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador to Iceland joked this week that the Nordic country should become the 52nd state, and he should be its governor, it didn't exactly go down well.

The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve conditions there.

Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if the killing continues.

The Seoul Central District Court found the ex-president guilty of mobilizing the presidential security service to block authorities from executing an arrest warrant that had been legally issued by a court to investigate him for his martial law declaration.

A Canadian citizen has died in Iran at the hands of the Iranian authorities," according to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she had presented her Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday during a high-stakes encounter that could affect how Trump seeks to shape the South American country's political future.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out.

The UN Security Council is hosting an emergency meeting to discuss deadly protests in Iran at the request of the United States, even as U.S. President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic Republic. Iran told the meeting that any act of aggression would be met with a "decisive, proportionate and lawful response."

At a time when U.S. politics appears to be more deeply polarized than ever, you might think American voters would feel even more firmly attached to either the Republican or Democratic party.But new Gallup polling of more than 15,000 U.S. adults suggests something different.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) persist in Minneapolis.

Violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters are escalating in Minneapolis, with a new video circulating of a woman being dragged from her car and hauled away by masked agents as she says she is an 'autistic disabled person' trying to get to the doctor.

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred U.S. President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without authorization from Congress, after the Republican president pressured party members who had supported it.

The Trump administration is weighing military intervention in Iran as the regime continues its bloody crackdown on protesters across the country. Andrew Chang explains why some experts believe the U.S. may try to exploit a window of opportunity to strike an already vulnerable Iran.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after he turned himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse.

Author MacKenzie Scott - a billionaire philanthropist whose fortune largely comes from her ex-husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - has given the Trevor Project $45 million US ($62.2 million Cdn).

Renee Nicole Good's family is accusing U.S. federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.

Wide-scale desertions and two million draft-dodgers are among a raft of challenges facing Ukraine's military as Russia presses on with its invasion of its full-scale neighbour after almost four years of fighting, the new defence minister said Wednesday.

Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. But the 25-year-old biathlete from Greenland is facing an extra level of anxiety as U.S. President Donald Trump keeps saying he wants to take over her country.

CBC News was able to reach out to a few Iranians to hear their experience and perspective as the country remains cut off from the internet.

The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday announced the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian body that will play a role in administering the war-ravaged territory under a phased U.S. plan forGaza'sfuture.

The Louvre is putting a higher price on attendees, raising admission prices on Wednesday for most non-European visitors by nearly half as it tries to shore up finances after repeated strikes, chronic overcrowding - and a brazen French Crown Jewels heist that shook the institution.

U.S. President Donald Trump raised his middle finger and appeared to direct profanity toward a factory worker who expressed criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy while touring a Michigan auto plant on Tuesday, video circulating online showed.