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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine and hailed it as a development to boost the country's strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.

Armenia and Azerbaijan, both of which border Iran to its north, have seen their fair share of conflict. The current war around Iran has drawn in Arab Gulf states - and these two neighbours may not be able to avoid becoming involved, too.

The comment, captured on live air traffic control audio, has quickly become one of the most haunting elements of the crash that killed two Canadian pilots and injured dozens more. But aviation experts warn the remark risks oversimplifying what is potentially a more complex chain of failures.

Cuba appears to be tottering toward some kind of political transition. Some Cubans are concerned that the residents own nothing and are too impoverished to take over the few functioning businesses on the island, while there is a large and wealthy diaspora community (and potentially also foreign investors) who would be able to swoop in and buy property and businesses at bargain prices.

Following the deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck on the runway at New York City's LaGuardia airport last week, concerns have been raised about whether there was adequate air traffic control staffing that night.

Seven years after India adopted legislation to protect transgender people, it has passed new amendments to scale back those rights.

The pro golfer was released on bail late Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side, leading to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said.

American lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a Canadian man says U.S. customs officers held him for three hours and forced him to provide a DNA sample before sending him home.

A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weeks-long undercover operation, according to a federal complaint and the New York City Police Department.

More than 3,100 events are being organized in communities large and small across all 50 states on Saturday in the latest No Kings protests, with demonstrations also planned internationally, including in Canada.

Savannah Guthrie will return soon as co-host of NBC's Today show after a nearly two-month absence sparked by the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, saying in an interview that 'joy will be my protest.'

Mexico's navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.

A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp.'s antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and major companies including Mars, CVS Health and Colgate-Palmolive of illegally boycotting billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's social media company.

Iran state media says its nuclear facilities were attacked Friday, just hours after Israel threatened to "escalate and expand" its campaign against Tehran.

OpenAI has decided to scrap Sora, its app that generated videos based on user prompts. The move reveals that the company, once the disruptor-in-chief of the AI world, is now facing something of an identity crisis as it struggles to pick a lane on the busy road to profitability.

Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney's calls that the Canada-U.S. relationship is ruptured, Ottawa has committed $175-million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major U.S. investor is closely linked to the Trump administration.

Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela until he was captured in a U.S. raid, appeared in a New York court with his wife on Thursday. Their lawyers have argued the case should be dismissed as sanctions on Venezuela prevent the Maduros from paying legal fees.

Although the U.S. and Israel claim several wins in their war against Iran's military, the messaging from the start of the war about achieving regime change has fizzled out. Andrew Chang explains how Iran's deeply entrenched power structure and military strategy make its leadership so difficult to replace. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Adobe Stock, Reuters and Getty ImagesCORRECTION (March 26, 2026): An earlier version of this upload included an incorrect title for Dana Stroul. It has been replaced.

U.S. President Donald Trump used a televised cabinet meeting to try to sell Americans on the merits of the nearly four-week-old war against Iran, while downplaying its impact on the economy and the cost of living.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed on Wednesday for American bullets to hit their targets. An established nonprofit group has sued both Hegseth and Donald Trump's labour secretary, accusing them of engaging in religious discrimination and breaching the separation of church and state.

The EU accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos of breaching rules by letting children access pornographic content on their sites. Companies can be fined as much as six per cent of their global annual turnover if found guilty of Digital Services Act breaches.

Former Cuban president Raul Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States, Miguel Diaz-Canel said Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iranon Thursday to "get serious" about a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, after its foreign minister said Tehran was reviewing the U.S. proposal but that there were no talks on winding down the war.

U.S. President Donald Trump, early and often, has voiced his support for Viktor Orban's re-election, and top admistration figures Marco Rubio and JD Vance have been on tap for visits to Hungary. Orban has also called on allies from around the world to remind voters why he deserves a sixth term as he faces a tough battle with former ally Peter Magyar.

While Qatar is one of several Gulf region countries targeted by Iranian missiles, civilians there have not faced the same level of violence as people in other parts of the Middle East.

The Trans Mountain oil pipeline system is expected to operate at full capacity in April and into May as a result of energy disruptions in the Middle East.

The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for its new franchises in Portland and Toronto on April 3, the league announced Wednesday. A coin toss will be held Friday, with the winning franchise getting to choose either the first pick in the expansion draft or the No. 6 pick in the college draft on April 13.

The U.S. military said it carried out a strike Wednesday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration pushes forward with a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while waging a war against Iran.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down the final qualifying tournaments for this summer's World Cup, including one that will determine who Canada plays in its opening match.

A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that "someone needs to do the right thing" and come forward with information to help the investigation.

Melania Trump was accompanied by a humanoid companion on Wednesday, as she arrived at the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world through her Fostering the Future Together global initiative.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, Fla., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna.

Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well-being.

Young health-care providers at Havana's Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They're anxious about what the future holds since a U.S. oil embargo in January led to dramatic fuel shortages in Cuba, along with soaring food prices and nationwide power outages.

Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie with his son.

In normal times, an assault of close to 1,000 Russian drones - many made from Iranian parts and designs - would dominate the news agenda. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attacks as "absolute depravity." At least six people were killed and a number of others injured.

Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.

Specialists investigating the Air Canada plane crash at LaGuardia Airport that killed two pilots were held up by delays at other airports Monday, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, as a partial U.S. government shutdown is causing security delays across the country.

Though oil and gas industry executives at CERAWeek, a global energy conference in Houston, welcomed Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson's enthusiasm, they still say they want to see considerable action before they can be sure Canada's federal government is serious about changing the country's reputation as being reluctant to expand the energy sector, especially oil and natural gas.

Officials in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings in the state earlier this year by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence, but also raised alarms in Hollywood and beyond about the dangers of letting people create AI videos that resulted in nonconsensual images and realistic deepfakes.

A New Mexico jury found Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children's mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law.

Epic Games will cut more than 1,000 jobs following a drop in engagement for Fortnite, the latest layoffs in the video game industry where growth has stalled due to economic uncertainty.

The WNBA board of governors unanimously ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday.

Israel will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a "defensive buffer," Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, spelling out for the first time Israel's intent to seize territory amounting to nearly a tenth of Lebanon.

NASA is pausing plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20 billion base on the moon's surface over the next seven years, its new chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday.

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States. After breaking March records in 14 states with temperatures as high as 44.4 C, it's now widening and may become the most expansive heat dome ever.

A social media post by Dion herself and the new posters across Paris are fueling speculation about the singer's reported return to performing. But representatives for the Quebec star have not confirmed any performances.