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Blackouts have been common for years, but now, since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba in hopes of forcing the country's collapse, the interruptions have become more frequent, longer, sometimes engulfing the whole country.

The recent elections mark another step in the National Rally's effort to move from the fringes to the mainstream in French politics. Despite more professional campaigns, the party still struggles to shake its reputation for extremism.

As European allies quietly explore France's nuclear umbrella amid doubts about U.S. reliability, Canada faces an uncomfortable question: join or stay clear. While Ottawa rejects going nuclear, extending French deterrence to North America risks inflaming tensions with Washington - and raises stark questions about who would defend whom in a crisis.

Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, a UN-body tasked with establishing regulations for the emerging industry ended a key global meeting this week without a new mining code.

After Iranian Shahed drones hit an oil refinery in Kuwait, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Kyiv has sent more than 200 military specialists to the Middle East to help defend critical infrastructure from the same type of threat Ukraine has faced for years.

Netflix and Warner Music Group have signed an exclusive multi-year deal to produce documentary series and films exploring the lives, music and legacies of the label's storied artist roster.

Worshippers are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.

Israeli settlers sexually assaulted a Palestinian man - tying his genitalia with zip ties and parading him naked in front of his family - during a mid-March attack in the occupied West Bank, according to the victim and eyewitnesses.

BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea's most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage and political and cultural life.

Martial arts phenom and Hollywood action star Chuck Norris - known for Walker, Texas Ranger, among other macho roles - died on Thursday at the age of 86, in what his family described as a "sudden passing."

The Iranian women's soccer team crossed the Turkish border into Iran on Wednesday to complete a fraught return journey from Australia, after five members withdrew asylum claims they had lodged there.

A Cuban mechanic has converted his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, a cheaper and more abundant fuel than gasoline since Washington cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean island in January.

When asked why the U.S. didn't consult allies in Asia and Europe before attacking Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration wanted the attack to be a 'surprise,' and made a joke referencing Japan's military strike on Pearl Harbor.

With its ally Iran now at war with the U.S. and Israel, and the Israel Defence Forces pounding Hezbollah's weapons storage and infrastructure and killing senior leadership, can the militant group survive another war?

The award-winning actor settled civil cases with three men who alleged Spacey sexually abused them at times between 2000 and 2013. Spacey denied the accusations.

"We did it, America! ... Freedom of speech!" the rapper shouted outside the courthouse, dressed in a red, white and blue American flag suit. Seven Ohio sheriffs deputies sued Afroman for using home security footage to mock their 2022 raid of his home.

North Korea has qualified for the Women's World Cup for the first time since a doping saga in 2011 led to its long absence from top-tier international tournaments.

Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation has been in doubt since the conflict between the Islamic Republic and the United States began in late February.

Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy infrastructure Thursday, hitting a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it struck back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field.

Iran continues to launch missiles, raising questions as to whether its mosaic defence doctrine has enabled the country to fight on despite the decapitation of its top leadership.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has lashed out after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he can do "whatever he wants" with the Caribbean island and that Washington could take "imminent action" against it.

For Leqaa Kordia, her newfound freedom means little to her until everybody is free." There is a lot of injustice in this place," Kordia told reporters after emerging from a U.S. immigration detention centre in Texas on Monday. There are a lot of people that shouldn't be here in the first place. We're going to keep fighting for them."

Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades to expand labour rights in the U.S., on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.

Canada is still figuring out regulations when it comes to driverless vehicles, like robotaxis, on its roads. China, on the other hand, has embraced the technology, rolling out fully autonomous vehicles in select areas of cities like Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai. CBC's Lisa Xing and Chris Brown are in China as part of special coverage and took a ride inside a vehicle to see what it's like.

A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital.

The question echoing through Beijing's diplomatic and political circles is whether U.S. President Donald Trump will show up for a summit in Beijing that was originally supposed to take place this month. Distracted by a self-launched war in Iran and facing mounting domestic pressure, Trump has pushed the China file to the side to focus on war strategy.

Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and retaliated by vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gulf, firing missiles at Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building near the city center in the third week of its war with Hezbollah, Lebanese authorities said.

Gas prices worldwide have soared since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and the widening war has pinched tanker traffic in the crucially important Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Ride-hail drivers, many of whom are on the road for hours a day, say they're being hit hard by the extra expense.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a coffee on Sunday in an apparent attempt to prove that online rumours of his death have been greatly exaggerated.

Cuba has reconnected its electrical grid across much of the country, the Energy and Mines Ministry said early on Tuesday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against the communist-run island, saying he could do anything he wanted with Cuba.

Andrew Chang explains what we know about Iran's sea mine capabilities and why they can be such a destructive and difficult naval threat to remove - especially in a critical shipping route.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock, CAT-UXO and Getty Images

Much of the oil produced in the Middle East is exported to Asian countries, which are now using a range of different methods to adjust to the fuel crunch caused by Iran's partial blockage of the Strait of Hormuz amid its war with the U.S. and Israel.

St. Patrick's Day is marked annually on March 17, the traditional death date of Ireland's patron saint, and has become a celebration of Irish culture and heritage worldwide.

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda in March 1949 buried in their archives, marking the oldest-known recording of whale song.

Andrew Chang explains why unblocking the world's most vital energy chokepoint is much harder than it may seem.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

For decades, dozens of early Doctor Who episodes were feared to be lost forever - until two of them turned up recently in the garage of a deceased collector.

More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.

After decades of mystery, an investigation by Reuters, spanning from Ukraine to New York, may have just revealed the street artist Banksy's identity. Reporter Blake Morrision, talks about his investigation and if knowing who the artist is changes our relationship with his work.

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran.

Cuba faces a nationwide blackout as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.

U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to persuade other countries to help protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - a development analysts say is partly the result of how he has treated allies since returning to the White House last year.

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a ceasefire have gone unheeded.

Calling Cuba a 'failed nation' with a 'nice landscape,' U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks he will have the 'honour' of taking Cuba, adding he could do anything he wants with it.

Andrew Chang explains the economic impact of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and how it contradicts President Donald Trump's claim that rising oil prices benefit the U.S. economy.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a "complete disconnection" of the country's electrical system and said it was investigating.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says despite U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal for other countries to help police the Hormuz Strait, there is "no appetite" to change the EU's current mission in the region, which consists of a fleet patrolling the Red Sea to protect transiting ships from attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebel group.

Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue working while undergoing treatment, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.