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Manila – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the presence of a Russian attack submarine in his country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the…

Honolulu – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te discussed "China's military threats" toward the island in a call with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday,…

Supporters of homeless individuals clashed with police and court officials enforcing an eviction order Sunday at a former labor welfare center in the Airin district of the city of Osaka’s Nishinari…

HELSINKI – The Finns are known to be proud and tough, but above all, resilient. But they are concerned.Just like other European countries, especially those…

Animal welfare is a relatively new concept in Japan, and one restaurant in Sendai that opened last month is determined to raise awareness of it by using animal products sourced from cruelty-free…

Tbilisi – Tens of thousands in Georgia on Sunday took part in a fourth straight day of protests against a government decision to shelve EU membership talks, as the…

U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for…

Canada Post has presented the union representing some 55,000 striking postal workers with a framework to reach negotiated agreements, the corporation said.A statement issued Sunday said the framework includes proposals to bring greater…

As this year’s Nobel Prizes were announced in early October, once again Japan’s scientific community held its breath ... and once again they came away empty-handed.Preparations for Nobel Week at some…

On World AIDS Day, advocates are calling on the province to make drugs that can prevent the transmission of HIV free for all Ontarians, as recent data shows an uptick in cases in Canada. In 2023, there were 2,434 new diagnoses of HIV in…

I am tottering my way down two flights of grimy stairs to a basement curry restaurant — the kind of place that only promises a good time if you’re already five drinks in.“Table one,” I tell the staff.…

The historic Roxy Theatre in southwestern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass has seen better days.Its neon sign is in need of repair, the inside is bone-chillingly cold, and the heating, flooring, original 275 seats and insulation have been ripped…

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year.They are at an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the…

Intense snow squalls battering Ontario are moving south after burying some central and northern parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding vehicles and prompting one town to declare a state of emergency.Gravenhurst, a…

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys. It blamed the breakdown of…

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Two recent fatal police shootings in Manitoba are prompting renewed calls to lengthen and modernize police education in Canada — and one expert says we should look to Nordic countries for ways to do that.Elgyn Muskego, 17, was shot and…

Osaka – Opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai elected Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, 49, as its new leader at a party convention in Osaka on Sunday. Yoshimura,…

There are at least two possible outcomes to the fragile Lebanon ceasefire that began last week.One, expressed by the country’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, is that it becomes the first step…

Days after meeting U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Florida, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he is "confident" that Trump's team will understand it's not in the interest of the United States to go forward with a threat to…

President-elect Donald Trump this week cited drugs as a reason for his threat of crushing U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports."This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this…

More and more Canadian women are the breadwinners in their families — but there's a catch.Women's contributions to family income have increased over the last 30 years, coinciding with their growth in the labour market, notes a recent report…

There's lately been a lot of talk in Washington about resurrecting the Keystone XL pipeline, the 1,897-kilometre pipeline that was designed to take oil from northern Alberta to the U.S. Midwest.The project was first proposed by…

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox.As Catherine, Princess of Wales, continues her gradual return to the public side of her role…

Floods soak entire basements into piles of muddy and soggy furniture, wood and drywall. Hailstorms smash windows and take chunks out of siding. High winds topple trees through rooftops.Big storms and other disasters can quickly turn parts…

Former U.S. treasury secretary Larry Summers is warning that president-elect Donald Trump's proposed economic policies could drive inflation higher in the U.S.

The Current23:49How farming is changing in SaskatchewanJulie Maxwell says it's not true that people her age don't want to get into farming, but shifts in agriculture trends have made it financially harder to get a start in the industry."I…

Fewer people are being diagnosed with and dying of HIV/AIDS around the world. But progress is uneven, and only a few countries are on track to meet global targets set by the United Nations to end HIV as a public health threat by 2030,…

This First Person column is the experience of Kenzie Sproat, who lives in Regina. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.I can still remember the nervous energy rolling off my dad when she first told me…

Kyiv – The EU's new top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, and head of the European Council, Antonio Costa, arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine…