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Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-man war cabinet, has threatened to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan for the Israel-Hamas war, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has stabilized, officials said on Saturday, while the man accused of shooting him multiple times has been ordered to stay in custody.

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine's second-largest city.

Whether it’s too much water or not enough, scientists say extreme events — like the recent deadly floods that displaced families in Brazil and Afghanistan — are becoming more frequent and battering many parts of the world that aren't prepared to deal with them.

Ukraine is trying to fend off a Russian offensive in the northeastern border region of Kharkiv, but it can only use its U.S.-provided firepower on its own side of the border when trying to thwart attacks.

The coalition of opposition parties, headed by Congress Party Leader Rahul Gandhi, is courting votes for India's massive election in the more educated and secular-minded south, where many voters say they don't like Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mixing of religion and politics.

The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.

Israeli forces on Thursday night retrieved the bodies of three hostages from the Gaza Strip, chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Friday.

Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and knocked out electricity to nearly a million homes and businesses.

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time, as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies.

In some of his most hawkish comments to date, the head of Canada's intelligence agency is warning Canadians — including teenagers — against using the wildly popular video app TikTok.

Israel’s prime minister may be among the most unpopular leaders anywhere in the democratic world, but by keeping the most extreme members of his governing coalition placated, he is denying opponents an opportunity to force an election. CBC's Chris Brown reports from Jerusalem.

There's one vital witness — a common thread — in Donald Trump's criminal trial whose testimony weaves together all the elements of the intricate case. And Trump's lawyers have spent the week pulling on that thread.

Canada is imposing sanctions on "extremist" Israeli settlers in the West Bank, Global Affairs Canada announced Thursday.

The star-studded Cannes Film Festival is underway, and there's no shortage of glamour on the red carpet at this industry-only event in southern France that attracts filmmakers, producers, stars and journalists.

Slovak authorities have charged a man with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying the suspect acted alone in a politically motivated attack that laid bare the extreme polarization that has gripped the small central European country.

Police on Wednesday took back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of California, Irvine, then cleared a student encampment that stood for more than two weeks, witnesses said.

Haiti has been in a state of crisis for months, fuelled by extreme gang violence and a lack of functioning government. CBC News is in Cap-Haitien, where people are fighting to survive.

Palestinians on Wednesday commemorated the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, or "catastrophe," drawing similarities between the mass wartime displacement of 1948 with the "misery" hundreds of thousands of families in Gaza have experienced during latest conflict with Israel.

First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis leaders unanimously adopted a formal declaration condemning Indigenous identity fraud, capping Day 2 of what they're calling a historic summit in Winnipeg.