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Mike Waltz fired back at the "act of war" claim at the United Nations General Assembly, blaming the communist regime for rolling blackouts and repression.…

Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of newly elected President Kirsty Coventry's first Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerl…

Teck Mining Company's zinc and lead smelting and refining complex is pictured in Trail, B.C., on Nov. 26, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)…

Vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz in this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/AFP via Getty Images)…

The presidential election of center-right conservative Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia in October ended two decades of political dominance in the South American country by the leftist Movement for Socialism pa…

A Taiwanese flag at a harbor in the northern city of Keelung, Taiwan, on April 1, 2025. (I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images)…

A woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in Monaco was found shot dead in Ukraine on Tuesday. The woman, identified as 39-year-old Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, carried out a suspec…

Conservative MP Richard Martel asks a question during question period in the House of Commons to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 11, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)…

Three tanker ships came under attack while traveling in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to maritime authorities, straining the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and putting pressure on international ship…

A person stands next to the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny while marking the first anniversary of his death at a cemetery in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/R…

The International Olympic Committee eased restrictions on Russian athletes for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, “provisionally” lifting the suspension of its athletes. In a press release, the IOC’s Exec…

Tony Staffieri (C), president and CEO of Rogers Communications, poses for photographs with Vancouver Canucks alumni Daniel Sedin (L), and Michael Doyle, president of Canucks Sports & Entertainment, af…

TKMS CEO Oliver Burkhard speaks at a news conference, as Ambassador of Germany to Canada Tjorven Bellmann (R), listens, on July 6, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Justin Tang)…

The JW Marriott hotel where U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to stay during the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 6, 2026. (Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images)…

Stainless steel coils wait to be pressed into sheets in Montreal on Sept. 18, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov)…

Marine Le Pen's embezzlement ban was shortened to allow a 2027 presidential run, but she must wear an ankle monitor that could complicate campaigning.…

A spirited South Korean bid to supply 12 Arctic-capable diesel-electric submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy lost out to a German pitch Monday, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prioritizes lin…

Burglars stole more than $4.5 million worth of jewelry from the museum of a French glassmaker.…

Workers with UNICEF raise awareness of Ebola transmission at a market in Goma, Congo, on June 24, 2026. (Daniel Buuma/Getty Images)…

Critics say Hamas' dissolution of its Gaza governing body is a performative step to preserve armed control while surrendering only civilian burdens.…

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage announces his resignation as a member of parliament while giving a statement on his "future in public life" at Millbank Tower in London on July 7, 2026. (Dan Kitwood/Gett…

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, following Trump’s arrival to attend the annual N…

A portrait of fallen Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane is seen at his funeral ceremony in Montreal on July 7, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov)…

President Trump unloaded on Western European allies as disloyal partners who were "not there for us" during the Iran conflict despite America's largesse in bolstering mutual defense, marking a frosty …

Vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz in this file photo obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/AFP via Getty Images)…

Investigators examine the scene of a bombing in Monaco on June 30, 2026. (Philippe Magoni/AP)…

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand attends a conference with Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups to support a two-state solution, in Paris, France, on June 12, 2026. (Thibault Camus/Pool v…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that violence would not deter Syria’s “reintegration into the community of nations” after bombs went off near his hotel, threatening to derail his hist…

President Donald Trump’s arrival in Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO summit was marked by a full-on celebration led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As Trump deplaned Tuesday afternoon lo…

President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with NATO was on full display on Tuesday as he chastised the alliance meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is hosting NATO’s summi…

An Ethnic Chinese Thai prays at Kwong Siew Shrine to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 29, 2025. (Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)…

The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 6, 2025. (Jana Rodenbusch/Reuters)…

Nigel Farage, sandbagged by investigations and hounded by the press over financial gifts received in the run-up to his seating in Parliament, is hoping his voters will help him shake off the legal woe…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes US President Donald Trump (C) upon his arrival on Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base before attending the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government S…

A coyote surveys a camp area in Yellowstone National Park on June 1, 2026. (Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch Times)…

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)…

A French court reduced right-wing presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen’s ban from office to a period, allowing her to run for president in 2027 but requiring her to wear an ankle bracelet, a condition s…

Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella suspended Tuesday the transition process with the administration of President Gustavo Petro.…

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (R) meets French President Emmanuel Macron (L) at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, on July 7, 2026. (Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo)…

A bottle of Crown Royal Canadian whisky is seen in Burlington, Ont., on Aug. 28, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Sean Vokey)…

President Donald Trump told reporters that he’s working with his Cabinet to drop sanctions on Turkey, originally imposed over the country’s purchase of Russian air defense systems. Trump met with Turk…

Tornadoes and storms hit central China, killing at least 11 people and injuring hundreds, state media reported on Tuesday, while areas in the south suffered record-breaking rain.…

People's Party of Canada candidate Renata Ford stands in her campaign office in Etobicoke, Ont., on Sept. 11, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Chris Young)…

President Trump on Tuesday reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland, a declaration that will assuredly ruffle feathers at this week's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.…

Bombs placed in a car and garbage can exploded near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron was staying during his state visit.…

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into aggravated public insult and incitement to hatred or violence after a Paraguay senator racially abused Kylian Mbappe following Paraguay's loss to F…

Sen. Rick Scott is lobbying the Trump administration to reverse forced-labor tariff carve-outs for pharmaceuticals, proposing placing duties on drugs linked to China's use of Uyghur forced labor.…

Prince Harry's final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday as a judge said he failed to prove his privacy invasion assertions against the publisher of the Daily Mail.…

Ukrainian long-range drones struck eight oil tankers in the Sea of Azov that Kyiv said were part of the Kremlin's "shadow fleet" of sanctioned vessels sent to deliver fuel to the Russia-controlled Cri…

Crude oil tankers are docked at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal, where crude oil from the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline is loaded onto tankers, in Burnaby, B.C., on June 10, 2024. (The…

Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage says he'll quit as a lawmaker and seek reelection to clear his name over financial allegations.…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned from Parliament to force a snap by-election following an ongoing parliamentary investigation into a €5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, which Farage d…

Automaker Toyota announced it will shift most of the production of its midsize Tacoma pickup truck from Mexico to the United States as part of a $3.6 billion expansion of its San Antonio plant.…

President Trump signaled Tuesday that he is eager to restore Turkey's access to the F-35 fighter jet program.…

Marine Le Pen, president of the National Rally Party parliamentary group, speaks at the Spanish Vox Party rally, in Madrid on Feb. 8, 2025. (Reuters/Ana Beltran)…

The presidents of Syria and France say they have agreed to reappoint ambassadors after more than a decade, marking a major restoration of diplomatic ties for a country recovering from years of civil w…

A Paris appeals court cleared the way Tuesday for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run for the French presidency next year but said she must wear an electronic bracelet, which she ha…

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference at the San Francisco Public Library's Bernal Heights branch in San Francisco, Dec. 4, 2024. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)…

Ukraine's Security Service on Tuesday said it found the body of Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, who had been wanted by authorities in Monaco in connection with the bombing targeting Ukrainia…

A tanker ship was struck by an unidentified projectile Tuesday while traveling near Omani waters in the Strait of Hormuz, according to maritime authorities.…

Tents at a makeshift displacement camp in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 25, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)…

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 29, 2026. (Turar Kazangapov/Reuters)…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivers a speech at Aselsan Defence company as part of his official visit to Turkey, in Ankara on April 22, 2026. (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)…

Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, will denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week and deliver a bracing message that th…

President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Sept. 25, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)…

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 28, 2025. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)…

Points of conflict and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz in April on a digital map created at Helmut Schmidt University, in Berlin, Germany, on May 27, 2026. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)…

The DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, …

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale (R) shakes hands with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C), next to Wale's wife Veronica Ruala Waletofea, in Canberra, Australia, on June 3, 2026…

Neil the seal rests up on the beach in Tasmania. (Courtesy of Prisca Roselyn Kwa)…

One Nation Leader Senator Pauline Hanson is seen with people attending the Australia Marches rally during Australia Day celebrations in Brisbane, Australia on Jan. 26, 2026. (AAP Image/Darren England …

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to fly to Evian-les-Bains, France, for the G7 summit on June 15, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)…

A farmer works a potato field in North Tryon, Prince Edward Island, in a file photo. (The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan)…

A B.C. Liquor Store employee demonstrates removing bottles of American whiskey for media before a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Feb. 2, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns)…

A Dash Q400-MRE Fireguard aircraft of the civil security drops fire retardant over a wildfire raging in France department of Pyrenees-Orientales where 700 firefighters backed by special aircraft battl…

A soldier holds a new attack drone in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on April 7, 2026. (Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images)…

A type 094 Jin-class nuclear submarine Long March 15 of Chinese Navy participates in a naval parade in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province on April 23, 2019. (Mark Schiefelnein/…

Sooshi Mango trio: Joe Salanitri, Andrew Manfre and Carlo Salanitri (R), pose for a photo pre-game during the round four NBL match between Melbourne United and New Zealand Breakers at John Cain Arena …

Cuba suffered another islandwide blackout Monday as its struggling power grid collapsed, leaving millions without electricity while officials worked to restore service.…

Police check the identification of passersby as they search for petitioners near China's Banking Regulatory Commission in Beijing on Aug. 6, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)…

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson in the House of Commons on March 10, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby)…

An electrician works on the power grid during a nationwide power outage in Havana on July 6, 2026. Cuba on July 6 suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, the state elec…

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at HMC Dockyard in Halifax on July 6, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese)…

A niche dispute over an Israeli communications regulator has exploded into a controversy so immense that lawmakers in the Knesset are invoking biblical narratives of exile and warning it could bring a…

Crews clean up a derailed cargo train in Repentigny, Que., on July 6, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov)…

The number of red cards issued in the 2026 World Cup is already more than the last two World Cup tournaments combined. Just eight red cards were issued across the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, with b…

IDF Division 96 has thwarted more than 20 smuggling attempts this year as Israel reactivates 45 military bases along the Jordan Valley border.…

Experts say Erdoğan's defining trait isn't Islamism or nationalism but political survival, as Trump calls Turkey's leader "a friend" ahead of NATO summit.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the U.S. and Europe to provide more missiles to help Ukraine amid the war with Russia.…

Leah Stewart reads global supporter messages during sleepless nights as her recovery from the Coogee Beach shark attack and amputation continues.…

Videos show police deploying batons and anti-riot measures as over 30,000 far-left protesters clashed with officers outside AfD's party conference.…

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV were among world leaders sending messages to Trump on America's 250th Independence Day. From Jerusalem to the UAE and Japan congratulations were sent.…

Keiko Fujimori won Peru's presidential runoff after defeating Roberto Sánchez by a razor-thin margin, pledging an "iron fist" against surging crime.…

Mike Waltz held up photos of drone and missile strike damage in Bahrain during a tense U.N. Security Council exchange with Iranian diplomat Iravani.…

Pickaxe Mountain, a secret nuclear site in the Zagros Mountains, shows continued construction, according to satellite imagery. IAEA inspectors have not been allowed to visit.…

Interpol issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, suspected of planting an explosive device targeting sanctioned oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev in Monaco.…

A viral TikTok livestream led to a public caning for a young couple in Indonesia's Aceh province after they were convicted of kissing during a TikTok livestream.…

The PDKI says six Kurdish fighters were killed in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp ambush near Piranshahr, while the Revolutionary Guards claim five Kurdish militants are dead.…

An 11-year-old boy in Ontario died of rabies after a bat landed on his face as he slept, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal.…

Video shows Hernán Alberto Gil Flores carried through cheering crowds after eight days trapped in a collapsed shopping center in La Guaira, Venezuela.…

Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador called Russia a “pariah state" after Moscow launched one of its heaviest overnight attacks on Kyiv, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 90 people.…

United Nations official Vanessa Frazier faces criticism for sharing unverified claims from a woman facing terror charges linked to Hamas on social media.…

Israeli children begin summer vacation still coping with war trauma, as 84% reportedly showed signs of emotional distress since the Hamas-led attack.…

Pope Leo XIV excommunicates Society of St. Pius X bishops after unauthorized consecrations, declaring the traditionalist Catholic movement in schism.…

Tehran prepares massive security operation for Ali Khamenei's July 9 burial, mobilizing Basij militia and IRGC for expected historic turnout.…

'A distant signal was given – it sounded something like a trumpet ... '…