Abbotsford, British Columbia: Canada has conditionally sold 10 retired CC-130H Hercules military aircraft to British Columbia-based Coulson Aviation, which plans to convert them for aerial firefighting as the country faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand concluded a visit to Benin and Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, announcing new investments and agreements as Canada seeks to strengthen its economic and diplomatic engagement with West Africa.
A US federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its proposed $400 million White House ballroom, ruling that President Donald Trump cannot move ahead with the project without approval from Congress.
US President Donald Trump has dismissed media reports claiming he confronted Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over ammunition shortages, calling the claims "fake news" and expressing full confidence in his Pentagon chief.
At least seven people, including three teachers, three students and even the suspect, died in a shooting incident at a secondary school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province on Friday, an incident that has left the country shocked.
At least two people were killed and 10 others injured after a shooting at a high school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province on Friday, according to local media reports.
The body of an Indian-origin doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), who went missing during a solo hiking trip in California's eastern Sierra Nevada, has been recovered, according to local media reports.
Toronto: Tech Mahindra opened a new Innovation Hub in Toronto, expanding its investment in Canada with a facility focused on artificial intelligence, digital innovation and workforce development to support Canadian enterprises.
Ottawa: As Canada faces intensifying wildfires and floods, federal public service scientists gathered in Ottawa on Tuesday to warn that staffing cuts are eroding the country's emergency preparedness and climate resilience.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei under highly unusual and secretive circumstances, later questioning whether the person he spoke to was actually the country's top leader, according to a report by Iran International.
Bangladesh’s government has reacted angrily to Sheikh Hasina’s first public media appearance since her ouster, after the former prime minister addressed a virtual press conference from New Delhi on August 5, the second anniversary of the uprising that ended her rule.
A petrol bomb was hurled at the ancestral home of former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night, just hours after he appeared virtually alongside former prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference hosted in New Delhi.
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations for a Canada-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Princess Isabella of Denmark has begun her 11-month military service, becoming the first female member of the Danish royal family to complete full military conscription.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday declared that she would return to Bangladesh regardless of the consequences, saying no force could separate her from the people of her country.
The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defence system, with senior military commanders warning that the Pentagon's munitions stockpile is now "dangerously low," CNN reported, citing sources, amid the ongoing conflict with Iran that began on February 28.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shared a video on X that allegedly shows a Russian drone chasing a civilian in southern Ukraine, describing it as part of a "human safari" campaign carried out by Moscow against civilians.
The Bangladesh government has asked the country's media not to publish or broadcast any statement by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is expected to make her first public appearance from India since her ouster in 2024 through a virtual press conference.
The Donald Trump administration is moving to make the H-1B visa regime more expensive by extending an additional visa fee to renewal petitions, a change that could significantly increase costs for companies retaining foreign workers in the US.
The Pacific island nation of Nauru, the world's third smallest nation, has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, marking a return to its traditional identity.
At least seven people, including children, were killed after a drone struck a crowded beach in southern Russia, according to media reports.
A senior operative of Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has claimed during a public rally that more than 30 of the group's members have been killed by unidentified attackers across Pakistan over the past few years.
Calgary: WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the airline's cabin crew, have reached a tentative collective agreement, ending the threat of a strike and lockout that had disrupted operations ahead of Canada's busy August long weekend.
US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Iran, declaring that its leadership has only two options: strike a deal with Washington or face what he called "total surrender."
Fresh questions have emerged over media freedom in Pakistan after widespread claims that international broadcaster Al Jazeera became inaccessible to users across the country following its extensive coverage of protests and election-related violence in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
A man who stripped naked before jumping from the top of New York City's Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday survived the dramatic plunge into the East River, leaving onlookers stunned, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are set to resume on Monday after claiming he called off a "massive strike" on the country following requests from key Middle Eastern allies and Tehran.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to make her first public appearance from India on August 5, exactly two years after she fled Dhaka for New Delhi amid violent student-led protests that culminated in her ouster.
At least 14 people were killed and 20 others injured in a suicide bombing at the Kabal police station in Pakistan's Swat district on Sunday, according to media reports.
Olympia, Washington: Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on Friday declared a statewide wildfire emergency and imposed a burn ban through September 30 as record drought, extreme heat and high winds fuel one of the state's worst fire seasons in recent years.
