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At a time when the eight NATO nations bordering the Baltic Sea are on high alert after a string of undersea power and internet cables were suspiciously severed, Russia's shadow fleet is getting extra attention. 

For the first time since the war began, Muhammad Juma Khattab returned to the campus to see what's left of it. In the piles of rubble, the professor finds burnt books, old transcripts and office furniture as he walks the spaces he used to teach in.

Six senior Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than comply with an order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City's mayor, according to internal Justice Department letters.

A driver drove a car into a labour union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people, including children, authorities said. The attack occurred just over a week before Germany holds an election.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreements on its fate reached by Moscow and Washington in its absence, and called for Europe to have a seat at the negotiating table at the end of the war.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas signalled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel the Gaza ceasefire deal could be avoided despite uncertainty over the number of hostages due to be released on Saturday and disagreements over aid supplies.

More than 60 nations gathered in Paris this week to pledge a responsible approach to regulating artificial intelligence. The AI summit was meant to bring world powers together to set a global agenda on the rapidly developing technology — instead, it showed that some of them are diverging sharply.

As U.S. President Donald Trump's administration removes access to government websites and databases with critical medical and environmental data used around the world, some Canadian residents are playing key roles in the effort to preserve copies.

After a series of legal setbacks, Donald Trump has stopped short of crossing the democratic Rubicon — outright defying a court order, a line no U.S. president has breached in at least a century and a half.

Trade and immigration are expected to take centre stage as U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet Thursday against the backdrop of growing discontent in Punjab state over the treatment of deported Indian nationals.

How much trust should Kyiv put in a Donald Trump-led White House to provide U.S. backing for Ukraine's fight against Russia in exchange for access to rare earth minerals? Ukraine may not have much choice in the matter, with Washington's support remaining critical after three years of all-out war.

A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday that 2024 saw a record number of journalists killed around the globe — marking a sharp rise over the years in the killings of reporters and media workers in conflict zones.

Check out the scenes from the 2025 Invictus Games, founded by Prince Harry for wounded, injured and sick military veterans as well as service personnel, now underway in Vancouver and Whistler until Feb. 16.

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war triggered by Russia's invasion.

Israel's military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages and a nearly month-old ceasefire breaks down.

Donald Trump's administration will head to court on Wednesday as it moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), one day after the White House fired the inspector general for the agency.