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Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and battered Beirut's southern suburbs.

There are 34 Senate seats up for grabs on Tuesday. Of those seats, 11 are currently held by Republicans, meaning Democrats have many more seats to defend in order to retain control of the chamber.

Canada and the U.S. are each other's largest trade partners with about $3.6 billion worth of goods and services crossing the border each day.

Nine games into the Washington Capitals' season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring.

Displacement has affected the majority of Palestinians in Gaza living through the year-long war between Israel and Hamas. International organizations, including the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, have set the number of internally displaced people at 1.9 million in the Gaza Strip.

A trial date is set for two men accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in Manitoba in January 2022.

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we get the story on how drivers in one city went from fighting to supporting congestion pricing, see how Canada's high-speed rail plans compare to others and consider what to do about gas-powered leaf blowers.

Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the region of Valencia.

Rowdy crowds took to the streets of Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and lighting off fireworks. A dozen arrests were reported by police Thursday, but officials emphasized that most fans celebrated peacefully.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. envoys on Thursday that Israel's ability to counter threats to its security from Lebanon and return displaced people to the north were key elements of any ceasefire deal with Lebanon.

North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year Thursday, demonstrating a potential advancement in its ability to launch long-range nuclear attacks on the mainland U.S.

In the final week before Americans vote, Kamala Harris is highlighting the threat she says Donald Trump poses to U.S. democracy. But some observers, including some Democrats, have questioned whether that should be the focus of the remainder of the presidential campaign.

The world could soon see how North Korea's soldiers perform in a modern conflict after NATO and the Pentagon confirmed this week that about 10,000 of Pyongyang's troops have landed in Russia, with U.S. officials warning Thursday that the majority are in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine and will soon likely enter the conflict.

The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday.

Israel ramped up bombing in the historic city of Baalbek famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400,000 people in the city and nearby regions.

Four songwriters have petitioned Ecuador’s copyright to recognize the Los Cedros forest as their official co-author.

Ticketmaster will be burned to the ground, in a sense, amid outrage over its 'dynamic pricing' hikes to tickets for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour. England's Edenbridge Bonfire Society has set its sights on the world's largest ticket seller as the effigy to be set ablaze for its yearly Bonfire Night celebration this weekend.

Revellers big and small dress up for Halloween.

India's interior minister Amit Shah, accused by Canada of being behind plots to target Sikh separatists in that country, has been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest aide for decades and is widely seen as his hard-nosed alter ego and potential successor.