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Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war.

As Atlantic salmon populations in the Miramichi watershed dwindle, striped bass are surging — and tensions are riding high.

While U.S.-owned Stelco insists its plan to lay off up to 500 workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont., is only a temporary consequence of the Canada-U.S. trade war, new technologies and demand dynamics are working in concert with tariff-related headwinds to compress the industry’s once-robust workforce.

At 93, Italian sprinter Emma Mazzenga is giving scientists a rare look at just how much of the physical decline we associate with aging may not actually be inevitable.

In a world of fancy espresso machines, gourmet blends and cold brews, instant coffee has often been considered at the bottom of the proverbial coffee barrel. But the powder is getting a glow-up, thanks to better quality, some social media trends, and advancements in instant coffee technology.

Members of the Royal Family are offering glimpses into their everyday lives, the most recent examples of attempts to deal with a fundamental challenge that is a priority for the monarchy: how to appear relatable to a public that lives far beyond royal walls.

Former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland believes her resignation — which spurred Justin Trudeau to step down — was ultimately a good outcome for the former prime minister given his plummeting popularity.

The Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent has adopted a new bylaw banning electric scooters and other motorized personal mobility devices in public areas that fall within its jurisdiction. They're still allowed on bike paths and streets where the maximum speed limit is less than 50 km/h.

Police launching probe into crowd-control, safety lapses at festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata

Israelis set to vote in national elections on Oct. 27 in what is expected to be a tight race

Trump has criticized Kyiv’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure

Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers during his hospitalization and said he would gradually resume his usual duties following surgery to remove a malignant lung tumor.

Opinions in Paris were divided after the cost-of-living protests spiraled out of control in some of the worst violence the country has witnessed for decades.

Pope greets crowds in St. Peter’s Square after undergoing surgery for lung cancer five days ago

President Macron to hold emergency meeting with senior government officials before addressing the nation

Pope Leo XIV's surgeon told Vatican News on Saturday that there were 'no clinical reasons' to prevent the pontiff's planned trip to Latin America next month, days after he underwent lung cancer surgery. The Pope left hospital on Saturday and returned to the Vatican after having the lower lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.

In the French capital, police used tear gas and water cannons to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks and other objects at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city centre. Similar tensions erupted Saturday in other big cities on the fringes of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances.

Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives were targeted: foreign minister

Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, and will deliver the traditional noon blessing on Sunday.

The White House decision has further raised fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow’s escalating assaults with winter approaching.

Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center.

The royal couple arrived at the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, in central England, which offers music, performance and athletic programs to youth people.

A cargo ship that participated in the search located the 44-year-old woman and she found conscious while floating inside a lifebuoy, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.

Youths protesting Albania's long-serving Socialist government hurled rocks at a police cordon outside the Education Ministry. Riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons.

A sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks is hitting Wall Street again after whipping around the world on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last.

Romanian President Nicusor Dan said the two ships had been struck by drones in the Black Sea but declined to say whether they were Russian.

The officials said the top three floors in a building used by top executives were damaged. One official said the office of the Aramco chief executive was among those hit.

A small dog that's been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park for a month has been spotted crossing intersections, strolling through employee housing and entering lodges.

The works of the British art critic John Berger offer the antidote to our age of infinite scrolling.

“This experience has made me feel a special closeness to all those who are battling illness and infirmity,” he said, in his first public appearance since his lung surgery.

As unrest surged across France this weekend, the most surprising attack came in the quiet city of Limoges, where rioters set fire to the city hall.

After anti-government protests devolved into chaos, leaders from across the political spectrum blamed one another for the unrest, even as it largely subsided on Sunday.

Oscar Belgal arrived in the city from the Dominican Republic in 2022. Chaos appeared to follow, ending in a fateful encounter with immigration agents.

Rioters attacked city halls and shops over the weekend amid protests over living costs and poor school conditions.

An “extremely reliable” informant told authorities about the missing murder weapon, according to newly unsealed records. The informant’s brother told The Times his sibling was at the crime scene.

Record heat and a rising demand for electricity are closing in on Oklahoma families trying to keep the lights on and the AC running.

Newly unsealed court files and interviews challenge the popular narrative around the murders and the “trial of the century.”

Students come in with noble intentions and leave with flawed expertise.

Starlink, high-speed satellite internet provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is critical to Ukraine's defense.

A new report finds nearly half of workers are often logging in on Sundays. It is a boon for worker flexibility, or a sign of job-hugging insecurity?

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said the country's military has prepared a response to any new attacks.

Covered call ETFs have been widely adopted by baby boomers to meet monthly income needs, but unlike most ETFs, the tax implications can be significant.

Trump signed the Graham Bill, which targeted Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, into law in September.

South Korea's finance minister said semiconductor growth can last at least through 2027 as supply remains tight despite a global chip sell-off.

Trump's diesel deal may do little for Russia's finances, but it raises bigger questions about Ukraine's leverage, U.S. support and Putin's next moves.

The Bank of England's deputy governor has warned that hedge funds' activities could raise the risk of a global bond market shock.

Timberland managers buying for pension funds and other institutional investors can wait decades for returns, but the market can also be a profit trap.

Less than four months into life as a public company, Bending Spoons got a big vote of confidence this week from Berkshire Hathaway.

The flying instructor has been described as "a gentleman and an experienced aviator" by former students.

Toulouse deny Exeter Chiefs a famous Champions Cup victory in France, fighting back to win a frenetic contest with 14 men following Rodrigue Neti's first-half red card.

At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.

A misconduct hearing said many of the records accessed were sensitive and held "intimate information".

The Green Party leader said, while he wanted to amend it, the motion would stand until 2028.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin's second-half equaliser means Manchester United have now gone six games without a win for the first time since 2019 - find out who rated highest at Elland Road.

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An expedition to a remote Pacific island hoping to uncover the American aviator's wreckage was on hold for three days.

Britain's Sonay Kartal fades from a strong position in a gripping Wuhan Open final against Grand Slam runner-up Maja Chwalinska.

A firearm has been recovered by officers after a man and a woman fled the scene, detectives say.

Robyn Doughty describes her visit to Newsham Scream Park as ‘humiliating and quite disturbing’

Prime Minister Mark Carney called the incident one of the ‘worst tragedies’ Canada has seen during peacetime

Andy McCarthy slammed President Trump’s so-called ‘energy ceasefire’ as being ‘rigged against Ukraine’

Hal Hamilton fended off the raccoon by cracking his cane over the vicious animal’s head

Paramount's “Street Fighter” leads the box office this weekend, earning $31 million from 3,575 theaters in the U.S. and Canada

It will be Israel's first vote since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023

Heidi Levine says she plans on returning to work

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to an eighth province

Trump vows to make it 'one of the Best and Most Spectacular Golf Courses anywhere in the World'

The vice president claims he has personally investigated corruption inside White House