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The favourite in Chile's election on Sunday is the right-wing José Antonio Kast. A Kast victory would be the latest rightward political shift in South America, as U.S. President Donald Trump and the White House try to coax or force the socialist leader of Venezuela from office.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding from heavy rains, and materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave, the UN International Organization for Migration said on Friday.

Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday.

Deputy premier, Bloyce Thompson will be sworn in as P.E.I.'s 35th premier Friday afternoon, one day after Rob Lantz resigns from the role to seek permanent leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of P.E.I.

Canada's Kevin Drury battled his way to a gold medal at a World Cup ski cross event on Friday in Val Thorens, France. The race marked his first victory in five years.

Three Scottish men accused of killing an Ontario restaurant owner after a dispute over an unpaid bill have been brought to Canada to face charges.

A man convicted of human smuggling last year has asked a U.S. court to continue his appeal without a lawyer, in a case where a family from India froze to death near the Manitoba-U.S. border in 2022.

Jill Finn suspects thieves used AI to recreate her granddaughter's voice in the latest phone scam targeting seniors in Regina and Saskatoon.

Four decades after the deadliest aviation crash on Canadian soil, two Americans who lost loved ones in the Arrow Air disaster say they needed to visit Gander to share their gratitude with those who feel their grief.

Dec. 12 is the deadline for Canadians to submit a claim and get a piece of the $500-million bread price-fixing class-action settlement.

A memo, from provincial supervisor Rohit Gupta, says he and Education Minister Paul Calandra made the "difficult decision" and that Clayton La Touche "will be leaving the TDSB, effective immediately."

At the event, Cara will also be inducted into Brampton's Arts Walk of Fame.

A group of Syrian-American Jews have registered a nongovernmental organization in Syria in a bid to restore Jewish heritage in a country where the once-sizable religious minority has shrunk to almost nothing.

Suspects have been arrested and officers seized guns, drugs and cash during the investigation.

Every day until Christmas, we're baking a recipe from the Star’s archives. Today, Amber bakes Vaniljekranse cookies with her five-year-old helper.

Our food reporter explores the city in search of the most delicious — and affordable — dishes Toronto and the GTA has to offer.

Photographer Arlyn McAdorey tagged along with reporters Joshua Chong and Victoria Gibson as they appeared in the National Ballet's "The Nutcracker."

The electronic version of the physical visa or counterfoil placed in traveller's passport can be stored in an Apple or Android device.

With restructuring of the Crown corporation coming soon, labour relation experts say negotiators on both sides are clearly 'being careful' to make sure agreement language is just right.

Lavr, a Ukrainian dog fitted with titanium prosthetic front paws, is helping war veterans recover at a rehabilitation center in Kyiv. Viacheslav Zaporozhets, Lavr’s owner and the centre's founder, said Lavr was found near Odesa’s railway station after a train severed both of his front paws.

Archaeologists say they have identified the earliest known evidence of humans making fire, dating to about 400,000 years ago. The discovery suggests early Neanderthal groups in what is now eastern England were not only using fire but deliberately creating it far earlier than previously documented.

Rescued animals at Hacienda Napoles enjoyed Christmas-themed environmental enrichment activities on Thursday, as park staff offered decorated food and toys to lions, hippos, elephants and big cats. Mariana Cifuentes, a biologist at the park, said animals need constant enrichment for their wellbeing.

Protests underline political instability in the country as it plans to join the common European currency

The 78-year-old publisher faces a potential life sentence, but his family warns even a short prison term could see him die behind bars given his worsening health

Popular coach was fired and arrested in a matter of hours Wednesday

Rising crime, weak economy spurred public dissatisfaction with outgoing left-of-centre government

With buckets and mops, the tent camp residents laboriously pushed water out of their tents to save their soaked furniture.

Grand jury again declines to re-indict New York Attorney-General in mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by Trump

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she planned to take her award back to Venezuela, but declined to say on Thursday when she would return to her home country after leaving in great secrecy to receive the honor. She added that the Trump administration's actions have been decisive in weakening the regime in Venezuela.

Thomas Plamberger and his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, were attempting to scale Austria's tallest mountain in the middle of winter, despite her inexperience.

The Canadian economy achieved a trade surplus for the first time since the trade war began, as exports rebounded and imports fell in September, according to Statistics Canada.

The development has frustrated deportations of foreign nationals accused of fuelling B.C.'s extortion boom.

The NHL says if the ice rinks for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics aren't to standards by game time, its players will not be attending the games.

The proposed rule would add new disclosure requirements for visa-exempt travellers, but Canadian citizens using their passport would not be affected.

Sixty-seven fertility clinics used the donor's sperm in 14 different countries.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a massive U.S. military build-up in the region, including an aircraft carrier, fighter jets and tens of thousands of troops.

The CBSA was responding to an officer who said the agency abandoned him amid an Indian disinformation campaign.

Trump's interview with Politico focused in part on a new national security strategy that sharply criticizes European allies and warns against NATO expansion.

Zelenskyy continued shoring up European support for Ukraine's position in peace negotiations, meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome and Pope Leo outside the city.

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.

Republicans hold an overwhelming majority in the Indiana Senate, but more than a dozen of them defied the president’s wishes, voting against a map aimed at adding Republicans in Congress.

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

The speaker has repeatedly lost his grip on the House floor thanks to a once rare parliamentary maneuver that G.O.P. members are increasingly using to force action on legislation.

The lawsuit was a warning to European officials who are racing to agree to a plan to use Russian government assets in Europe to lend money to Ukraine.

Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay.

Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.

Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents, urging them to seek higher ground.

Zohran Mamdani isn’t just a superfan. Until recently, he was a key player on the Talking Headers, a rec-league team in Brooklyn.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the photos to pressure the Trump administration to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.

The U.K. economy unexpectedly contracted in the three months to October, according to official figures released Friday.

AI-related names have made losses since Oracle's mixed results on Wednesday.

President Trump's executive order, which limits the power of states in regulating AI, is a win for big tech companies that have lobbied for a federal standard.

Global investors will be watching the latest developments between Ukraine and Russia on Friday.

The company has also developed AI models to power its Autonomy+ subscription, which it intends to roll out early next year for $2,500 up front or $49.99 a month.

India's inflation in November rose after touching an all-time low in October due to rise in prices of food items, fuel.

Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to keep Trump onside as the U.S. piles pressure on Kyiv to make a peace deal.

Asia-Pacific markets traded higher on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains.

Even though the AI theme seems to be under scrutiny, other sectors are performing well on the back of a resilient U.S. economy and buoyed by interest-rate cut.

FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, have met with Ukraine’s top delegate amid a U.S. pressure campaign on Kyiv to trade land for peace.

RSF fighters in El Fashir have rounded up civilians en masse, survivors told The Post, subjecting them to torture and extorting their families for cash.

Taliban propaganda has depicted a flurry of activity at former U.S. bases in Afghanistan. Aerial images show aircraft decoys and equipment scavenged for parts.

Some German lawmakers want to ban Alternative for Germany, but the party has been embraced in Washington, and some of its leaders see Trump’s path to power as a road map.

The Kuomintang party’s new leader, Cheng Li-wun, is pushing much closer ties with China, reflecting growing fears Washington would not help in a war over Taiwan.

The effort appears to be a new phase in the Trump administration’s push to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy.

Scientists say the aquatic allies were observed apparently relying on one another to find prized prey: large adult Chinook salmon.

Fighting has not abated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or between Cambodia and Thailand in the wake of Trump-backed agreements.

Though not required to carry a knife, the skydiver survived by using one to cut away from the snagged reserve parachute, landing safely with the main chute.

Robert Rhodes was convicted of killing his wife Dawn Rhodes in Redhill, Surrey.

California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.

It's more than a year since MPs first backed the proposed legislation but it still needs to be approved by peers.

The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.

A London music venue says it is "appalled" by alleged antisemitic images shown on stage at a gig.

The UK accuses Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu, of committing acts of violence against civilians.

The man who led the operation says María Corina Machado crossed “very rough seas” in “pitch-black darkness”.

Fifa is coming under increasing pressure from supporters' groups to revisit its "scandalous" pricing structure for the World Cup.

Fifa is coming under increasing pressure from supporters' groups to revisit its "scandalous" pricing structure for the World Cup.

NHS England says it's facing a "worst-case scenario" after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.

The rodeo, which draws more than 150,000 people annually, canceled group tours and limited the number of people allowed in the stables

House Oversight Democrats released images of high-profile figures

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been pictured in a set of images released from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The U.S. House Oversight Committee Democrats have received 95,000 photos from the Epstein estate, with 19 posted online Friday

A multistory building that was under construction collapsed on a temple below it, authorities said

The Good Shepherd fresco depicts a youthful, clean-shaven Jesus dressed

A Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries

Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” is coming to New York’s Lincoln Center Theater

Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have launched new attacks in recent weeks, beheading civilians, burning villages and leaving children orphaned and forced to seek help alone

The looting of rich artistic and archaeological heritage is a centuries-old problem