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Drake might officially be the new king of pop. With 14 hits, the Toronto rap star has shattered the longstanding record previously held by Michael Jackson for most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo male artist.

The U.K. has smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.

NASA officials, including administrator Jared Isaacman and the head of the moon base program, are expected to speak Tuesday about plans for a sustained presence on the moon.

The Canadian women's hockey team will have a new general manager and head coach leading the team into the next Olympic cycle. GM Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan won't return to their roles, Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday. Both were on contracts set to expire this year.

Muslim pilgrims from around the world congregated on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the second official day of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, considered the pinnacle of Hajj.

An Edmonton man who supplied a teen with a semi-automatic rifle later used to kill two police officers has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Jonathan Andic, son of Mango founder Isak Andic, said on Tuesday he was stepping down temporarily as ‌the fashion group's vice chair after being named a suspect in a probe into his father's death, while strongly asserting his innocence.

When Dina Van Dommelen-Samson and Nico Peltenburg met for the first time earlier this month, it felt like a family reunion instead of two strangers getting acquainted. Peltenburg was in Nova Scotia to visit, but he also hoped to meet the family of the man who hid his father during the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.

Mayor Olivia Chow said "everyone deserves a safe workplace" in response to allegations of workplace abuse the Star revealed this week.

Mohamad Fakih, Paramount's founder and president, said that at no time did the company refuse to pay the city.

The power failure also affected Toronto General hospital, which is using its emergency generators to keep operations and services moving.

Students are sleeping in their cars, hiding in bushes and betraying lifelong friends. Toronto-area schools say the game has "serious safety risks."

Bell says the feature is exclusively available, free of charge, to those with bundled mobile and home internet plans in Ontario and Quebec with current Giga Hub 2.0 modems.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola infections, 930 suspected cases and 221 suspected deaths, according to health ministry data released late Monday.

Investigators are urging anyone with information to contact police.

The lifestyle mogul has launched a line of grocery staples across Toronto, and will be at Chai Lifeline Canada's 20th-anniversary gala on May 27.

Iran's foreign ministry called the strikes a ceasefire violation and warned that Washington would bear responsibility for “all consequences,” without details.

Toronto fire crews extinguished two fires at a recycling facility on Ashwarren Road near Keele Street and Finch Avenue West in the past week.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that negotiating a deal with Iran could 'take a couple of days,' while Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said earlier that progress made on an initial framework did not mean the two sides were close to a final agreement.

Difficult terrain and heavy rain have hampered search efforts

The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on May 19, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit, according to Lao and Thai rescue teams involved in the operation.

Winner will run in November against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico

Departure is unexpected, with Manifold having been appointed to the position late last year

U.K. smashes century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours; temperatures reach 36 C in France’s southwest

The group also claimed best male K-pop artist and song of the summer for the single Swim

K-pop sensations BTS, the globally popular boy band that recently returned to the world stage after military service, scored the top honor of artist of the year on Monday at the fan-voted American Music Awards in Las Vegas.

BTS returned to the American Music Awards with a performance and two wins, including artist of the year.

Results are filtered through the White House and must be approved by the President, raising questions about what the public sees

Experts say unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual places are putting more people in danger.

In an apology, Starbucks South Korea's parent company chairman Chung Yong-jin asked the public not to take their anger out on Starbucks employees and front-of-house workers.

Spain's Ministry of Health said that a new positive hantavirus case has been confirmed in one of the individuals remaining in preventive quarantine at Gómez Ulla Hospital.

Further details were not immediately available, including more specifics on the threats from Iran and what this means for negotiations

The accusations were first presented to Channel 4 'against a small number of past contributors' in April. The broadcaster says those cast members have denied the allegations.

India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is in Canada for meetings on trade and investment this week, as the two countries work toward a new free trade agreement.

The gunfire attack was the third violent incident within four days at Congo health facilities amid the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak.

The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts.

The U.K. rarely sees such scorching heat, especially in spring and even in summer, when average temperatures in the south of England linger between the high teens and low 20s C.

Officials blamed 'chaotic' scenes in the aftermath and inaccurate information provided by the mine operator for the revised death toll.

The ways it set up its board and Mr. Musk’s pay appear to benefit him at the expense of other shareholders, corporate governance experts said.

Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.

After a 27-year drought, the New York Knicks are headed to the N.B.A. finals. Fans flooded the streets of the city in celebration.

The co-founder of a prominent A.I. company was nearby as the pope implored A.I. leaders to slow down and consider the technology’s possible perils.

A deal to end the current blockade is merely an enticement for the next blockade and the one after that.

Authorities in Britain and France warned that “unprecedented” temperatures — at a time when few expected them — could persist. Climate change has made heat waves more frequent and more intense.

With early voting already underway, it became clear there was no longer enough support to use new lines before the November midterm elections.

President Trump, who will turn 80 next month, did not give details on the exam.

Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan has also faced criticism.

The police say that celebrations outside of Madison Square Garden have gotten out of control. Fans and insiders say the chaos has been driven by social media influencers.

Shares of luxury carmaker Ferrari fell sharply on Tuesday morning, shortly after the company launched its first fully electric vehicle.

President Trump earlier said talks with Iran were "proceeding nicely," while warning that the U.S. could resume military action if discussions were to collapse.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — fell more than 6 basis points to 4.510%.

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston, who started the cloud storage company when he was 24, plans to step down and assume the role of executive chairman.

A global memory shortage driven by AI is spiking demand for chipmakers like Micron.

The board of British energy major BP on Tuesday announced it had unanimously decided to remove Chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect.

The leader of the Catholic Church warned about artificial intelligence upending the labor market. Traders on Kalshi see unemployment jumping before 2030.

The deals are part of Eli Lilly’s effort to expand into infectious disease research and development.

Medical supply company Gentell sources raw materials from around the world, and the crisis at the Strait of Hormuz is causing volatility for its business.

American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.

The top U.S. diplomat visited the world’s largest democracy in a bid to reverse soured relations over Trump’s tariff agenda and embrace of Pakistan.

The attacks prompted Tehran to warn that it would “leave no act of hostility unanswered,” complicating negotiations to end the war.

President Donald Trump’s seeming ambivalence about the value of allies has created a sense of urgency among nations with close U.S. ties.

GOP lawmakers warned against concessions to Iran in any deal to end the war, while doubts greeted Trump’s push to expand pacts between Israel and Muslim-majority nations.

Ryan Pepper, from Kent, has been imprisoned in the UAE "without explanation", says the group.

Temperatures soared to 35.1C in Kew Gardens, south-west London, according to provisional figures.

Naomi Osaka continues her tradition of serving jaw-dropping looks at Grand Slams with an outfit that reminds her of "the Eiffel tower at night".

The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.

Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas has announced she is leaving Barcelona after 14 years, with London City Lionesses in pursuit.

Three teenagers were found in water in separate incidents across England on Bank Holiday Monday.

Two schoolchildren, their chaperone and the minibus driver were killed in the crash, says a Belgian minister.

Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland says he is fulfilling his "dream" of joining "boyhood club" Rangers as he completes his transfer from Scottish Premiership rivals Heart of Midlothian.

The 30-year-old woman was on a night out to celebrate the bank holiday weekend, police say.

Hugh Schofield reports from Paris as a heat dome settled over Western Europe bringing temperatures above the average for May.

First responders are at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, ‘following the rupture of a tank containing white liquor,’ officials said

The political drama in South Carolina is part of a Republican strategy to redraw voting districts to the GOP’s advantage

Randy Hubbs of Kennewick, Washington, died after colliding with a fellow skydiver at about 1,000 feet above the ground

While temperatures reached record highs, water temperatures remained low, which can lead to cold water shock

The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state killed an undisclosed number of people, local authorities and company officials confirmed

Thunderstorms are forecast across the country on Tuesday evening

Top White House economist Kevin Hassett claimed Americans remain ‘very, very optimistic’

Grayson Cohen, 2, required three stitches and began a series of rabies vaccinations after the animal lunged at him from behind a jungle gym

Water parks across the West are having to conserve water amid a drought

The Trump administration has threatened to withdraw the United States from Nato