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Air Canada to resume flights after govt directive ends strike

Air Canada to resume flights after govt directive ends strike

Air Canada said it will resume flying on Sunday after the country's industrial relations board ordered an end to a strike by 10,000 flight attendants that effectively shut down the airline and snarled summer travel.

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European leaders to join Zelensky in US for Ukraine talks with Trump

European leaders to join Zelensky in US for Ukraine talks with Trump

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday seeking an end to Moscow's invasion, after President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following an Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Israelis rally nationwide calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

Israelis rally nationwide calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel Sunday calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, as the military prepares a new offensive.

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European leaders to join Zelensky for Ukraine talks with Trump

European leaders to join Zelensky for Ukraine talks with Trump

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday seeking an end to Moscow's invasion, after President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following his Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Downgraded Hurricane Erin lashes Caribbean with rain

Downgraded Hurricane Erin lashes Caribbean with rain

Offshore Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 storm early Sunday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides.

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Protests held across Israel calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

Protests held across Israel calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel Sunday calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, as the military prepares a new offensive.

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Hopes for survivors wane as landslides, flooding bury Pakistan villages

Hopes for survivors wane as landslides, flooding bury Pakistan villages

Thousands of Pakistani rescuers battled rain and knee-deep mud Sunday, digging homes out from under massive boulders in a desperate search for survivors after flash floods killed at least 344 people in the country's mountainous north.

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After deadly protests, Kenya's Ruto seeks football distraction

After deadly protests, Kenya's Ruto seeks football distraction

Whether in a sports jersey or a suit, Kenyan President William Ruto is casting himself as a model supporter of the national football team as an international tournament provides respite from recent bloody protests against his regime.

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Bolivian right eyes return in elections marked by economic crisis

Bolivian right eyes return in elections marked by economic crisis

Bolivians head to the polls Sunday for elections marked by a deep economic crisis that has seen the left implode and the right eyeing its first shot at power in 20 years.

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Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional

Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations.

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