German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a struggle to stabilize his position and keep his agenda on track after voters inflicted two more defeats on his party, ejecting it from a state legislature for

Chancellor Merz is under mounting pressure, with poor approval ratings and rumours he could even be replaced mid-term in a so-called chancellor swap. Merz has long coveted the top job in German politics,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections including a historic defeat for his party.

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Authorties say a police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur

A police officer was shot near a synagogue in Ontario, Canada, on Sunday evening as members of the Jewish community gathered to mark Yom Kippur, officials said.

The incident occurred outside Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario.

Canadian police vehicles were present at the scene of a shooting near a synagogue in the city of Belleville in Ontario, Canada. A police officer and a man were injured during the exchange of fire which took place as members of the local Jewish community had gathered to celebrate Yom Kippur,

Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on the State Duma election’s final day, including hundreds targeting Moscow.

Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds at the capital Moscow, in its largest attack of the war so far, officials said Sunday. The attack came as Russia wrapped up the final day of voting in tightly controlled parliamentary elections that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

Russian drones blasted Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after Kyiv’s forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia, officials said Monday. The war’s relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting,

Ukraine has launched what Russia is calling one the biggest ever drone attacks on Moscow. The strikes came on the final day of Parliamentary voting in the country. Smoke could be seen billowing from an oil refinery in the Russian capital following the attack.Moscow's mayor says more than 16-hundred drones were intercepted and shot down. Authorities say at least two people were killed in the strikes. The mayor calls the strikes an 'unprecedented attack' that was an attempt to disrupt the election. C-B-C's Julia Chapman has more from London.

Pakistan's information ​ministry ‌said ‌on ⁠Monday that ⁠28 "terrorists" and ​suicide ​bombers ⁠were ⁠killed ⁠in airstrikes on ​three ​targets ⁠in ⁠Afghanistan. (Reporting by Asif ⁠Shahzad, Writing by Hritam ⁠Mukherjee;

Pakistani jet fighters have carried out airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, and claimed 28 militants were killed

Pakistan’s military attacked civilian areas in Afghanistan, killing three, according to the Taliban leadership in Kabul and raising the risk of renewed cross-border hostilities.

Three members of one family killed in air raid on house in Kunar province, Afghan Taliban deputy spokesperson says.

The risks of artificial intelligence are expected to be a focus as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington this week as competition over the technology intensifies.

"We think that, just like with any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the number one and the number two AI powers in the world is very imp

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng concluded talks in New York on Sunday with the US side proposing a new AI safety notification mechanism for US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi ⁠Jinping to consider at their summit this week.

Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a deal on Greenland's ‌security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen.

President Donald Trump said the United States reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security – months after Trump threatened to

President Donald Trump announced a deal with Denmark and Greenland to establish a “large military presence” on the territory.

My immediate reaction is that it makes me nervous and skeptical,” Ellen Frederiksen, a retired teacher in Narsaq, a town in southern Greenland, said by telephone.