Israel strikes at Iranian forces over Damascus to take down alleged armed drones
Israeli aircraft on Saturday struck Iranian forces near Damascus that were allegedly planning to launch armed drones at targets in Israel, an Israeli military spokesperson said. CBC | World News More...
Tropical storm Dorian forms in Atlantic, likely to strengthen
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Dorian is moving west and could reach hurricane strength Tuesday. CBC | World News More...
‘It’s sentimental’: Titanic slowly disintegrates into ocean floor
Henrietta Mann, a retired Dalhousie University professor, predicts the ill-fated liner has another 25 years before it disintegrates. She made the comment after More...
Six people struck by lightning at PGA Tour Championship
Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, More...
Britain sends third warship to Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran
Britain is sending another warship to the Gulf to defend freedom of navigation, the defence minister said on Saturday, after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker More...
China announces new round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
China has announced a tariff hike on $ 75 billion of U.S. goods in retaliation for tariffs Donald Trump has threatened to levy on China as of next Sept. 1. CBC More...
Brazil readies but does not deploy thousands of troops to combat Amazon fires
Brazil has 44,000 troops stationed in its northern Amazon region that are available to combat forest fires, but fewer than 50 have been deployed. CBC | World News More...
Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein
Prince Andrew said on Saturday he never saw or suspected any sex crimes during the time he spent with U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein. CBC | World News More...
Russian capsule carrying robot fails to dock at space station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a humanoid robot failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. CBC | World News More...
Hong Kong police use tear gas to counter protest petrol bombs, bricks
Hong Kong police used tear gas to break up anti-government protests on Saturday after some activists threw petrol bombs and bricks. CBC | World News More...