Why the Palestinian Authority’s Abbas is under pressure to pick a successor
Concern is growing within the Palestinian Liberation Organization that Israel might exploit Abbas’s departure.
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Japan introduces urgent economic measures to ease pain from US tariffs
Package includes support for corporate financing, and subsidies for petrol prices and electricity bills.
Can India really stop river flowing into Pakistan?
After a deadly militant attack in Kashmir, India suspended a key water treaty with neighbouring Pakistan.
China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?
Australia has proposed to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.
China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war
Two US institutions have been granted access to samples collected by the Chang’e-5 mission in 2020.
‘I’m alive but three in my group didn’t make it’ – Kashmir attack survivor
Tourists are returning home after a deadly gun attack killed 26 visitors in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Tariff fears are driving a boost in auto sales in Detroit
As tariffs create uncertainty in global markets, CBC News travelled to Detroit across from WIndsor, Ont., to find out how auto consumers and dealers are
There are signs the world is losing faith in the dollar
First he took the US on a collision course with China. Then he came for the rest of the world.
Pope Francis’s funeral to be less costly than his predecessors’
Francis cultivated a humble image, opting for a modest rather than lavish lifestyle.
Yemen’s Houthi fighters down $200m worth of US drones in under six weeks
US loses drones in Yemen as rising civilian toll fuels backlash over Trump’s air campaign.
Trump signs controversial order to boost deep-sea mining industry
The executive order will help private deep-sea mining companies to access mineral-rich nodules on the sea floor.
Shedeur Sanders not selected in first round of NFL draft
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday.
Top Democrat in the Florida state Senate says his party is ‘dead’ and registers as independent
Florida state Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party.
Company bosses warn over tariffs impact
Several firms have cut their profit forecasts or withdrawn them citing economic uncertainty.