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U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told a press conference on Wednesday that the government will continue to hold the Houthis accountable after their latest attack on the Red Sea shipping route, which killed two crew members of a cargo ship off southern Yemen. These fatalities mark the first deaths by the Iran-backed group since...

The United States does not have any sign that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon and will continue to monitor carefully, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Thursday. This came after Russian President, Vladimir Putin, warned that Moscow had weapons to strike targets in the West.

The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military were responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before Israel launched its war on Hamas in October, the State Department said on Monday. Four of the units have effectively remediated the violations, while Israel has submitted...

A mysterious illness that has affected Canadian and American diplomats in Cuba may be linked to a top secret unit within the Russian military, according to an investigation by CBS News, The Insider, and Der Spiegel. Joel Senick reports on the evidence, and the reaction from the Kremlin and the U.S. State Department.

On Monday, Israel suggested a United Nations (UN) resolution — which called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — had hindered opportunities for hostage negotiations after Hamas reportedly pulled out of the talks. Responding on Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Israel’s statement is both “inaccurate” and “unfair” to hostages who...

A former member of China’s cyber warfare department is living in Winnipeg and now faces deportation, Global News has learned. How the case of Huajie Xu raises questions about Canada’s ability to screen foreign nationals who have served hostile governments. The United Nations (UN) has passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the...

The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 U.S. states on Thursday sued Apple alleging it monopolized smartphone markets in the first major antitrust effort against the iPhone maker by the Biden administration. Kyle Benning has more.

Global’s Safeeya Pirani visits CapU’s Costuming for Stage and Screen department to see how students are learning to design and create outfits that help bring characters alive.

A U.S. federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a controversial immigration law in Texas, just hours after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the bill, which would allow local police and judges to arrest, detain, and deport people accused of illegally entering the U.S. Jackson Proskow explains the backlash to the bill, and the...

The federal government is proposing the Canadian Armed Forces be stripped of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences within its ranks. The reaction to the move, and how the legislation has some limits. While pressure grows on Israel to agree to an immediate and sustained ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. has...

Iran said late Monday it had fired missiles at what it claims were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, raising concerns about a wider spillover in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. State Department has condemned the attacks as “reckless.”

Responding to a question about the Iran explosion during a Washington, D.C., press briefing on Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the U.S. was “not involved in any way, and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous.” Miller added that “we have no reason to believe that Israel was involved in this...

Speaking in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that Saleh Arouri, a senior Hamas member killed in a Tuesday strike in Lebanon, was “a brutal terrorist” who was “centrally responsible” for the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. “We continue to believe it is not in Hezbollah’s interest — just as...

The new year is starting with a winter wallop, with most of Eastern Canada expected to be blanketed by heavy snowl, which could cause travel headaches. What’s being forecast in the eastern provinces, and how that weather is affecting Western Canada. As he takes another run for the White House, former U.S. president Donald Trump...

“We’re looking at thousands of visits a month right now just due to respiratory illnesses.” Epidemiologists Cynthia Carr speaks with Clay Young about the state of health care, and concerns over the pressure cold and flu season is putting on emergency departments.

Thick fog in Delhi caused disruption in flight and rail services, leaving many passengers stranded on Wednesday. The local weather department reported that the city was enveloped in dense fog containing particulate matter and other pollutants, which may have a negative impact on the health of its residents. The states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh...

On Tuesday night, a local news helicopter crashed in a wooded area of New Jersey, killing the pilot and photographer on board. Chief George Fedorczyk, New Jersey State Park Police, told reporters on Wednesday that “At this time, the scene is being secured by the New Jersey State Park Police with the assistance of the...

A seven-storey apartment building in the Bronx, New York, partially collapsed on Monday, injuring at least two people. According to officials, emergency responders arrived within two minutes and were able to safely evacuate all individuals. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has confirmed that no one was on the first floor at the time of...

Canada’s Minister of Defence Bill Blair shed light Monday on the department’s efforts to reform the military’s culture in line with recommendations made by former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbor and other external reviews. The second biannual status report of the external monitor tracks the implementation of the 48 recommendations made by Arbor in her...

The United States has not verified reports that Serbia has withdrawn troops from near Kosovo, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday, adding that Washington remains concerned about the cycle of rising tension and sporadic violence in northern Kosovo.