World Report

US President Donald Trump heads to Beijing today for summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says there is no sign of a larger outbreak of hantavirus.
Out-of-control wildfire burning near Whitecourt, Alberta forces dozens of people to flee their homes.
Israeli parliament backs death penalty tribunal for Palestinians accused in Oct. 7 attacks.
Ukraine and Russia reportedly exchange drone attacks as three-day ceasefire expires.
Latvian and Canadian troops test battlefield ground drones during a major NATO exercise.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tell his cabinet he will not resign.
70th anniversary of Eurovision Song Contest begins in Vienna, with 5 countries boycotting event.

Two more people, a French and US national, who were on board MV Hondius have confirmed cases of hantavirus.
4 Canadians from cruise ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak are back in Canada and isolating.
WestJet accused of switching up aircraft to deny passengers compensation for flight delays.
Man accused of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to all charges.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer refusing to step down after Labour party suffers severe losses in municipal elections.
Farmers confront rising cost of fertilizer and fuel as spring seeding underway.
Canada's first tick research facility opens at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.

Canadian passengers have departed the Canary Islands as part of a high-stakes evacuation of a cruise ship hit by a fatal hantavirus outbreak.
Canada’s spy chief warns the upcoming Alberta sovereignty referendum is a "ripe" target for Russian disinformation.
Israel's ban on Palestinian workers has hit the two-year mark, leaving the West Bank economy in a tailspin as foreign labour fills the void.
Vancouver is the latest city to test autonomous food delivery robots — a move sparking a fierce debate over sidewalk accessibility and the future of service jobs.
Sir Elton John was celebrated in Toronto last night as the latest Glenn Gould Prize Laureate, joined on stage by a lineup of Canada's top musical talent.
A brutal avalanche season is forcing backcountry skiers to rethink their relationship with risk — as shifting winter patterns make the mountains more unpredictable.

Spanish authorities and the W-H-O prepare for a high — stakes evacuation as a cruise ship hit by a deadly virus nears the Canary Islands.
A fragile three—day ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin marks a scaled—back Victory Day in Moscow.
Three men, including two Canadians, are in U.S. custody after New York State Police intercepted a shipment of 89 firearms allegedly bound for the Canadian border.
Three men convicted of first—degree murder in the 2022 killings of an elderly Abbotsford couple.
A Frontier Airlines flight was forced to evacuate on a Denver runway late last night after striking a pedestrian during takeoff.
Indonesia’s finance minister sparks a regional row after suggesting a new toll for ships in the Strait of Malacca.
A sellout crowd makes history in Toronto as the WNBA’s first Canadian team makes a dramatic debut.

Nigel Farage hails a "historic change" as Reform UK gains gut Labour heartlands.
Tenerife port workers protest the arrival of a virus-hit cruise ship as Canadians remain in isolation.
Global food prices hit a three-month high as the Iran war squeezes the supply chain.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Rome to salvage a "cooled" relationship with Italy.
Pentagon begins rolling release of UFO files as Trump promises "maximum transparency."
ISIS-linked militants kill at least 40 in a series of village raids in eastern D-R-C.
Halifax International Airport sees a 15 percent rise this year of arrivals from other parts of Canada.
Live Nation fights to keep its empire as fans and courts target skyrocketing ticket costs.
The world celebrates as legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough turns 100 today.