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Border security set to loom large as Colombia’s leader meets interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez.Colombian President Gustavo Petro has become the first foreign leader to visit Venezuela since the United States military abducted Nicolas Maduro on January 3.On Friday, Petro was greeted by Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez at the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.“If you have a lot of exposures, there will probably be…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Conservatives say the Liberals are trying to “stack the deck” by moving to seize control of House committees, and…

By&nbspAlessio Dell’Anna&nbsp&&nbspvideo by Léo Arnoux Published on 24/04/2026 – 10:45 GMT+2 As the world waits for a new round of talks between Washington and Tehran, unlikely to take place imminently, oil prices spiked again on Thursday, hovering at more than $100 a barrel. The standoff is choking off nearly all…

Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026Famine was confirmed in two places in 2025 – areas of the Gaza Strip and Sudan – the first such dual confirmation since formal famine reporting began, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026.The annual report, produced by a coalition of…

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, according to officials. “Officers transported an individual over to the Swedish hospital for an observation, at which time two of…

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Get up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here.The biggest off-season spectacle in North American sports takes place on Thursday night as Pittsburgh hosts the first round of the NFL draft. As always, we can…

The European Union’s failure to sanction Israel over its military action in Gaza and Lebanon weakens the collective “credibility” and “legitimacy” to defend Ukraine against Russia’s full-scale invasion, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said. “Something that is delegitimising us, not only in the eyes of the outside world but…

By&nbspEuronews Published on 26/04/2026 – 9:31 GMT+2•Updated 9:33 German and foreign security services have reissued a warning for phishing attacks targeting lawmakers and senior government officials via the Signal messaging application, in what is believed to be the work of a “state-controlled cyber actor”. The German government believes Russia is…

The administration of Argentina’s Javier Milei has restricted access to the presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, as part of an escalating feud with the country’s journalists.Accredited journalists reportedly arrived at the Casa Rosada on Thursday and attempted to enter the building through fingerprint scanning, as they usually would.But they were…

Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.New U.S. tariffs are hitting Canada’s tool and mould makers hard, and they seemingly came out of nowhere.Unlike many…

Bulgarians headed to the polls Sunday for the eighth time in five years, with anti-corruption candidate and former president Rumen Radev’s bloc tipped to win. The European Union’s poorest member has been through a spate of governments since 2021, when large anti-graft rallies brought an end to the conservative government…