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Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday. The capture of Beaufort Castle, near the city of Nabatieh, came after days of airstrikes and intense fighting in nearby villages …

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The 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. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to Ottawa on Wednesday telling them their …

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The 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. Researchers and hunters say transporting food between communities is difficult, expensive and sometimes unreliable — and …

More than 100,00 Syrian refugees have crossed back into their home country from Lebanon this month, fleeing escalating violence to return to a place that’s still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war. At the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing — the main entry point between Lebanon …

From affordable housing in Alberta to high taxes in Quebec, there are many widely accepted claims about the cost of living in different parts of the country. But are these preconceptions accurate? “I lost a lot of money while I was in Alberta. I had quite a lot of debt,” …

While the war marches on in Iran, exiled Cubans in South Florida are keenly waiting, watching and wondering when the U.S. administration will turn its full attention south. “Everybody is extremely, extremely optimistic. It’s almost a surreal moment,” said Marcell Felipe, who chairs the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora. …

Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi urged the international community on Friday to ramp up pressure on the Iranian government to help protesters overthrow clerical rule, and said he’s ready to lead a transitional government if necessary, even as a deadly crackdown appears to ​have broadly quelled demonstrations. Pahlavi, the 65-year-old …

Experts say it poses one of the biggest challenges to Iran’s clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Nationwide protests have been shaking Iran for weeks. They started Dec. 28 in response to soaring prices, then turned into wider anti-government protests against the clerical rulers who have governed the country for …

Carlos Pérez said people in his Venezuelan city of San Cristóbal, which sits near the border with Colombia, are still trying to live their normal lives, despite the uncertainty that now shrouds the country following a U.S. military strike over the weekend.  Pérez, 66, said Venezuelans have grown accustomed to …

Two conservative challengers were practically tied for the lead in Honduras’s presidential contest, with votes from about 55 per cent of polling places counted early Monday, according to preliminary and partial results. The vote came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race by endorsing one …