WHO says Russia told it ‘no cases of plague’ but isn’t identifying pathogen

Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads

The patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year.

Buy Canadian sentiment may withstand holiday spending squeeze, survey finds

The ‘Buy Canadian’ sentiment seems to be withstanding the holiday spending squeeze, a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers found on Tuesday.

Greater Toronto home sales in September down from year ago, average price also lower

Renewed tensions with the United States and a surge in gas prices amid an ongoing war in the Middle East have kept potential buyers on the sidelines in recent months.

Canadian actor Simu Liu marries Allison Hsu in France: reports

Marvel actor Simu Liu began dating Allison Hsu in 2022 and the pair announced their engagement in May 2025 after a trip to Paris together.

Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria, as fears grow about hybrid attacks by Russia

The crew of a merchant ship was missing after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that it described as a gross violation of international law.

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin to switch focus away from slalom in 'exploration' season

Thousands of European wind and solar power systems exposed online, Dutch researchers say

Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death after patient returns from DR Congo

Kenya on Tuesday reported its first-ever Ebola death after a Kenyan national who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) died after returning to the country. Kenya is the fourth country to record an Ebola case in the current outbreak, which was declared in eastern DR Congo in mid-May.

Nobel Prize 2026: How much is the prize money in Indian rupees, how joint winners split it, how the amount has changed

Nobel directed that more than SEK 31 million of his estate should be converted into a fund and invested in “safe securities”. The income generated from those investments would be distributed annually as prizes.

British whistleblower, 57, who revealed Trump official Howard Lutnick's links to Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in Thailand - as family pay tribute to his 'courage'

Simon Andriesz, 57, who was living in Cornwall, was found dead in a town just outside Bangkok on the morning of September 23, with his cause of death recorded as 'asphyxiation from hanging'.

British executive whose son, two, fell to his death from a Cyprus hotel window could lose his career after pleading guilty over his death, court hears

A city executive whose two-year-old son fell to his death from an open hotel window in Cyprus could be struck off after pleading guilty to causing the death, a court heard.

Bill Clinton plays saxophone for musical birthday tribute to Václav Havel

More than three decades after picking up a saxophone for a famous musical moment in the Czech Republic, former President Clinton is dusting off the instrument once again as part of a tuneful tribute. "I'm really honored to join with people all across the Czech Republic and all around the world in observing the 90th birthday...