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Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — a sweeping wartime authority that allows the president broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up mass deportations — a federal judge halted its implementation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use 'overwhelming lethal force' until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines, in a statement on social media, attributed the latest outage to a failure at a substation in the suburbs of Havana.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is "serious about peace" and said allies will "keep the pressure" on the Kremlin, including financially and militarily.

Tornadoes killed at least 32 people across several states in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast on Saturday night, part of a monster storm strong enough to topple tractor-trailers and wipe out hundreds of buildings.

The head of ISIS has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.

The Canadian Navy's top commander, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, spoke to the CBC about the Navy's current mission in Antarctica, and why a scientific research expedition can serve to strengthen Canada's polar security.

Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark.

On the same day that state-level Republicans in Alaska worked to affirm their close relationship with Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats of annexation, an Alaskan senator warned British Columbia's premier that "you don't want to mess with Alaska."

The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair's return after nine long months.

An Indiana woman who crashed her car into a ditch and broke both her legs survived nearly a week by dipping her clothes into a nearby creek and sucking up the water, says her father.

Sean (Diddy) Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.

The defence lawyer for an alleged accomplice of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding has cast doubt on the viability of the case against his client after the reported assassination of a key witness. Former trucker Gurpreet Singh appeared for a bail hearing in a downtown Toronto court Friday.

Russia will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region if Kyiv tells them to surrender, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to avoid a "horrible massacre" there.

Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.

Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins a phase of ceasefire talks towards a permanent end to the war, but Israel dismissed the offer as 'psychological warfare.'

American social media influencer Samantha Jones created an uproar in Australia after posting a now-deleted video to her Instagram account of her grabbing a wild baby wombat from its mother. The wombat is a protected species of marsupial in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced the act, saying Jones should ‘try some other Australian animals’ instead, like a crocodile.

Eyewitness video from Denver International Airport captured passengers evacuating American Airlines flight AA1006 after the plane caught fire on the tarmac. The flight originating from Colorado Springs Airport was diverted for an emergency landing after its crew reported experiencing vibrations from an engine. After landing and taxiing to a gate, the engine burst into flames. The airport authority said 12 people were transported to hospitals with minor injuries.

Sam Jones, who describes herself as an "outdoor enthusiast and hunter," made her Instagram account private on Thursday after she was widely condemned for the video.