CBC World News

Pregnant players on the women's tennis tour now can receive 12 months of paid maternity leave, and those who become parents via partner pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption can get two months off with pay, under a program announced Thursday by the WTA.

There is a dramatic shift happening in Russia, when it comes to how Russian officials and state media view the U.S. government under Donald Trump.

European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent's defences and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face the threat of Russia alone.

South Korean fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight bombs on a civilian district on Thursday, injuring 15 people and damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the Air Force and fire agency said.

Vice-presidents often toil in the shadows. Not so JD Vance, who after just six weeks in the role has managed to rankle politicians from Britain, France, Germany and Romania, as well as officials from the Catholic Church in the U.S.