Five days have passed since twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, killing more than 1,450 people, according to the government. Relief organizations say the first 72 hours after a natural disaster is the most crucial time period for rescues, though survival can be extended if people have access to food and water.

Sudan has declared a new outbreak of cholera, the country's Ministry of Heath reported Monday, with 117 deaths in West Kordofan state, another seven confirmed cases and 838 suspected cases.

The future seems dark and dangerous for some Venezuelans amid the dust, debris and death shrouding parts of the country that suffered the brunt of twin earthquakes, creating one of the worst natural disasters in its history.

Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heat wave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted daily life across the continent for more than a week, with growing concerns over the ‌spread of wildfires.

CBC News got rare access inside the International Police Cooperation Center in Virginia, where law enforcement agencies from around the world are coordinating security for the FIFA World Cup, including monitoring drone threats and sharing intelligence.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after election day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

Police said three people were detained, including the suspected ​shooter, and that all the fatalities were adults.

Six months into a tumultuous year for Cuba, the winds of change are aggressively blowing across the Straits of Florida, toward the island nation.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear President Donald Trump's bid to overturn a $5-million US verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday ​to let Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as it stood firm to preserve the central bank's cherished independence against an unprecedented challenge by the Republican president.

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed nine people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afternoon as the death toll climbed.

Australia introduced new legislation in Parliament on Monday to strengthen enforcement of its under-16 ‌social media ban and give its internet regulator more power to pursue tech giants in court for non-compliance.

Ex-NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government's gambling investigation, authorities said Monday.

There was much interest in the move by King Charles to reveal for the first time how much income tax he pays, but in ways, the numbers that emerged this past week add to the longstanding opaqueness around royal finances.

France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.

According to a report released last week by Human Rights Watch, (RE)Claim and the Community Centre for Development and Solidarity, French police systematically target Black and Arab youth, conducting identity checks and issuing on-the-spot fines.

Flash flood warnings were in effect Saturday for parts of Kentucky and Indiana amid heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.

After the largest Ukrainian drone offensive on the Russian capital and other strikes on energy infrastructure, confidence in Putin's leadership has seemed to waver among civilians and prominent nationalists alike. But analysts are skeptical whether it is enough to turn the tide.