Cubans vote to legalize same-sex marriage

Cuban voters have approved a sweeping “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents.

COVID-19: Canada will no longer require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate

The Canadian government will no longer require people to wear masks on planes. Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month.

Russia school shooting: Gunman kills 15

A gunman on Monday morning killed 13 people and wounded 21 others in a school in central Russia, authorities said. The gunman killed himself after the attack.

Smoke seen in Paris after fire breaks out at world's biggest produce market

Firefighters urged people to stay away from the area in Paris' southern suburbs, as 100 officers and 30 fire engines battled the blaze at the Rungis International Market.

Famed landscape artist plows massive anti-war message

The message was plowed on a 26,000-square-meter plot of land using only a tractor, plough and rotating harrow.

'Homes in the ocean': Canadian military sent to help clean up Fiona's devastation

As the extent of damage became clear, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau canceled his trip to Japan for the funeral of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

North Korea fires missile toward sea, South Korea says

North Korea has dialed up its testing activities to a record pace in 2022, testing more than 30 ballistic weapons.

Palace reveals ledger stone at queen’s final resting place

Surrounded by floral wreaths and bouquets, it is inscribed with Queen Elizabeth II's name and the years of her birth and death, alongside those of her father her mother, and her husband.

Pink Floyd founder cancels Poland shows after war remarks

The website for Waters’ “This Is Not a Drill” concert tour did not list the Krakow concerns previously scheduled for Apr. 21 and 22.

Russian soldiers who desert posts now face 10 years in prison after troop callup

Vladimir Putin signed a hastily approved bill that toughens the punishment for soldiers who disobey officers’ orders, desert or surrender to the enemy.

Ferocious Fiona batters Canada with hurricane-force winds, heavy rain

Fiona was the strongest hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic basin season and at one point was a Category 4 with sustained winds around 140 mph.