World Report

German far right political party Alternative for Germany bags a historic win in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
At least 11 people killed in Israeli air strikes on a village in southern Lebanon as Israel steps up attacks on Hezbollah.
Austria's headscarf ban for girls under 14 takes effect.
Investigators on scene of Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami, that killed 5.
Nepal holds day of mourning following last month's devastating floods.
Deadline for Canada's countertariffs on US draws near.
A BC Indigenous-led company is working up a pulpy alternative to plastic packaging.
Former Canadian federal minister Otto Jelinek is dead at 86.

Nova Scotia is mourning a woman who died in floodwaters near Cleveland, N.S., as heavy rain and high winds wash out roads across Cape Breton.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Kyiv today following talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Voting is underway in the eastern German state of Saxony—Anhalt, where the far—right Alternative for Germany party leads in the polls.
Iran claims it has targeted an unmanned U.S. vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, following American military strikes that disabled two Iranian oil tankers and sank a third.
Israel has launched fresh airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least four people in response to a Hezbollah drone attack.
Canadian businesses are adjusting supply chains to survive growing cross—border trade friction with the U.S.
Thousands of Quebec students with disabilities are returning to class after experiencing a "break in service" due to a lack of specialized resources.
Uganda's lion population has dropped over 40 percent since 2011 to under 300 animals.

U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive in Moscow to push a new peace plan, before heading to Kyiv amid escalating air strikes.
U.S. forces strike three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation after Iran targeted American Navy warships.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee demands consequences for Israeli settler violence in West Bank.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail following an arrest warrant over alleged assassination threats against the president.
At least 10 people are dead and dozens injured following a massive explosion at a military base in Bolivia.
Nepali soldiers pull two survivors from the mud and floodwaters ten days after catastrophic glacial flooding.
A missing hiker in British Columbia walks out of the wilderness alive after spending six days lost in the mountains above Squamish.
CBC's The House visits U.S. border towns hit by Donald Trump's trade war with Canada.
Yukon fossil discovery reveals ancient ice age cheetah lived in Canada's North and survived on salmon.

Two workers pulled alive from a Nepal tunnel nine days after deadly flash flooding.
Michigan Democratic candidate puts Canada–U.S. trade war at the center of his Senate campaign.
Canadian artists halt U.S. sales as new 50 per cent tariffs target original artwork.
At least 37 people in southern Nigeria are dead after inhaling toxic fumes while siphoning oil from a vessel. Helicopter searches suspended for missing B.C. runner Kalie McCrystal on Italy's Matterhorn.
Fox News fires longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, cutting ties with one of Donald Trump's most prominent media allies.

Heavy monsoon rains hamper flood recovery efforts in Nepal, where thousands remain missing and downstream communities in India face rising danger.
Israel says it's prepared to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, if the US agrees.
Feminist icon and Ms. magazine co-founder Gloria Steinem dies at age 92.
Border businesses are feeling the pinch amid renewed calls for Canadians to boycott US travel.
The Carney government is spending $4.7 billion in more than 300 VIA Rail passenger cars.
The Conservative Party of B.C. has lost two more MLAs.