A gun battle between suspected cartel members left at least eight dead and one wounded on Wednesday in a mountainous area of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, local authorities said. The state prosecutor’s office said the violence took place in Guachochi, one of the largest towns in a mountainous area that is hard to get to, and which is …

Human remains are believed to have been found in the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the United States Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive into the Titanic, killing five people, was unloaded in St John’s, Canada on Wednesday. Coast Guard officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among …

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada, Mr. Sean Fraser has revealed plans to bring additional healthcare workers to the country as part of a revamped immigration approach targeting sectors grappling with significant labour shortages. The healthcare industry will be the first sector to benefit from this new initiative. In a series of tweets on his official Twitter …

Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war. The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Russian president’s rule — and Russia’s most serious security crisis since the strongman came to power …

After days of searching for the missing Titan submarine that disappeared during its dive to see the remains of the Titanic, the passengers are now confirmed dead by the United States Coast Guard. This conclusion came after both the estimated amount of oxygen in the vessel ran out and evidence of a catastrophic implosion was discovered. The company that operated …

Canada’s Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday announced Can$350 million (US$265 million) to support the aerospace industry’s drive toward zero carbon emissions. The funding, he said in a statement, will go to boosting hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, a transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft support infrastructure. This “will help drive and accelerate the green industrial transformation of Canada’s …

United States and Canadian coast guard teams were racing Monday to locate and rescue a submersible tourist vessel with five people aboard that went missing on a dive to the Titanic’s wreckage in the North Atlantic. The 21-foot (6.5-metre) craft, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent early Sunday and lost contact with the surface less than two hours later. …

Uruguayan authorities are reversing plans to melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken Nazi ship and recast it as a dove of peace, the President said Sunday. The imposing bronze eagle, weighing 350 kilos (771 pounds) and clutching a swastika between its claws, was recovered from a World War II-era German destroyer off Uruguay’s coast 17 years ago. …

Suspected terrorists linked to Islamic State killed 37 people and abducted six others in an attack on a school in western Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said on Saturday. Military personnel found the bodies of the dead when they arrived at the school, defence spokesperson Felix Kulayigye said in a statement. “Our forces …

The United States on Friday announced a further $205 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine to help the country with shortages of food, drinking water and other needs as its fights against Russia’s invasion. Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said that the aid will be distributed via partner NGOs in the region, and was also aimed at helping victims of …