Today’s Lead News Stories

‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal funds

Stocks have tumbled amid President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff threats and global uncertainty.

Chicago attorneys are demanding justice for at least 22 people who they believe were unlawfully arrested since the beginning of the Trump administration

China’s embassy in Ottawa has confirmed executions of four dual Canadian-Chinese citizens for drug offences.

A now 13-year-old boy charged with murder in an apparently deliberate hit-and-run that targeted a bicyclist on his way to work will remain in custody

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which organises the event as part of its mission to celebrate French language around the world.

The French government has defended the researcher’s ‘freedom of expression’

The booklet contains 63 safety measures to follow in case of military threat or natural disasters

Iranian authorities have released French citizen Olivier Grondeau, detained by the country since October 2022 on security charges, and he has returned to France, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday.

Dozens of military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will meet in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.

Administration reportedly working to fulfill a conservative dream: create buffer zone to be occupied by US troops