Canada's leader draws regular scorn from President Trump, but European leaders gave him a standing ovation as they aim to push their ties to "the highest level."

Mark Carney on September 17 welcomed the proposal of becoming an "associate member" of the European Union, saying that Europe and Canada were stronger together.

Canada has ​formally ‌applied ‌to ⁠join the ⁠British-led Joint ​Expeditionary ​Force ⁠military ⁠coalition, ⁠Prime Minister Mark ​Carney's ​office ⁠said ⁠in a statement ⁠on Wednesday. (Reporting by David ⁠Ljunggren;

Both the EU and Canada have been facing stiff rivalry and pressure from Trump's administration on trade and from an increasingly assertive China.

United Nations-backed human rights experts said on Thursday there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran on the first day of the war. Meanwhile,

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said it had reasonable grounds to believe the U.S. was behind two military strikes that constituted war crimes.

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab.

The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

The Trump administration has denied visas for a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations for the second year in a row

The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.

The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

The United States on Wednesday extended sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The Times of Israel reported that

Explosions were heard in Kyiv, a ⁠Reuters witness said. Three people, including a child, were injured as Russia hit a 19-storey apartment building in the Black Sea port ⁠city of Odesa, authorities there said on Telegram.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has accused Russia of plotting to murder Ukrainian allies in the US and Europe. In a statement on Tuesday, the DoJ charged five men allegedly connected to the Russian Intelligence Services (RIS).

Russian air strikes injured 18 and damaged buildings in Kyiv and Odesa, among other locations, in the early hours of Sept. 17, officials said.

ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge reports on the barrage of Russian missiles and drones that targeted Ukraine's capital.

Britain's King Charles gives a speech during a meeting for leaders from the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, Government, and thought leaders to discuss how AI can be developed and deployed in ways that benefit society,

Britain's King Charles will urge leading artificial intelligence executives to ensure the technology ​remains "firmly in the service of humanity" when he meets them in Scotland on Thursday, as warnings ‌mount about AI's potential risks.

King Charles III on Thursday urged senior leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia to make sure that artificial intelligence remains under control and in the service of people and the planet.

King Charles has warned AI executives of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands. He made the comments at a summit he had convened at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss how the tech can be used to benefit society.

The opposition bloc won a wafer-thin victory in Sunday’s vote, but it may take some time to cobble together a coalition able to form a government.

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition has won a narrow majority in the national election, according to a complete vote count

Sweden's centre-left ⁠opposition ⁠parties maintained a narrow ⁠election lead on Wednesday over the incumbent ​right-wing governing bloc as the counting of remaining ballots resumed after ‌Sunday's vote for parliament.

Sweden’s left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the country’s national election, a complete vote count showed Thursday. The Swedish Election Authority said the four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament in Stockholm,