Here is a look at some of the notable names in the latest release of files from the U.S. Justice Department pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein. The list includes politicians, entertainment figures, business leaders and Royal Family members, with some releasing statements this past weekend about their interactions with the late accused child sex trafficker.

In Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, preparations for the Winter Olympics remain visibly unfinished, underlining the pressure organizers are facing as the curling tournament starts Wednesday and the first women's downhill training is scheduled for Thursday.

The eldest son of Norways crown princess has been arrested, just before his trial opens on charges including rape, police said on Monday.

Future PWHL stars Abbey Murphy and Caroline Harvey are among the American players to watch at Olympics. Meanwhile, captain Hilary Knight will lead the team into her 5th and final Olympic Games.

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic development on the ground, as few people will be allowed to travel in either direction and no goods will be going into the war-torn territory.

The Lockheed Martin event in Texas comes as the future of the CF-18 replacement program is under review because of the ongoing trade and political disputes between Canada and the United States, and as the first F-35 is set to be delivered within months.

Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024. Israel seized the border crossing in May 2024, nine months after it launched attacks on the region.

A 5-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of co-ordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the province's chief minister said on Sunday.

U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Ukraine and Russia will take place next week in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as Ukrainians faced uncertainty over the fate of an energy ceasefire with Russia amid plunging temperatures.

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam after securing the Australian Open title against Novak Djokovic, who had never lost in his 10 previous finals at Melbourne Park.

A Canadian entrepreneur in Rome is building Magisterium AI, a Catholic platform trained on church documents and Vatican-linked collections. The project aims to make doctrine searchable at scale, while raising questions about accuracy, authority and how it will be used.

In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half of the desks sit empty. The children of immigrants are increasingly absent from school, sports teams and even front yards, fearful that immigration and customs agents will detain them, or their parents, because of the colour of their skin.

A North Atlantic right whale named Division was found dead in U.S. waters this week, entangled in fishing gear. It's the first entanglement death of 2026, according to the Canadian Whale Institute.

The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into a lane crucial for global shipping.

China's highest-ranked military generals purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost alone at the helm of the military. Despite no one knowing for sure what led to this latest crackdown, there's a lot of speculation about what it means for the biggest army in the world.

Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.

Despite an internet blackout, some Iranians have managed to use VPNs and Starlink satellite internet to share photos and videos. But how do we know these visuals really show what they claim? CBC's fact-check team breaks down our verification process.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see the blooming changes that hikers have noticed in the U.K., get a look at EV models with built-in solar panels and check out an award-winning forest grown from memorial trees.

Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel betweenGazaand Egypt, a government agency said, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024.

Journalist Don Lemon was arrested in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, his lawyer said Friday.

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milano-Cortina Games.

Canada or the U.S. have won every world championship and Olympic title. But these European teams are looking to shake up the podium at Milano Cortina 2026.