Britain and Canada have deep ties in defence, climate and culture sectors, but Starmer's visit comes amid strained trade negotiations.

Iran retaliated to Israeli strikes by firing waves of ballistic missiles into the country, where explosions lit the night skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook buildings.

Canada is set to host leaders from the world's largest economies for the annual G7 summit beginning Sunday, and the stakes could not be higher.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to greet world leaders when they arrive at the Calgary airport for the G7 summit in Kananaskis.

Investigators will look at witness interviews, airport conditions and the airplane itself in trying to determine the cause of the Air India plane crash.

Fears of a wider Middle East conflict sent oil prices higher and global stock markets lower on Friday morning, following Israel's overnight attacks on Iran.

'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran,' survivor Viswash Kumar Ramesh said after escaping the crash.

The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel when it fell in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday.

In its first response, Iran fired more than 100 drones at Israel, with both Iraq and Jordan confirming they had flown over their airspace.

The Canadian citizen believed to be on anAirIndiaflight that crashed shortly after takeoff is a dentist who worked inMississauga, Ont., her family has confirmed.

As summit host, Prime Minister Mark Carney can invite any leaders he chooses, including from outside the G7, as he attempts to shape Canada's foreign policy and global geopolitics.

Israelattacked Irans capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.

The Air India plane crash was the first such incident for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, but air industry experts say they're not concerned due to the safety standards of the aircraft.

Among those driven abroad or displaced by war and violence, the numbers of internally displaced people jumped by more than nine per cent to 73.5 million at the end of last year.

The vote was the most serious challenge to Netanyahus government since Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the trigger for the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

An Air India passenger plane with more than 240 people on board, including one Canadian, crashed in India's city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The incident, detected in late 2023, prompted police to place tight security around the NDP leader.

Days away from the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is asking for some of the patience and hospitality residents always show when large events come to Alberta.

The U.S. State Department said it has ordered the departure of all non-essential personnel from its embassies in Baghdad, Bahrain and Kuwait following a review.

Police say 17 officers were injured during a second night of violence in the town of Ballymena, which began after two teenagers were arrested for an alleged sexual assault.

A new report is shedding light on why birth rates are falling around the world and suggests it's not from people choosing to have fewer children.

The meetings appeared to focus on finding a way to resolve disputes over mineral and technology exports that had shaken a fragile truce on trade reached in Geneva last month.

The Secretary General of OPEC told the Global Energy Show in Calgary that energy demand is expected to increase by 24 per cent by the year 2050.

Citing 'trade barriers,' the World Bank downgraded the global economic growth forecast to 2.3 per cent this year from 2.8 in 2024, with the U.S. expanding 1.4 per cent.

Canada, the U.K. and three other countries are imposing sanctions including a travel ban on two Israeli ministers for comments made about Gaza.