The EU's top official backs Carney's push for Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure from the US

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday she wanted to open the door ⁠for Canada to become the European Union's first "associate member". Earlier this week, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney — who ​was in Strasbourg to listen to von der Leyen's annual State of the Union address — said Canada was seeking a "unique alliance" with the EU but not ‌membership.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has backed a proposal for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member". Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has been seeking closer ties with Europe as relations with the United States deteriorate over trade.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first "associate member" to integrate supply chains amid US tariff tensions.

The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says he’s going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.

Americans are subsidizing a massive sale of devastating bombs to Israel as it attacks Lebanon and wages what many nations and human rights experts have described as a genocide in Gaza. And President Donald Trump might be in position to cash in.

The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee took the rare step Wednesday of publicly announcing a hold on the Trump administration’s $2.8 billion plan to sell 40,000 one-ton bombs to

The proposed arms deal includes 2,000-pound bombs and bunker-busting warheads, and comes amid declining American public support for Israel.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a Russia sanctions bill that would give President Donald Trump new authority on tariffs.

The House passed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill long championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday, sending the legislation to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after more than a year of congressional maneuvering.

The House on Wednesday evening passed a Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest.

The measure sanctions Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving. It also directs Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on the top five i

A building collapse in Gaza City overnight has killed sixteen people, including at least twelve women and children

Gaza rescuers on Wednesday ⁠combed ⁠through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building ⁠that collapsed overnight, killing at least 12 Palestinians, including five children, and trapping dozens of others beneath the ​rubble.

People carried bodies Wednesday as machines cleared rubble from a Gaza City building that collapsed after Israeli strikes left it unstable. Reconstruction

The collapse comes as rescuers try to unearth hundreds of bodies from buildings hit by strikes earlier in Israel’s campaign of destruction.

Muslim nations are condemning an attempted drone attack on Mecca as Saudi Arabia says that Islam’s holiest city is a “red line” for the kingdom

Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels overnight of trying to attack Islam's holiest city, prompting condemnation from countries in the region but no sign of military support.

Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on. That's according

Saudi Arabia claimed that the Houthis, an Iranian-backed terrorist group, targeted Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, in an airstrike on Tuesday. Saudi air defense forces said they intercepted a Houthi drone on Tuesday evening in the airspace south of Mecca,

The war with Iran has cost the United States approximately $38 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday.

The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more

The report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the war will cost the country another $2 billion to $3 billion each month it continues.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also estimates that at least five years will be needed to replace missile interceptors.