U.K. authorities charge man with crossbow after he was arrested at Windsor Castle

British prosecutors have charged a man with intending to "injure or alarm" Queen Elizabeth after he was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/windsor-castle-intruder-charged-1.6538714?cmp=rss

U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan for official visit heavily criticized by China

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, an official visit sure to escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pelosi-asia-taiwan-1.6538434?cmp=rss

Greg Norman says Tiger Woods rejected up to $800M US to join LIV Golf series

Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million US to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/tiger-woods-liv-golf-series-offer-greg-norman-1.6538482?cmp=rss

World just one misstep away from 'nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions, warning that "humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-nuclear-treaty-conference-1.6538373?cmp=rss

California joins New York in declaring state of emergency over monkeypox

California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-monkeypox-state-of-emergency-1.6538314?cmp=rss