Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes

At least two people are dead on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections following Ukraine's largest-ever drone strike on Moscow. Yemen's Houthi rebels have confirmed targeting Saudi Arabia's capital overnight, triggering air defense alerts and pushing global oil prices higher. U.S. President Donald Trump says his planned 250-foot triumphal arch outside Arlington National Cemetery will double as a military facility for drones and snipers.   North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its eastern coast into the sea, prompting an emergency security meeting in Seoul. A new Italian law aims to help mothers and children break away from Mafia families, even if they don't have criminal intelligence to offer. Australian cities ban AI smart glasses in public pools over privacy concerns, but Canadian operators show little interest in following suit. A new documentary featuring unseen footage of Terry Fox premiered at TIFF, offering an intimate look at his 1980 Marathon of Hope as annual runs take place across Canada today.

NATO defence chiefs select German General Carsten Breuer to head the alliance's top military committee over Canada’s General Jennie Carignan. U.S. President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal giving America permanent control of Greenland’s security. Donald Trump bans news outlets CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.   U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for high-stakes talks next week with the leaders of Japan and China. Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting French President Emmanuel Macron tomorrow in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to broaden trade ties. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu insists upcoming labour code changes won't compromise the right to strike, despite union concerns over new special mediator powers. Former Alberta M-L-A Drew Barnes is launching a new federal party to push for greater provincial autonomy. The family of a 22-year-old Indian student killed in a Saskatchewan crash speaks out about their tragic loss.

Liberal MPs hold their national caucus retreat ahead of Parliament's return on Monday. New polls suggest economic stability will trump sovereignty in next month's Quebec provincial election. A beluga whale relocated from Marineland to Spain dies just weeks after her transfer. At least three people are dead after a high school shooting in the southern Philippines. Malaysia's king grants a conditional pardon to jailed former prime minister Najib Razak overnight.   The U.S. approves visas to select Iranian officials, including the president, for next week's UN summit. Russia holds its first parliamentary election since launching its war on Ukraine. Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high of 1.25 per cent overnight.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming closer ties with Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump is raising the stakes in his trade war with Canada by targeting European allies.  UN report accuses Iran of crimes against humanity for protest crackdowns and cites probable U.S. war crimes in deadly airstrikes. Carney government spend millions to develop guardrails for artificial intelligence. Newly obtained documents by the CBC, reveal just how extraordinary freak fish event was at Ontario's Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. 

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen says EU wants to make Canada "associate member" as Prime Minister Mark Carney attends State of EU address in France. A building collapse overnight in Gaza City has killed at least 20 people. Yemen’s Houthis claim to have shot down a Saudi fighter jet northeast of the capital, Sanaa.  The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates today. Apparent suicide of Haitian college student in Ohio raising concern after federal protections stripped away, earlier this year.

The federal government is making it cheaper to invest in Canada. U.S. president Donald Trump is criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting his attempt to restrict the use of mail-in ballots. Growing military ties between U.S. and Australia generating concern over Australian independence. A NATO fighter jet has shot down a drone in Lithuania. For the first time, the number of centenarians in Japan has surpassed 100,000. Comedy-horror series Widow's Bay sweeps the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. 

The annual pace of inflation held steady at 3% in the month of August.Business leaders from around the world are in Toronto for the first ever Canada Investment Summit.Former conscripts to Iran's Revolutionary Guards face possible inadmissibility to Canada.A multiple vehicle accident in South Africa has killed at least 21 people.First ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland sign declaration that their countries have a right to seek independence from U.K.Sweden's centre left opposition is closer to sealing an election win.

Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo dies at 89, remembered for his iron chin and anti-drug advocacy. Donald Trump tells Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian oil infrastructure, claiming strikes drive up global fuel prices. Tensions flare along Middle East shipping routes as a strike on an Iranian ship in the Strait of Hormuz coincides with heavy fighting near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Emerging powers at BRICS summit push for Middle East peace and greater say in global governance.   Prime Minister Mark Carney lands in Toronto to pitch global CEOs on a trillion-dollar investment plan for Canada. Hollywood stars and Prime Minister Mark Carney gather in Toronto tonight for the TIFF Tribute Awards gala. Canadian stars at TIFF push back as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on film production north of the border. Rapid deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening traditional medicinal plants relied on for basic healthcare.

Global oil prices surge past 100 dollars after Houthi offensive and Saudi pipeline attack. BRICS leaders unanimously adopt the New Delhi Declaration on opening day of summit. Uganda prepares to bury King Oyo amid a bitter royal succession dispute. Pelt of the now-extinct woolly dog returns to British Columbia on loan from a U.S. museum. Paris celebrates as Céline Dion launches her historic 26-date comeback residency.

America is marking 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks, with solemn memorial ceremonies taking place in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute to 9/11 victims today, praising the generosity of Canadians who opened their doors to American neighbours.   Americans stranded in Gander on 9/11 return to Newfoundland 25 years later to thank the community that took them in.  Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet has wrapped up its Banff retreat under the shadow of a looming U.S. trade war and Alberta’s upcoming secession referendum. British lawmakers reject a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in a narrow 286 to 270 vote. Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record spreads to a seventh province as the death toll tops 3,300.   A Hong Kong court sentences two pro—democracy activists to seven years in prison for organising Tiananmen Square vigils.   Donald Trump leads Republicans in a pledge of allegiance to himself and his allies at a midterm convention in Dallas.