President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup — but his administration warned it was no guarantee of entry to the United States.The United States has promised a seamless experience for next year’s tournament despite concerns that Trump’s border crackdown could hurt fans.”For those who …
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Canada’s parliament is poised to vote Monday on the budget proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney, who opted to double the G7 country’s deficit to kickstart the economy — a risky move that could upend his minority government.The Liberal prime minister, who was elected to a full term in April to stare down US President …
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“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” — the third installment in the crime heist franchise about a group of magicians — debuted atop the North American box office, besting the Glen Powell-fronted remake of “The Running Man,” industry estimates showed Sunday.Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me” — which reunites Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco …
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G7 foreign ministers on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and raised the alarm about the escalating crisis in Sudan, as they wrapped up a meeting in Canada.In a joint statement, the top diplomats from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States voiced “unwavering support” for Ukraine’s territorial integrity.”An immediate …
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G7 foreign ministers held talks Wednesday focused on bolstering Ukraine’s war effort, as meeting host Canada unveiled new sanctions targeting Russian drone and energy production.Ukraine’s top diplomat Andriy Sybiha — who was invited to the Group of Seven talks near the famed Niagara Falls — said the meeting needed to focus in part on boosting …
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France’s foreign minister criticized “military operations” in the Caribbean at a G7 meeting on Tuesday, as the deployment of a US aircraft carrier strike group escalated an arms buildup in the region.Speaking to reporters at the start of a Group of Seven gathering in Canada, top French diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot said it was crucial to …
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G7 foreign ministers gather in Canada Tuesday for meetings expected to focus on Ukraine and find consensus on a path forward to end the four-year-old conflict.Options to fund Ukraine’s war needs could feature prominently at the talks in Canada’s Niagara region on the US border.The diplomats are meeting after President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on …
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Canada has lost its measles elimination status, health officials said Monday, a major setback caused by a year-long resurgence of the disease largely among unvaccinated groups.Canada was formally declared measles-free in 1998, an achievement credited to years of consistently high childhood vaccination rates.But an outbreak that began in the eastern part of the country in …
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“Predator: Badlands,” the latest installment in the sci-fi horror franchise that started nearly 40 years ago, devoured the competition at the North American box office, debuting at $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.The 20th Century Studios film stars Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as an outcast Predator who is the hero this time, teaming up with an android (Elle …
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Canada’s high court on Thursday ended a months-long battle to save some 400 ostriches exposed to avian influenza that had attracted support from the likes of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The final legal block to culling the birds was removed when Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear the case brought by the owners …
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