France’s finance minister said Monday the G7 was “not there yet” in terms of any release of strategic oil reserves as the world’s leading industrialised nations held crisis talks on the economic fallout of the Middle East war.Earlier Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven advanced …
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“Hoppers,” the latest original animated film from Disney’s Pixar, easily topped the North American box office with $46 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.The adventure comedy tells the story of Mabel (Piper Curda), a young animal lover who uses technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver so …
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In the streets of Nuuk, Aaja Chemnitz normally goes almost unnoticed. But in recent days, locals have been stopping the Greenland MP to congratulate her on her Nobel Peace Prize nomination — though some fear it could rekindle Washington’s interest in the Arctic island. Norwegian lawmaker Lars Haltbrekken announced on March 4 that he had nominated …
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Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:- Iran unleashes barrage -Gulf states as well as Israel reported missile and drone attacks from Iran early Sunday.The Kuwaiti military said it was intercepting “hostile missile and drone attacks”, several hours after reporting fuel tanks at the nation’s international airport were targeted by Iranian drones.Kuwait’s …
Lion-emblazoned flags of pre-revolution Iran fluttered in cities across the world on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets a week after the start of the war in the Middle East.Europe, Africa and the Americas saw demonstrations, with some protesting against Iran’s Islamic regime, others railing against the war, and some in support of Iran’s …
From Kurdistan in western Iran to the shores of the Gulf and in Tehran, AFP reporters have spoken to Iranians throughout the week to build a picture of their lives under daily US and Israeli bombardment.Most spoke of anxiety, but also frustration about rising prices and, for opponents of the government, fear about a crackdown …
After accepting a job near Montreal, Mansef Aloui packed up his life in Tunisia, hopeful his children would thrive in Canada — but his pathway to settle in the country has been shut down.”I’m broken. My life has been upended. My daughter is in her room, she cries day and night,” the 50-year-old told AFP, …
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Six members of Canada’s parliament travelling from Jordan were denied entry to the occupied West Bank on Tuesday by Israeli authorities who accused the delegation of being sponsored by “a terror entity.”Jenny Kwan, an opposition lawmaker with Canada’s left-wing New Democratic Party, told AFP that one MP, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal …
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For decades, Arctic Snowplows has sold its Canadian-made galvanized steel products to “anywhere there is snow” across the border in the United States, says company president Mike Schulz.But a year into President Donald Trump’s trade war, some of those customers have been lost, with buyers unwilling to stomach higher prices forced by US tariffs on …
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The first high-profile Canadian performance on the 2026 World Cup stage did not go smoothly: hockey legend Wayne Gretzky mispronounced several country names during the tournament draw — including Jordan — prompting widespread ridicule.But once the event was over, “it felt like the starter’s pistol went off,” and the sprint to the tournament was underway, …
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