7 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Who Canada will play in Group B — and which teams could come to Vancouver

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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7 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Who Canada will play in Group B — Switzerland, Qatar, and maybe Italy will join them

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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57 h. ago Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with U.S. envoys

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough. The Russian leader “should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to […]

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3 d. ago U.S. envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Coinciding with Witkoff’s trip, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to Ireland, continuing his visits […]

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4 d. ago No Western country seriously wants Ukraine to win: Full Comment podcast

The Trump administration has been lambasted for its proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war given its generosity to Moscow — yet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he’s willing to build from it. As Matthew Bondy discusses with Brian Lilley, Kyiv has few options but to encourage America to step in and end […]

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5 d. ago Talks with Ukraine productive, Rubio says, but ‘more work to be done’

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff leading a delegation to Russia this week

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5 d. ago Zelenskyy’s team meets U.S. envoys in Florida in pursuit of Russia

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are attending the talks at Witkoff’s golf club

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6 d. ago Russia Hammers Kyiv With Missiles as Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities

Russian forces strafed Ukraine’s capital with a major missile barrage overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as the US ramps up pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to concessions in the almost four-year-old war.

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6 d. ago Kyiv Hammered by Russian Airstrikes as Peace Team Heads to US

Russia unleashed an air barrage on Ukraine’s capital overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s negotiating team heads to the US for talks aimed at bringing an end to the war.

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7 d. ago Orban to Meet Putin With Eye on Russia’s Sanctioned Refineries

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet President Vladimir Putin as Russia weighs the sale of sanctioned refineries that have triggered concerns about fuel shortages across eastern Europe.

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8 d. ago Orban Meets Vucic as Hungary Eyes Russia’s Sanctioned Refineries

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his top diplomat have been on a whirlwind tour of central Europe with an eye to snap up sanctioned Russian-owned refineries.

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9 d. ago Trump aide Steve Witkoff ripped after report he coached Russian official on Ukraine peace deal

Some U.S. lawmakers are furious as the special envoy is set to meet with Vladimir Putin next week.

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1 week ago European Stocks Rise on Renewed Hopes for Ukraine Peace Deal

European stocks rose on renewed efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Traders also parsed through the latest batch of US economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next move.

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1 week ago Ukraine peace deal momentum appears to grow as Russian strikes continue

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the peace efforts are gathering momentum and 'are clearly at a crucial juncture.'

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2 w. ago Efforts to broker peace in Ukraine wins tentative Canadian support: ‘It has to be an acceptable deal’

If U.S. efforts lead ‘to a negotiated outcome that ends the war, we’re supportive,’ said Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty

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4 w. ago More Canadian natural gas headed to Europe as Tourmaline inks supply deal with British Gas owner

The deal is priced off Europe's main gas benchmark, giving Tourmaline exposure to global LNG prices

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