US election 2024: Why the world is watching so closely

Closer to home, Central American nations are under the spotlight as a growing number of migrants are trying ... Together we have to show the world that Putin can't outlast us and that [Chinese ... Read More

Canadian government plans to amend legislation to allow detained migrants to be held in federal prisons

The Canadian government recently proposed earmarking $325 million in the 2024 federal budget to upgrade federal immigration detention centers to hold more people. The budget also proposes to amend the ... Read More

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Venice’s first day of charging a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly, but there were some ... by American officials like Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken can bring fame ... Read More

Suspected smuggler knew of blizzard conditions before Indian family froze to death on Canada, US border

The group allegedly would get Indian nationals into Canada on student visas, then move them on to the Chicago area. The migrants would ... Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said their ... Read More

Northern states see highest record of border crossings as migrants take advantage of lax laws to get into Canada

More than 12,200 migrants were apprehended crossing illegally from Canada last year, a 240% surge from the year before, when only 3,578 were arrested, US Customs and Border Protection data show ... Read More

Undocumented Indian migrants chart new path to US via Canada

Indians drawn to US asylum process ... the fertile state can command the same price, Kapur noted. While Indian migrants often take the donkey route to Mexico, many find Canada a quicker and ... Read More

These scientists think an ‘awe’-some eclipse could help unite Americans in troubled times

No matter where we’re from, awe makes us widen our eyes and open our mouths. The fact that it emerged in so many disparate cultures around the world is ... shift that could help bridge the ... Read More

How can the world make immigration work? Ask Canada

In general, Canada — like Ireland, where the fertility rate is about 1.77, higher than in Canada but still below replacement — faces a choice: Either take in migrants or depopulate. Read More

Bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID, scientists warn

Some people may not develop noticeable symptoms, but others can develop severe ... is monitoring the threat. “We take the health and safety of the American people seriously,” she said at ... Read More

Canada at risk of another catastrophic wildfire season, government warns

"With the heat and dryness across the country, we can expect that the wildfire season will start sooner and end later, and potentially be more explosive," Canada Emergency Preparedness Minister ... Read More

World Central Kitchen names American Jacob Flickinger as victim of Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Tel Aviv — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by Spanish-American celebrity chef José ... echoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lamented it as a tragic accident, which ... Read More

US Senator says TikTok divestiture deadline could be extended to one year

On Wednesday, Cantwell said it was still "possible" the Senate could take up the House bill but ... here on U.S. soil in tens of millions of American homes." TikTok has become a major issue ... Read More