Montreal, Canada – Canada has failed to take meaningful action to address systemic abuses in a decades-old foreign worker programme, subjecting thousands of labourers to an “inherently exploitative” system, Amnesty International says. In a 71-page report released on Thursday, the rights group outlined a wide range of abuses linked to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program…

Correction An earlier headline for this article incorrectly stated that Elon Musk clashed with Poland’s prime minister.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the United States for meetings with President Donald Trump and others in his administration to discuss the Gaza ceasefire deal and his Middle East plans. On his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday, Netanyahu received a red carpet welcome from senior Israeli officials…

United States officials have imposed sanctions on an online network known as the Terrorgram Collective, designating it a “terrorist group” over its promotion of violent white supremacy around the world. The Department of State said in a statement on Monday that it had designated the group, which primarily operates on the Telegram social media site,…

United States President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause proceedings in his New York criminal case related to hush-money payments to an adult film star. The court filing released on Wednesday comes just two days before Trump is set to be sentenced in the case. Trump was convicted last May on 34…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the playoffs with an impressive 118-112 victory over the reigning champion Boston Celtics in a potential NBA Finals sneak preview. Gilgeous-Alexander enhanced his credentials as favourite for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award with a superb performance to silence Boston’s TD…