World Cup prize pool nears $900 million as FIFA boosts payouts

VANCOUVER, CANADA – APRIL 28: Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, presents Vittorio Montagliani, FIFA Vice-President and President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), with a gift during FIFA Council Meeting No. 36 at Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel on April 28, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Verity Griffin – FIFA/FIFA…

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international organizations may no longer be fit for purpose

Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore Thursday that international financial institutions were “spectacularly ill-adjusted” to respond to modern day issues. “You can look to different places around the world to realize that those institutions, whether it was the WTO or the IMF or what have you, aren’t necessarily…

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What are the middle powers and can they stop Trump?

(1st row from L to R): Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Angola and Chairperson of the African Union Joao Lourenco and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney react as they attend a family photo event during a G20 Leaders’ Summit plenary session…

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Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index, Kospi, gold, Canada

People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as investors assessed ongoing geopolitical concerns. On Sunday stateside, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade agreement with China, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose…

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