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Mexico City, a struggling Canada, Ukraine's growing leverage, and why Trump's global headaches are multiplying

Thank you, as always, for supporting independent journalism through your World Briefing subscription. This week I'm coming to you from Mexico City, where World Cup excitement (at an enormous cost to Canadian taxpayers) is building - but that's only part of the story. Speaking of the Great White North, I also reflect on its worsening economic challenges after my recent visit, examine Ukraine's increasingly effective strikes deep inside Russia, assess the latest turmoil surrounding Iran and the Trump administration, and share some exciting news about my next reporting stop in Colombia - including an interview that's beginning to take shape. I hope you enjoy this week's edition, and thank you for making this kind of on-the-ground journalism possible.

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