US, Mexico, Canada announce travel measures over Ebola risk as FIFA World Cup nears

The United States, Mexico and Canada on Thursday announced aligned public health travel measures for individuals arriving from African regions at the highest risk from the Ebola virus.

According to a joint statement released by Global Affairs Canada, the coordinated approach aims to protect citizens as well as millions of visitors, fans, athletes and tourists expected to arrive for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026.

The three North American nations said the measures are also designed to maintain travel and commerce across their borders.

Canada banned residents from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan from entering the country for 90 days, a measure that started Wednesday, asking arrivals from these countries to observe a 21-day quarantine.

Mexico's largest airline, Aeromexico, announced on social media Friday that travelers who have been to Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or South Sudan in the past 21 days will be restricted from entering Mexico by air.

Mexico's low-cost carriers Viva Aerobus and Volaris, which operate several international routes, also announced similar restrictions that are in effect for 60 days.

The FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, starting June 11.

US, Mexico, Canada announce travel measures over Ebola risk as FIFA World Cup nears

US, Mexico, Canada announce travel measures over Ebola risk as FIFA World Cup nears

Mutual respect and communication between the United States and China are meaningful to maintaining regional and global peace, said U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 on Saturday.

The three-day event, Asia's premier defense and security summit, opened on Friday in Singapore amid growing geopolitical tensions.

Focusing on major security challenges facing the region, the event is expected to bring together more than 550 delegates from over 40 countries and regions.

Hegseth said the leaders of the United States and China have reached an important consensus on building a constructive relationship of strategic stability. The U.S. side supports strengthening communication and engagement between the two militaries and enhancing mutual understanding through candid exchanges.

To establish an effective communication framework helps maintain world peace and stability, he said.

"I think there is a mutual respect, a recognition of capabilities in power and how that could be most usefully leveraged in the world today. With both powers that I want to reassure this audience, I think it's real, I think it's substantive, and I think it's meaningful for the history of peace in the region, in the world," said Hegseth.

Mutual respect between U.S., China meaningful for world peace: U.S. defense chief

Mutual respect between U.S., China meaningful for world peace: U.S. defense chief