hold face—to—face talks with the united states. the european union called the discussions intense. algerians have largely shunned a parliamentary election denounced by opponents of the government as a charade. after polls closed, the election authority said less than a third of people entitled to vote actually showed up to cast their ballot. the copa america football tournament has suffered another setback after 12 members of the venezuela squad tested positive for covid—19. they were due to play the opening match against the hosts brazil on sunday. the health authorities did not specify how many of those affected were players. thousands of people have taken part in a march in canada to honour the four members of a muslim family who were killed in a truck attack last week. the prime minister justin trudeau said it was a terrorist attack motivated by hatred. a man has been charged with multiple counts of murder following the incident