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U.N. human rights chief faces opposition in vote to extend his term for another four years
Jul 24, 2026 - World 
U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk faces a vote Friday for a second four-year term but is running into opposition from critics and some countries for his criticism of Israel's attacks in Gaza and his approach to China's crackdown on its Uyghur minority.
Indian Cockroach activist ends hunger strike after 26 days as protests spread
Jul 24, 2026 - World 
Sonam Wangchuk secures ‘hard bargain’ with Delhi but talks between government and movement leaders stallThe Cockroach activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a 26-day hunger strike, as youth-led protests continued to erupt across India and leaders of the movement said there was no breakthrough in talks with the government.Wangchuk had been fasting since June in solidarity with the Cockroach Janata party (CJP), a new youth-led movement that has been holding mass protests calling for government accountability and the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, over exam paper leaks. The leaks affected 2 million students in May and have been linked to more than a dozen suicides. Continue reading...
Canadian government urged to block Thomson Reuters data deal with US ICE
Jul 24, 2026 - World
US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’A Canadian federal opposition party leader has called on Mark Carney’s government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Canadian media company Thomson Reuters.Avi Lewis, the federal leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa address the contract and further restrict Canadian corporations from doing business with ICE, after Canada’s National Observer news website reported on the deal. Continue reading...
Giraffes given a new home in Uganda to escape oil drilling in the country's largest park
Jul 24, 2026 - World
On a cold morning in Uganda's largest national park, rangers chat and sing to lift their spirits ahead of the start of a daunting wildlife project considered critical to conservation: moving the Nubian giraffe to a new home.
Trump maintains that China, Russia are staying out of Iran war, citing relationship with Xi, Putin
Jul 24, 2026 - World
President Trump says he does not believe two strategic partners of Iran -- China and Russia -- are assisting Tehran in its war with the U.S.
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