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  1. UN mission finds grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in strikes on Iranian school, sports centre

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    A United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school ‌and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.

  2. 'Blood is on our hands': Haitian honour student's death sparks outcry over ICE ankle monitors

    A high school student smiles as he holds up certificates and a medal.

    Pierre Damas Bel fled Haiti and came to the U.S. with a dream of becoming a neurosurgeon. But after U.S. immigration authorities fitted the 20-year-old university student with an ankle monitor, he felt he was "treated like an animal" — and died weeks later when he walked into highway traffic.

  3. U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates for 1st time in 3 years

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    The U.S. Federal Reserve said it cut rates to help bring inflation back to the central bank's two per cent target. It's the first policy shift under the new Fed chief Kevin Warsh, who took office in late May after being selected by Trump with an expectation that he would ‌cut rates. Economists say those pressures aren't hitting Canada in quite the same way.

  4. Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine injure at least 16, including children

    A woman stands in her badly damaged home that was hit by a drone strike. One wall is gone and the ocean is visible.

    A Russian barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region injured at least 16 people overnight and into Thursday morning, local authorities said.

  5. These documentarians got a standing ovation in Venice, but their fellow Israelis are furious

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    The documentary film NAZA is stirring outrage in Israel, prompting many to defend their military's actions in Gaza against accusations it approves strikes regardless of harm to Palestinian civilians, while the filmmakers question why critical reflection is being stonewalled.