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Attorney General Gary Anandasangaree Must Acknowledge Canada’s Complicity in Israel’s genocide
If Prime Minister Mark Carney wins the Canadian federal election, new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gary Anandasangaree—appointed by Carney on March 14, 2025—will likely remain in the ...
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Union sues Trump administration over executive order revoking federal departments collective bargaining rights
A union representing employees of 37 federal agencies and offices filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump Administration, seeking to stop an executive order released on March 27 that would revoke ...
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Papua New Guinea Supreme Court orders recall of parliament to debate no confidence vote
The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered a recall of parliament on April 8, 2025, to debate a motion of no confidence on Monday. The court decided that parliament's rejection of an earlier ...
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Canada Auditor General finds Ontario failed to provide adequate mental health services for youth
Ontario's auditor general Bonnie Lysyk on Monday released a scathing report highlighting and condemning the provincial government's failure to provide adequate mental health services for children ...
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UN officials call for ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid following Myanmar earthquakes
UN officials called for an immediate ceasefire in Myanmar on Monday after two powerful earthquakes struck the country on Friday, killing approximately 2,000 people and overwhelming the already ...
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France court convicts far-right figurehead Le Pen of embezzlement
A French court convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzlement on Monday, sentencing her to a five-year ban from holding public office, effectively disqualifying her from the 2027 ...
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US Democratic Attorneys General file lawsuit against Department of Health and Human Services
US democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the District Court ...
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“The Basic Issue Is a Lack of Political Will”: Land Rights and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka – Interview with Academic Mahendran Thiruvarangan
JURIST Staff, US Sri Lanka’s civil war (1983-2009) between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant and political ...
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US federal prosecutors to seek death penalty in healthcare executive murder case
US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Bondi ...
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Rights groups urge Myanmar junta to facilitate relief efforts after aid request
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International called on the military junta of Myanmar to facilitate relief efforts and join opposition groups in a partial ceasefire on Tuesday. The 7.7 ...
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UN demands ‘justice and answer’ from Israel for killing humanitarian workers in Gaza
The United Nations condemned Monday the killing of eight Palestinian paramedics, five civil defense first responders, and a UN staff member by Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza. UN Emergency ...
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US lawmakers condemn UN ‘disproportionate’ investigation against Israel
The chairmen of the American House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Sen. James Risch (R-ID), condemned Monday the upcoming and past Human ...