Amnesty International expressed concern Wednesday about the United Kingdom authorizing the extradition of embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he will face charges under the Espionage Act. Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard expressed the organization’s concerns in a statement responding to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s certification of the extradition to the United…
Amnesty International Calls on UK to Stop Extradition of Julian Assange to US
Biden Warns Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons Is ‘Real’
June 21, 2023
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President Joe Biden warned this week that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real,” days after Moscow announced that the first warheads have arrived in Belarus amid international condemnation of the move. “When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying…
At Least 46 Killed Following Riot in Women’s Prison in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—The death toll from a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras rose to 46, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, as anxious relatives demanded information about the fate of incarcerated family members. Relatives of inmates gathered at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social, the 900-person women’s penitentiary around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from…
Australia Slips in Global Competitiveness Rankings as Economy Stumbles
June 21, 2023
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Australia has been ranked 19th out of 64 countries in a recent global ranking of national competitiveness. The International Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 has found that Australia’s low productivity, lack of entrepreneurial capacity, and cyber-attacks have taken their toll on its ranking. The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, first published in…
Musk’s Twitter Threatened With $700,000 Daily Fine Unless It Tackles ‘Hate Speech’
June 21, 2023
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Australia’s eSafety commissioner has issued Elon Musk’s Twitter with a legal notice to explain what it is doing to tackle hate speech on its platform. The commissioner says it has received “more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months” than any other platform and alleges an “increasing number” of reports of…
Health Professionals Sound Alarm on Potential ‘Deadlier’ Outbreak on the Horizon
Like so many ailments, it begins with a fever. A crushing headache grips the afflicted, creating blurry vision alongside other trademark symptoms like joint pain, sick stomach, skin sensitivity, and extreme fatigue. After the first 24 hours, the fever won’t break and has soared past 102 F. Luckily, it’s just a mild case of the…
All Hail the Rising Sun! Stonehenge Welcomes 8,000 Visitors for the Summer Solstice
STONEHENGE, England—All hail the rising sun. Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun. Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, and tourists, many clad in an array of colorful costumes and even antlers, stayed and celebrated…
Political Negotiations on Inquiry Into Foreign Interference Nearing Agreement
The federal government appeared to be on the verge of calling a public inquiry on foreign interference Wednesday after months of resisting calls from the opposition to do so. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading what the government called ongoing and productive discussions with the Conservatives, NDP and Bloc Québécois about how to move…
Chief of Chinese Police Bureau With Remote Offices in Canada Says Stations Used for Surveilling, Suppressing Dissidents
The unofficial overseas Chinese police stations around the world that have grabbed headlines in recent months are used to surveil and suppress dissidents, says a Chinese police chief in a 2019 paper he authored on these so-called overseas police “service stations.” Details about the operation of the stations are documented in an April 2019 journal…
Universities Should Be Mandated to Disclose Research Ties With Foreign Actors, Government Committee Hears
Witnesses testifying before a government committee Tuesday said universities across Canada have partnered with Chinese agencies and will continue to do so unless Parliament mandates educational institutes to disclose these relationships. Lawyer James Hinton, associate professor at Western University and senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, appeared as a witness at the…
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