By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
After dining lavishly on lobster, caviar and truffles in the opulent surrounds of the Palace of Versailles last night, Donald Trump affixed his signature to the much-anticipated memorandum of understanding that will, all being well, begin a 60-day ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran.
The document was subsequently signed in Tehran by the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
“This was not easy,” the US president reportedly remarked as he wielded his trademark Sharpie marker pen – a statement that may go down as a huge understatement. The text of the deal reveals the…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image In this file image from undated video footage run by China's CCTV via AP Video, Muslim trainees work in a garment factory at the Hotan Vocational Education and Training Center in Hotan, Xinjiang, northwest China. © CCTV via AP Video, File The Canadian government’s elimination of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), announced on June 11, marks a significant step backwards in the fight for accountability for human rights abuses by Canadian companies.The CORE, established in 2019, investigates rights abuses by Canadian companies operating…
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By Pamela Ephraim
Despite comprising 50 percent of the population, women hold just 4.5 percent of seats in the National Assembly. Nigeria consistently ranks near the bottom globally and in Africa on women’s parliamentary representation.
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By Behrouz Bakhtiari, Assistant Professor, Operations Management, McMaster University
A peace deal has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, but insurance premiums, mine clearance and a container shortage across two continents suggest the disruption is far from over.
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By Muhammad Haaris Tiwana, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Julia Smith, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Vaccine uptake is not just a behavioural issue. Challenges like childcare and transportation rarely come up in public conversations about hesitancy, but they play a major role in who gets vaccinated.
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By Anderson Saldanha Bueno, Professor, Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar)
Carlos A. Peres, Professor of Tropical Conservation Ecology, University of East Anglia
Chase Mendenhall, Conservation Scientist
A new study shows that it is possible to increase the number of bird species in a forest fragment without increasing its size.
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By Guy Bate, Professional Teaching Fellow, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Meta’s just-launched Business Agent could mark a major shift in how companies of all sizes deal with customers. But what are the trade-offs?
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Children wait near the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 8, 2024. © 2024 Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo In the process leading toward a new international treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity, there is already growing, cross-regional support to ensure the final effort includes justice for crimes against children. In recent weeks, countries submitted formal proposals for amendments to the draft articles under consideration for the treaty. A civil society coalition, including Human Rights Watch,…
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By Takwana Nhau, PhD Candidate, Canadian Studies, Carleton University
In March 2026, Now Magazine reported that a mother, Nicola, discovered her nine-year-old son had found his name on a “kill list” along with names of two other students circulating in his classroom in Tottenham, Ont.
The mother said she has faced backlash from her community after exposing the incident, and that she filed a human rights complaint after…
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
For the French president, Emmanuel Macron, this year’s meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) in the spa town of Évian-les-Bains from June 15 to 17 had several pressing issues to address. As well as reaching a coordinated approach towards artificial intelligence, trade and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, Macron needed to get Donald Trump to stay for the entire meeting.
This was no easy task. the US president left the 2018…
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