Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - apparently “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” - has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter conditions, prompting the UN human rights chief to denounce the strikes as “cruel” and a clear violation of international law.
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By Daphne Rena Idiz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto
Claudia Sicondolfo, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto
MaryElizabeth Luka, Associate Professor, Arts & Media Management, University of Toronto
Several key policy changes and corporate consolidations have enabled smaller, riskier and explicitly Canadian projects to come to the screen.
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By Jing Wu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Integrative Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
A new study from Sweden links long-term air pollution exposure to higher risk of motor neurone disease and faster progression.
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By Addisu Lashitew, Associate professor, Business, McMaster University
Canada’s move to reduce tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China aims to make EVs more affordable and diversity trade away from the U.S.
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By Nicholas Ross Smith, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury
NZ is already successfully managing strong relationships with China and the US. By building on its Pacific influence, it can chart a carefully non-aligned course.
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By Kaveh Madani, Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University
The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages.
About 4 billion people – nearly half the global population – live with severe water scarcity for at least one month a year, without…
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem - apparently “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” - has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image President Yowerei Museveni speaks during a news conference in Entebbe, Uganda, July 26, 2022. © 2022 Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo Uganda’s electoral commission has declared President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 15 elections, securing his seventh term in office with 71 percent of the vote. The weeks leading up to the elections were marred by rights abuses. Security officers reportedly beat and arrested hundreds of people during opposition rallies, indiscriminately fired teargas, and kicked and slapped journalists trying to cover the events. On…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The National’s have broken with their Coalition partners voting against the Government’s hate speech legislation despite, the Liberals agreeing to it.
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