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1. Amnesty report says Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in bloody 2022 protest crackdown

   

   Four years after the death of a young woman whose name became synonymous with the fight for women's rights and freedom in Iran, Amnesty International says the resulting government crackdown was a systemic campaign whose perpetrators continue to evade accountability.

2. G'day, USA: Why is the U.S. accelerating military ties with Australia?

   

   The U.S. may be trade-warring with Canada but it's deepening its military ties with an ally Down Under. Australia's government says that in China, it's facing "the biggest conventional military buildup by any country in the world since the Second World War," and it wants America's help.

3. Republican senator warns Carney against tightening Canada's links to European Union

   

   A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.

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

   

   The 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, who took office in late May after being selected by Trump with an expectation that he would ‌cut rates. But economists say those pressures aren't hitting Canada in quite the same way, and don't put the same kind of pressure on the Bank of Canada.

5. Russian drones hit bus, train in Ukraine, killing 5: officials

   

   Russian drones struck a passenger bus and a train in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing five people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed on with strikes on transport links and infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin framed participation in an upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine and urged Russians to vote.