London (07/11 – 70) President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the helm of the United National Party (UNP), has orchestrated a remarkable turnaround for Sri Lanka’s tumultuous economy, tackling persistent challenges with…
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Biden’s Call to Expand UNSC Membership Likely to Go Unheeded
U.S. President Joe Biden has again called for an increase in the number of permanent and non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. In his speech on Tuesday to…
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Canada Probes Nike, Dynasty Gold Over Alleged Use of Uyghur Forced Labour
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleCanada’s ethics watchdog has launched investigations into allegations that Nike Canada and a gold mining company benefitted from Uyghur forced labour in their China operations. The watchdog’s probes stem from…
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UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksGeneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists, bloggers and civil society activists in…
