https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230625-canada-flags-syria-activist-as-national-security-threat/
A Syrian activist who was subject to torture by Bashar al-Assad's regime has been flagged by Canada as a national security risk, following her involvement in international legal efforts against Damasc...
https://www.newarab.com/news/uk-police-charge-egyptian-over-mediterranean-migrant-crossings
An Egyptian man has been charged in the UK for helping to smuggle migrants from North Africa to Europe.
https://apnews.com/article/italy-museums-foreign-directors-brera-4681e0e61c7944a70339a9745a51b012
The British-Canadian director of Milan’s Brera Gallery was hired in 2015 after the Italian government launched reforms that for the first time brought in foreign museum directors.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65935829
North America's fourth-largest city has a historic number of candidates in its upcoming by-election.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/24/scooter-worlds-ugliest-dog-contest-petaluma
The annual contest celebrates pets’ imperfections, such as Scooter’s backwards-facing hind legs and sparse hair
https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/iranian-protesters-oppression.html
By Afshin Shahi, Keele University | - The vibrant, brave and unyielding voice of dissent remains strong in Iran despite …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNAkKfvmT7M
Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore's annual 'Pink Dot' LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be held since the city-state decriminalised gay ...
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230624-drone-strike-hits-syria-presidents-ancestral-town/
A drone attack targeted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's ancestral town of Qardaha on Friday with two projectiles, killing one person and lightly injuring another, Syrian state news agency, Sana, re...
https://news.sky.com/story/suspected-ringleader-of-gang-that-smuggled-thousands-of-people-from-africa-to-europe-arrested-in-uk-12907718
National Crime Agency officers have said the 40-year-old man is suspected of masterminding the operation from Britain by working with people smuggling networks in North Africa.
https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/22/heatwaves-followed-by-storms-and-high-winds-as-summer-kicks-in-across-europe
Summer has only just officially started but already heatwaves are sweeping across Europe including Italy, Hungary and Slovenia, leading to high winds and thunderstorms in places.
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