After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized Tuesday and said she was drunk. CBC | Sports News
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Trudeau criticized for calling on Israel to ‘exercise maximum restraint’ in Gaza
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Read More »Iran sentences 6 conservationists to prison in internationally criticized trial as unrest continues
Six conservationists working to save the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah have been sentenced to prison on internationally criticized espionage charges in Iran, even as protests and unrest continue in parts of the country. One Canadian died in prison awaiting trial. CBC | World News
Read More »Boris Johnson criticized for Libya ‘dead bodies’ comment
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson faced calls to resign Wednesday after saying that a violence-torn Libyan city could become a tourism hub once authorities “clear the dead bodies away.” CBC | World News
Read More »Spain’s measures to block Catalan referendum criticized by UN rights experts
The UN Human Rights Council issued a statement Thursday criticizing Spanish government efforts to block an Oct. 1 referendum on independence in Catalonia. The central government in Madrid says the referendum is illegal and can’t happen. CBC | World News
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