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Tuesday’s solemn commemoration marks the day 81 years ago that the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp – where over a million people were murdered – was liberated by Allied forces towards the end of World War Two.  Commenting on the disturbing rise of antisemitism in recent years – including the “heinous attacks” targeting Jewish communities…

That’s the assessment of two senior officials from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), speaking on Monday to journalists in New York following a week-long visit to the enclave and the occupied West Bank.  The two agencies have brought more than 10,000 trucks of aid into Gaza since the 10 October truce between Israel and Hamas, representing some 80 per cent of all humanitarian cargo. …

In his 10th Holocaust Remembrance Day address, Secretary-General António Guterres told survivors and their families gathered in the General Assembly Hall that honouring the dead “and the fight against the ancient poison of antisemitism – is not abstract, but personal”.  Every year on the day the concentration camps were liberated in 1945, the world unites…

Thousands of children remain in custody without access to legal counsel; a situation the experts warn is forcing minors to navigate complex immigration proceedings alone and undermining their fundamental rights.   The three Special Rapporteurs, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, said they are in contact with the US Government on the issue.  Duty to care  They explained that under the 2008 Trafficking Victims…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Over the next 50 years, Canada’s population could soar to 76 million people, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. However, that higher scenario estimate is down significantly from what the agency predicted last year. As of July 1, 2025, Canada’s population was 41.7 million people, with that number expected…

As Canadians grapple with food affordability, the federal government and the Manitoba provincial government are trying two different tactics in a bid to provide some relief for consumers. One of the methods involves freezing the price of some staple food products, while the other tops up the budgets of some Canadians to better afford food…

By Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press Posted January 27, 2026 11:37 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Justin Bieber and Tate McRae lead the Juno Awards nominations this year, with six nods apiece. The pop stars are both up for artist of the year and album of the year…

Europe and India can build a partnership that is “predictable”, Kaja Kallas, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, said on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), taking aim at the U.S., Russia, and China for increasing uncertainty in the world. Ms. Kallas said that during the EU-India Summit on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) between Prime…

Germany Tuesday issued a travel alert for its nationals in the US, urging them to exercise caution amid the ongoing ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which led to the death of US citizen Alex Preeti, the second shooting after Renee Good was shot dead earlier this month. Both Good and Alex were American citizens. “In Minneapolis…

Signage at an Anta Sports Products Ltd. pop-up store in Beijing, China, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Anta is scheduled to release earnings results on Aug. 27. Na Bian | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Puma surged Tuesday after China’s Anta Sports said it would acquire a 29% stake from the French billionaire Pinault…