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1. UN mission finds 'grounds to believe' U.S. committed war crimes in strikes on Iranian school, sports centre

   

   A United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school ‌and sports facility in Iran in February and that these constituted war crimes.

2. Australian athlete apologizes for racing with diarrhea, forfeits the Beijing competition she won

   

   Australian Joanna Wietrzyk, who started a global uproar after soiling herself and leaking feces at the popular indoor fitness competition, has apologized for continuing to race and forfeited her win.

3. 'Blood is on our hands': Haitian honour student's death sparks outcry over ICE ankle monitors

   

   Pierre Damas Bel fled Haiti and came to the U.S. with a dream of becoming a neurosurgeon. But after U.S. immigration authorities fitted the 20-year-old university student with an ankle monitor, he felt he was "treated like an animal" — and died weeks later when he walked into highway traffic.

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

   

   The U.S. 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 Kevin Warsh, who took office in late May after being selected by Trump with an expectation that he would ‌cut rates. Economists say those pressures aren't hitting Canada in quite the same way.

5. Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine injure at least 16, including children

   

   A Russian barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region injured at least 16 people overnight and into Thursday morning, local authorities said.