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Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP Mary Simon, a longtime advocate for Indigenous rights, was named as Canada’s next governor general on Tuesday. CNN —   Indigenous leader and advocate Mary Simon has been installed as Canada’s governor general. Simon is the first Indigenous person to serve as the official representative of Queen Elizabeth II in Canada…

Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, a move his foes labelled a coup that should be opposed on the street.In a statement late on Sunday, Saied invoked the constitution to dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and…

CNN —   Civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached record levels in the first half of 2021, the United Nations warned Monday, noting that deaths and injuries spiked markedly from May when the United States and its allies began withdrawing troops from the country. Some 5,183 casualties were recorded in the first six months of the…

London (CNN)Nearly two-thirds of women in the UK military have experienced bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination during their career, a landmark parliamentary report revealed on Sunday. The UK defense subcommittee, which described its inquiry into the treatment of women in the military as “one of the most important” in its history, said that 62% of…

London (CNN)UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who recently tested positive for and recovered from Covid-19, has apologized after suggesting people shouldn’t “cower” from Covid-19.”I’ve deleted a tweet which used the word “cower,” he said. “I was expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society, but it was a poor choice of…

Tehran, Iran (CNN)At least three people have been killed during violent protests over water shortages in Iran, according to state media. The protests started in southwest Khuzestan province and spread to the nearby city of Aligoodarz in western Lorestan province.Authorities are blaming the deaths in Aligoordarz on “suspicious bullets shot by some unknown people who…

New Delhi (CNN)Srinivas S. lies on a gurney in an operating theater in St John’s Hospital in Bengaluru as surgeons carefully remove bits of blackened tissue and rotten bone from his face.The 41-year-old driver is one of more than 45,000 Indians infected with black fungus — or mucormycosis — since the start of the country’s…

Budapest, Hungary (CNN)Some 30,000 people have joined the annual Pride celebrations in Budapest on Saturday, organizers say, with attendees marching in colorful outfits across the Hungarian capital in support of inclusion and freedom. But this year, Pride is also a protest, as LGBTQ people and their allies rally against the country’s increasingly hostile policy towards…

(CNN)A weakening In-fa is beginning to track away from the southern Japanese islands but has its eye set on eastern China by the end of this weekend. The storm could bring extremely heavy rainfall to millions in China.And behind In-fa, there is a growing tropical threat from newly named Tropical Storm Nepartak for northern and…