Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Colombia needs drug policy changes to end internal violence, truth commission says

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Colombian leaders must recognize how drug trafficking has penetrated the country's culture, economy and politics and how the global war on drugs is driving its internal armed conflict, Colombia's truth commission said on Tuesday in a long-awaited report.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colombia-drugs-truth-commission-1.6504885?cmp=rss

Andreescu cruises into Wimbledon 2nd round, Shapovalov needs 3-plus hours to win

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Bianca Andreescu continued her successful grass-court season with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 win over Emina Bektas in first-round action at Wimbledon on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/wimbledon-auger-aliassime-shapovalov-roundup-june27-1.6504258?cmp=rss

NATO leader says Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden joining alliance

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Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders' summit in Madrid amid Europe's worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-supports-finland-sweden-joining-nato-1.6504434?cmp=rss

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls

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British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for helping convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-ny-maxwell-sentencing-1.6503839?cmp=rss

As war in Ukraine grinds on, G7 vows to reduce Russia's energy leverage

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The leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies, meeting in the Bavarian Alps, ended their annual summit on Tuesday vowing to do everything in their power to stop Russia from using energy as a weapon to profit from its invasion of Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/g7-summit-russia-ukraine-1.6503992?cmp=rss

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner appears in Russian court before July 1 trial

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Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/brittney-griner-court-russia-preliminary-hearing-1.6502709?cmp=rss