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1. '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.

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

   

   The 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, who took office in late May after being selected by Trump with an expectation that he would ‌cut rates. But economists say those pressures aren't hitting Canada in quite the same way, and don't put the same kind of pressure on the Bank of Canada.

3. 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.

4. These documentarians got a standing ovation in Venice, but their fellow Israelis are furious

   

   The documentary film NAZA is stirring outrage in Israel, prompting many to defend their military's actions in Gaza against accusations it approves strikes regardless of harm to Palestinian civilians, while the filmmakers question why critical reflection is being stonewalled.

5. U.S. denies visas to Palestinian delegation for 2nd year in a row for UN assembly in New York

   

   The Trump administration has denied visas for a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations for the second year in a row.