Wednesday, June 9

*) UN court upholds life sentence for ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic A UN court has upheld the genocide and war crimes convictions of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Judges in The Hague ruled on the final appeal by the so-called “Butcher of Bosnia” against his 2017 conviction for the 1992-95 Bosnia war. The verdict by five judges at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is final and cannot be appealed any further. Mladic was sentenced to life for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. *) Thousands hold vigil to remember Muslim victims of Canada terror attack Several thousand mourners in Canada held a vigil to remember a Muslim family killed in a terror attack. On Sunday, a man rammed his truck into the Afzaal family as they were out for a walk in London, Ontario, killing four. Police confirmed they were targeted because of their religion. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed strong action, as the nation grieves the killing of four people. *) Global sting nets hundreds of criminals tricked into using FBI-run app A global operation involving an encrypted communication platform developed by the FBI has sparked raids and arrests around the world. Police arrested more than 800 people worldwide in a global sting involving encrypted phones that the FBI had secretly planted in criminal organisations. More than 32 tonnes of drugs were seized, along with 250 firearms, 55 luxury cars, and more than $148 million in cash and cryptocurrencies. *) Israel to allow right-wing rally in occupied Jerusalem’s Old City Israeli officials say they will allow a right-wing march in occupied Jerusalem’s Old City to go ahead next week under certain conditions. The decision comes a day after police barred the event’s route, fearing it would ignite conflict between Israel and Palestine. The parade celebrates Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, which remains illegal under international law and was underway when Gaza’s 11-