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UK’s Sunak says no Rwanda deportation flights before election
A Labour victory in July 4 poll could scuttle controversial gov’t scheme that aims to send asylum seekers to the African country.No deportation flights to Rwa
UN approves resolution to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide despite furious opposition from Bosnian
Germany’s AfD expelled from far-right EU parliament group
Weeks before elections, ID group says it does not want to be associated with incidents involving AfD’s Maximilian Krah.The far-right Identity and Democracy (I
ICJ rejects emergency measures against Ecuador in Mexican embassy raid…
Mexico has urged that Ecuador be suspended from the UN in the wake of its April storming of the Mexican embassy in Quito.The International Court of Justice (ICJ
Macron delays New Caledonia voting reform after protests
President Emmanuel Macron meets political leaders on French-ruled Pacific island, says changes won’t be implemented ‘by force’.French President Emmanuel M
Families of Israeli captives show video of female soldiers taken…
The video released by Israeli families shows several of the young soldiers bloody and wounded near the Gaza fence on October 7.The families of five female Israe
Is Benny Gantz a ‘centrist’ challenging Netanyahu for power in…
In his 2019 campaign for the Israeli parliament, Benny Gantz – the man many see as a likely successor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – put out a video
Why is Israel angry some EU countries are recognising Palestine?
Ireland, Norway and Spain will formally recognise Palestine as a state for the sake of “peace in the Middle East”. Their announcement on Tuesday triggered w
Poverty in Lebanon more than tripled in past decade: World…
Report shows country has slid into a protracted financial crisis, with Syrian refugee population hit particularly hard.Poverty in Lebanon has more than tripled
Medics in Gaza risking their lives to save people hurt…
Izedine Lulu was besieged in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital when he heard that Israel had bombed his family home in November. His brothers, sisters and father had a
‘New ground is being broken’: EU seizes Russian profits for…
A landmark EU decision this week to send Ukraine the interest earned by hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian central bank accounts on its territory is ad
Thai court to hear ethics case calling for removal of…
Judges accept petition seeking Srettha Thavisin’s removal over cabinet appointment of lawyer who did jail time.Thailand’s Constitutional Court will examine
