Latvia Starts Digging Ditches On Its Belarus Border Amid Concerns Of Attack (charter97.org)
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Estonia proposes blocking Russia in the Baltic Sea in the event of a Russian attack on any of the Baltic states (en.socportal.info)
The commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, General Martin Herem, has suggested that Western countries discuss and prepare for a possible blockade of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea. According to Herem, Estonia has the necessary means to achieve this goal, the Melitarny portal writes....
Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
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International Criminal Court appeals for end of 'intimidation' of its staff, saying such threats could constitute an offence against the “administration of justice” (www.aljazeera.com)
The Hague-based office of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement on Friday that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence its officials must cease immediately....
Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country (www.cnn.com)
Israeli government blocks media outlet Al Jazeera from broadcasting over 'incitement' (www.bbc.com)
Last month, the Israeli parliament passed a law giving the government the power to temporarily close foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security during the war against Hamas....
Multiple European intelligence agencies accuse Russia of plotting sabotage across the continent (www.firstpost.com)
European intelligence agencies issued a major warning and accused Russia of “plotting violent” acts of sabotage across the continent as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate....
'No to the Russian law!’ - Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Crowds of protesters have been braving tear gas and water canons after more than two weeks of protest against the Georgian government’s draft law targeting civil society....
Video of Chinese Manager Beating African Workers Sparks Racism Debate (www.ndtv.com)
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China's Xi Jinping in Paris: “It’s a slap in the face that Emmanuel Macron is giving us,” say the Uighurs of France (westobserver.com)
The French president Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to France has sparked anger among the Uyghur community in France. The Uyghur people consider Xi Jinping to be responsible for the genocide and persecution of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. Many Western countries, including...
A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine' (apnews.com)
Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food Program, became the most prominent international official so far to declare that trapped civilians in the most cut-off part of Gaza had gone over the brink into famine....
UN declined offers to assist Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand because they feared "China would get angry and reduce cooperation or donations to the agency" (www.thenewhumanitarian.org)
The UN’s refugee agency rebuffed requests from the Thai government to assist 48 Uyghur asylum seekers from China who have been detained in life-threatening conditions in Thailand for more than 10 years, according to internal UNHCR documents seen by The New Humanitarian....
Rights group urges French President Macron to address "Chinese government’s grave abuses" during Xi Jinping’s visit next week (www.hrw.org)
French President Emmanuel Macron should lay out consequences for the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity and deepening repression during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Paris, Human Rights Watch said today. Xi’s visit on May 6-7, 2024, will mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between France and the...
US labor official calls on companies to exit China's Xinjiang over forced labor concerns (www.reuters.com)
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Ukraine can use UK weapons for strikes inside Russia (www.euractiv.com)
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French President reaffirms possibility of sending troops to Ukraine (www.france24.com)
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“The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns (redphoenixnews.com)
Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary --- UPDATE: please see comment in the thread (news.un.org)
A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured and sustained limb amputations after opening a booby-trapped can of food found while looking for his belongings in his house that had been shelled by Israeli forces in Khan Younis,” the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said, citing the Strip’s authorities....
China continues to export its digital authoritarianism playbook across the Indo-Pacific, a new report reveals (www.article19.org)
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Freedom to Write index says China accounting for a third of the world's jailed writers (pen.org)
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What would ICC arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu mean for Israel? | Inside Story (www.youtube.com)
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Israeli Minister Reportedly Asks Military To Kill Palestinians Instead Of Arresting Them To Manage Overcrowding In Prisons (www.huffpost.com)
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Young women in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 11 years in prison by "anti-terrorism court" after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights” (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”....
Taiwan warn its citizens against travelling to China amid fears new 'state secret law' could be used to punish regular business activities (www.aljazeera.com)
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First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’ as Chinese government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak (www.theguardian.com)
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