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Protesters Gather After International Court of Justice Ruling
[ad_1] new video loaded: Protesters Gather After International Court of Justice Ruling transcript Back transcript Protesters Gather After International Court of Justice Ruling A protest was held outside the United Nations’ top court in The Hague on Friday after the court ruled that Israel must take action to prevent acts of genocide by its military in Gaza, but stopped short…
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Kenyan Court Blocks Deployment of Police Force to Haiti
[ad_1] A Kenyan court on Friday prohibited the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti, jeopardizing a multinational security force charged with stabilizing the chaos-hit Caribbean island nation before it even got off the ground. The force, which is backed by the United Nations and financed by the United States, had been stalled since October, when Kenyan opponents of…
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Russia Extends U.S. Reporter Evan Gershkovich’s Detention
[ad_1] A court in Moscow on Friday extended the pretrial detention of an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who is awaiting a hearing on an espionage charge that he, his newspaper and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The reporter, Evan Gershkovich, 32, who was arrested in March 2022 during a reporting trip to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg,…
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A Child of Another War Who Makes Music for Ukrainians
[ad_1] When the owner of an underground club in Kyiv reached out to Western musicians to play in Ukraine, long before the war, there were not so many takers. But an American from Boston, Mirza Ramic, accepted the invitation, spawning a lasting friendship with the club’s owner, Taras Khimchak. “I kept coming back,” Mr. Ramic, 40, said in an interview…
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U.N.’s Highest Court Expected to Rule on Israel’s War in Gaza: Live Updates
[ad_1] The International Court of Justice is set to rule on Friday on South Africa’s demand that Israel immediately suspend its military offensive in Gaza. The ruling is an initial step in a wider case about whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the enclave. Decisions by the court, the United Nations’ top judicial body, are binding, but the…
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King Charles Admitted to U.K. Hospital for Prostate Procedure
[ad_1] King Charles III has been admitted to a London hospital for a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday. News images showed Charles arriving around 9 a.m. at the London Clinic, a private hospital, where his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, is recovering from abdominal surgery. The palace announced the king’s pending treatment last week…
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U.N.’s Highest Court Expected to Rule on Israel’s War in Gaza
[ad_1] The International Court of Justice is set to rule on Friday on South Africa’s demand that Israel immediately suspend its military offensive in Gaza. The ruling is an initial step in a wider case about whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the enclave. Decisions by the court, the United Nations’ top judicial body, are binding, but the…
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A Shocking Confession Upends the Case of a Fatal Fire in South Africa
[ad_1] It was time, the witness said, to tell the whole truth about the awful things he had done. Moments before testifying this week at an inquiry into one of South Africa’s deadliest residential fires, he pulled an investigator aside and said he needed to change his story. He was the one, he said, who had started the Aug. 31…
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ICJ’s Initial Ruling Expected in Genocide Case: What to Know
[ad_1] The International Court of Justice is set to rule on Friday on South Africa’s demand that Israel immediately suspend its military offensive in Gaza. The ruling is an initial step in a wider case about whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the enclave. Decisions by the court, the United Nations’ top judicial body, are binding, but the…
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Blinken Touts U.S. Investments in Angola
[ad_1] Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken wrapped up a four-nation tour through Africa on Thursday with a visit to Angola, an oil-rich former Cold War battleground that has become the site of a struggle for 21st-century economic influence. During his visit to the coastal capital, Luanda, Mr. Blinken spotlighted major American investments in Angola, including more than $900 million…
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