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As Israel rejects the ICC investigation, what are the possible scenarios?
Middle East Monitor 12 Apr 2021
The Israeli government's position regarding an impending investigation by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes committed in occupied Palestine has finally been declared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... As a result, he added, Israel "completely rejects" any accusations that it has committed war crimes.
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You are being WATCHED! Protested lately? You have been RECORDED
WorldNews.com 12 Apr 2021
You are being WATCHED! Protested lately? You have been RECORDED.
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Curfew in Minneapolis amid protests against police murder of black father Daunte Wright
The New Arab 12 Apr 2021
A suburb of Minneapolis was under curfew early Monday after US police fatally shot Daunte Wright, a young unarmed Black man, sparking protests. A suburb of Minneapolis was under curfew early Monday after US police fatally shot a young Black man, sparking protests not far from where a former police officer was on trial for the murder of George Floyd.
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Russian tanks mass at border with Ukraine sparking fears of invasion by Putin
Metro UK 12 Apr 2021
Among weapons arriving at the border are six Tyulpan self-propelled mortars (Picture. Getty Images/East2West/Reuters). Dominic Raab has called on Russia to ‘immediately de-escalate’ tension with Ukraine as troops began massing at the border in the biggest military build-up since the conflict began in 2014 ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... TASS) ... .
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Paris shooting: One killed and another injured in front of hospital
The Independent 12 Apr 2021photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo, Pool
Israeli army arrests 25 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Anadolu Agency 12 Apr 2021
Israeli forces rounded up 25 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said on Monday. Among those arrested are prominent members of the Hamas movement and former prisoner Mona Qa'dan.
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Haiti: Seven Catholic clergy kidnapped, held for ransom
Al Jazeera 12 Apr 2021
At least seven members of the Catholic clergy, five of them Haitian and two French, have been kidnapped in Haiti, the spokesman for the Bishop’s Conference for the island nation said ... The kidnappers demanded a $1m ransom for the group, which includes one French priest and one French nun, he added ... Moise was re-elected a year later ... .
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Remembering Yuri Gagarin, the First Man in Space
Slashdot 12 Apr 2021
Sixty years ago today, Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever in space. Space.com reports.. Because no one was certain how weightlessness would affect a pilot, the spherical capsule had little in the way of onboard controls; the work was done either automatically or from the ground ... But the supplies were unnecessary ... .
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi asks court to let her meet lawyers; activists urge New Year defiance
Yahoo Daily News 12 Apr 2021
Read full article. 12 April 2021, 8.10 am·4-min read. 1 / 2. Myanmar's Suu Kyi asks court to let her meet lawyers; activists urge New Year defiance. Protest against the military coup, in Dawei ... As the champion of decades of struggle against military rule appeared for the hearing, her supporters called for people to show their opposition to a Feb ... .
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Court told of 'fraudulent' Brexit agreement
Belfast Telegraph 12 Apr 2021
Boris Johnson allegedly signed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement on a "fraudulent" basis, the Court of Appeal heard on Monday. Senior judges were told the Prime Minister acted in bad faith because he never intended to keep to the terms of the UK's departure from the European Union ... Barry Macdonald QC contended ... Mr Macdonald added ... .
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Conservative Lasso ex-banker wins elections in Ecuador
Petroleum World 12 Apr 2021
- Guillermo Lasso, 65, will be sworn in as President in May. - Win by pro-market Lasso reassures bondholders amid IMF plan. By Stephan Kueffner/Bloomberg. Quito. Petroleumworld 04 09 2021 ... QuickTake. Why Ecuador's runoff Sunday's election is important. Ecuador's notes due in 2040 have risen from an early-March low to trade at 45.5 cents on the U.S. dollar.
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Ukraine invites Turkish President to Crimea to show wisdom and courage
The Eastern Herald 12 Apr 2021
The head of the Crimean parliament’s committee on people’s diplomacy and interethnic relations, Yuri Gempel, said that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan can visit the peninsula, thereby showing wisdom and courage ... Related. ... “If he is a really wise and courageous politician, he can come to Crimea ... © The Eastern Herald ... Thank you ....
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NASA shares images of electric blue dunes on Mars
Hindustan Times 12 Apr 2021
The set of images, clicked on the Red Planet at 80.3 degrees north latitude, 172.1 degrees east longitude, were released to mark the 20th anniversary of Odyssey, the longest-working Mars spacecraft in history. PUBLISHED ON APR 12, 2021 08.52 AM IST ... Two types of dunes are seen in the image ... ....
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China accused of largest incursion into Taiwanese airspace as US-Philippines South China Sea military drills begin
Russia Today 12 Apr 2021
Taiwan has accused the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of its largest incursion of the nation's air defense zone with jets and nuclear-capable bombers, as joint US-Philippines military drills begin in the South China Sea ... 25 PLA aircraft (Y-8 ASW*2, KJ-500 AEW&C, J-10*4, J-16*14 and H-6K*4) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on Apr. 12, 2021.
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Lebanon, Israel sea dispute stuck over a gas field
Asiatimes 12 Apr 2021
Lebanon’s economy is in tatters. Still, the country might be saved from disaster if it can eventually benefit from hydrocarbon deposits off its shoreline. But to do that, it must first settle its maritime boundary with Israel – the key prospects lie in waters disputed by both ... With a stronger economy, Israel can afford to wait out Lebanon ... Map. Twitter.
