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Japan's Akane Tomoko elected as ICC president
Date: 2024-03-12 07:46:26 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:9 - ID:10620638
THE HAGUE, March 12 (MENA) - Akane Tomoko, a Japanese judge at the International Criminal Court, has been elected as its president, becoming the first Japanese to take the helm of the court, NHK reported Tuesday. The ICC, based in The Hague, the ....
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Haitian PM Ariel Henry says he will resign
Date: 2024-03-12 07:34:48 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:8 - ID:10620644
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 12 (MENA) - Acting Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced late Monday he would resign, saying he will cede power to a presidential council following weeks of soaring anti-government violence led by an alliance of gangs, ....
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Russia destroyed 203 medical facilities, damaged another 1,537 in Ukraine
Date: 2024-03-12 07:20:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10620600
KYIV, March 12 (MENA) - Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, as many as 1,740 medical facilities have been damaged or destroyed, Ukrinform reported Tuesday, quoting the Ministry of Health. “During the full-scale war in ....
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Thailand to finalize EU free trade talks in 2025
Date: 2024-03-12 07:20:45 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:6 - ID:10620623
BANGKOK, March 12 (MENA) - Thailand expects to complete negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) in 2025, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to draw trade and investment to ....
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UK unveils new laws to cut migration, tackle care worker visa abuse
Date: 2024-03-11 20:12:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:10620433
LONDON, March 11 (MENA) - New rules to radically cut net migration and tackle visa abuse are now in force as part of the government’s plan to bring down unsustainable levels of legal migration, Home Secretary of the UK James Cleverly revealed on ....
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NATO membership makes Sweden safer, NATO stronger: NATO chief
Date: 2024-03-11 19:32:59 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:65 - ID:10620432
BRUSSELS, March 11 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that NATO membership makes Sweden safer and makes NATO stronger at the military, geographic, and political levels. "This is an historic day. We welcome Sweden into NATO, ....
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£117m to protect UK mosques and Muslim schools from hate attacks
Date: 2024-03-11 18:50:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:10620399
LONDON, March 11 (MENA) – More than £117m will be spent to protect mosques, Muslim schools and community centers in the UK from hate attacks over the next four years, BBC reported. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the investment would give ....
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UNHCR: Islamic philanthropy grows amid record emergencies and funding shortfalls
Date: 2024-03-11 18:14:35 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:54 - ID:10620341
GENEVA, March 11 (MENA) – A record $46 million was raised through Islamic philanthropy for nearly 2 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in 23 countries during 2023, an almost 20 per cent increase from 2022, according to a new ....
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UNODC director Ghada Waly calls for larger role for women in the judiciary
Date: 2024-03-11 17:33:23 GMT - Austria - World - SN:50 - ID:10620358
VIENNA, March 11 (MENA) - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Ghada Waly called on Monday for a larger role for women in the judiciary and the legal profession, saying that this better serves their community and ....
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Like Pope Francis, Putin sees Ukraine negotiations as preferred option — Kremlin spokesman
Date: 2024-03-11 13:08:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:10619985
MOSCOW, March 11 (MENA) - Pope Francis highlighted the need for talks when speaking about Ukraine raising "the white flag" in an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI, Tass quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as telling reporters. "As far as I ....
