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Russia Threatens to Blow Up ICC With Hypersonic Missile
Star Telegram 20 Mar 2023
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued an ominous warning on Monday, suggesting that Russia could strike the International Criminal Court (ICC) with a hypersonic missile in response to its decision ... .
photo: AP / Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
Putin applauds China's desire to help end Ukraine war
The Telegraph India 20 Mar 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday welcomed China's willingness to play a "constructive role" in ending the war in Ukraine, saying relations between Moscow and Beijing were "at the highest point." ... Advertisement ... Beijing said Xi is hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as it seeks to position itself as a peacemaker ... .
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War-scarred Iraq in uncertain future
Manila Standard 20 Mar 2023
BAGDAD—Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but no official celebrations are planned. The oil-rich country remains traumatized from the years of war, occupation and bloody sectarian turmoil that followed the operation launched on March 20, 2003 ... ‘Shock and awe’ ... ....
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US: War crimes on all sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
North Shore News 20 Mar 2023
The move carries no immediate U.S. policy implications but lends weight to calls for such allegations to be prosecuted ... But the commission also said Ethiopian forces had resorted to “starvation of civilians” as a tool of war and that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces were found to be responsible for “sexual slavery” — while Tigray forces were not ... ___ ... .
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China warns against traveling out of Central African Republic capital after killings
Arab News 20 Mar 2023
BEIJING. China’s embassy in the Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid traveling outside the capital, Bangui, after a report that nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a gold mine outside the city ... “We have counted nine bodies and two wounded,” the mayor of Bambari, Abel Matchipata, said ... ....
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‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut -UN chief
FX Empire 20 Mar 2023
By David Stanway. (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change ... The climate time-bomb is ticking.” ... climate envoy John Kerry ... Advertisement.
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Former president Ma to be first Taiwan leader to visit China since 1948
Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2023
China on Monday welcomed the upcoming visit of former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou to the mainland later this month, the first time a former or current leader of the island is visiting the country after the defeated Republic of China government fled to the island in 1949 ... (AP File Photo) ... “The mainland welcomes the visit of Mr ... ....
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Türkiye will never forget int'l solidarity shown after earthquakes: President
Anadolu Agency 20 Mar 2023
Türkiye will never forget the solidarity displayed by the EU, the UN, and other international organizations after the Feb. 6 earthquakes, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday ... "This conference is another example of how well-grounded the relations between our peoples are," he said. On Feb ... .
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ICC to plead for extra money to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The Guardian 20 Mar 2023photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
North Korea's Kim leads 'nuclear counterattack' simulation drill
Urdu Point 20 Mar 2023
Seoul, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Mar, 2023 ) .North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led two days of military drills "simulating a nuclear counterattack", including the launch of a ballistic missile, state media reported Monday ... They branded it a "serious provocation" that violated United Nations sanctions ... ....
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Spanish teenager Alcaraz dethrones Djokovic to become world number one
Khaleejtimes 20 Mar 2023
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells Masters final on Sunday that will see him leapfrog Novak Djokovic and return to world number one in the rankings ... "I'm playing great. Of course today, the conditions today were pretty tough ... "The ankle, the thumb, the tennis, wind, whatever ... .
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Why a Trump indictment would have huge political and national implications
CNN 20 Mar 2023
America’s political and legal institutions are bracing for their next extreme test posed by former President Donald Trump ... And it signaled America is headed for an even more politically divisive ordeal that will test his influence over the GOP ... The episode could potentially represent an infringement of campaign finance law ... Neither Florida Gov ... .
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Israeli minister condemned for claiming ‘no such thing’ as a Palestinian people
The Observer 20 Mar 2023
An Israeli minister has claimed there is “no such thing” as a Palestinian people as Israel’s new coalition government, its most hardline ever, ploughed ahead with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary ... “There is no such thing as a Palestinian nation. There is no Palestinian history ... Smotrich later apologised after an international uproar ... .
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Investors say banking crisis far from over even after UBS’s Credit Suisse deal
The Times of India 20 Mar 2023
The early calm in Asian markets on Monday quickly gave way to fresh jitters about the outlook for the global financial system, and investors and strategists are bracing for further tumult ... The optimism didn’t last long ... Ed Yardeni at Yardeni Research Inc. said the banking turmoil may cause a recession if it sets off a credit crunch ... ‘Oops’” ... in Sydney..
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Macron faces no-confidence votes over hated pension reforms
CNN 20 Mar 2023
Macron’s government is likely to survive although the anger against the reforms shows no sign of ending ... Unable to gain majority support for the bill in parliament, Macron resorted to using Article 49.3, which enabled his government to pass the bill through the National Assembly without a vote ... .