Statement by the Presidency on the decision of the ASP Bureau in the disciplinary proceedings against the ICC Prosecutor – | International Criminal Court

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  1. Statement by the Presidency on the decision of the ASP Bureau in the disciplinary proceedings against the ICC Prosecutor  | International Criminal Court
  2. ICC suspends top prosecutor after investigating misconduct allegations  BBC
  3. ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended amid sexual misconduct inquiry  The Guardian
  4. I.C.C. Prosecutor Karim Khan Suspended Over Sexual Harassment Claims  The New York Times
  5. A sexual misconduct probe against ICC's chief prosecutor says he engaged in 'serious misconduct'  AP News
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NSW prosecutors launch proceedings against Labor officials accused of disguising donations to Chris Minns

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Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee are facing court over allegedly circumventing election funding laws

New South Wales prosecutors have launched proceedings against two state Labor officials after they allegedly disguised donations to Chris Minns during his election campaign almost a decade ago.

On Tuesday, the NSW Electoral Commission revealed the director of public prosecution had begun proceedings against former Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee. The commission commenced an investigation in 2019 into a “potential scheme to circumvent” election funding laws during the campaign to elect Minns for the seat of Kogarah.

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‘Heads must roll’: France demands judicial overhaul after murder of 11-year-old girl – Yahoo

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  1. 'Heads must roll': France demands judicial overhaul after murder of 11-year-old girl  Yahoo
  2. Murder of Lyhanna, 11, enrages France and turns up heat on government  BBC
  3. Lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding  The Guardian
  4. France to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors after girl's death  Reuters
  5. Lyhanna case: 'How much longer will we feign shock at such ordinary crimes?'  Le Monde.fr
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Zelensky Says Russia Losing Battlefield Initiative but Warns Front Can Shift ‘Each Day’ – Kyiv Post

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  1. Zelensky Says Russia Losing Battlefield Initiative but Warns Front Can Shift ‘Each Day’  Kyiv Post
  2. First Thing: Zelenskyy says he told Trump that Putin was ‘playing games’ with Washington  The Guardian
  3. Could the war in Ukraine bring political change to Russia?  The Conversation
  4. Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war  BBC
  5. The Writing is on the (Kremlin) Wall for Putin and Choking the Crimea Land Bridge. The Big Five, 7 June edition.  Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
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Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon’s Tyre before warning – Reuters

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  1. Israel launched deadly strike on Lebanon's Tyre before warning  Reuters
  2. Israel orders Tyre residents to evacuate ancient Lebanese city  NBC News
  3. Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks  BBC
  4. Trump says in ‘final throes’ of peace deal but at least 8 killed in Tyre  Al Jazeera
  5. Christian leaders in Lebanese city of Tyre call for quick international action after Israeli warning  AP News
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EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry’, boss says

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Protectionist measures will deal blow to country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, says Metinvest chief

New EU limits on steel imports could destroy Ukraine’s industry and deal a big blow to the country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, according to the head of its biggest steelmaker.

Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive of Metinvest, said the new EU quota system due on 1 July could “kill the Ukrainian steel industry”.

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Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?

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As the Makerfield byelection and a potential leadership challenge loom, there is a sense the PM is looking to create impacts that last

As the weeks ticked down to her departure from Downing Street in 2019, Theresa May had a plan. Not only did she want to put a net zero target into law, but she wanted the UK to be the first major economy to do so. And that meant beating the French.

“It required the machinery of government to move more quickly than the French parliament,” a No 10 official from the time recalls. And it worked: the UK target came into force in June 2019, six weeks before May handed over to Boris Johnson, and five months before the French. She had her legacy.

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Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea – Reuters

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  1. Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea  Reuters
  2. Philippines protests China’s floating ‘structure’ on disputed South China Sea shoal  NBC News
  3. Is that a Chinese antenna at Scarborough Shoal? The Philippines thinks so  South China Morning Post
  4. The Philippines protests China’s floating ‘structure’ on the disputed South China Sea shoal  AP News
  5. DFA files protest vs. China over structure in Panatag shoal  Manila Standard
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