Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 817
As the war enters its 817th day, these are the main developments.
As Malaysia faces CEDAW review, women refugees continue to struggle
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The deaths of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian bring a period of transition.
Will ICC action deepen Israel’s international isolation?
The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders.
Italy schools, factories closed after quake ‘swarm’ near Naples
The area in southern Italy witnessed a 'seismic swarm' overnight in which some 150 quakes were recorded.
Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in 2020 Arizona election meddling case – live
Trump ally pleads not guilty to nine felony charges stemming from his role in attempting to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss
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A group of Democratic and Republican US senators has condemned the international criminal court (ICC) after its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, yesterday requested arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, defense minister Yoav Gallant and the leaders of Hamas.
In a statement, the Democrats Ben Cardin, Richard Blumenthal, Jeanne Shaheen and John Fetterman and the Republicans Lindsey Graham, Jim Risch, Katie Britt and John Thune argued the ICC should have consulted further with Israel before Khan’s decision to seek warrants.
Representatives of the ICC were supposed to be in Israel today to set up meetings between Israeli officials and ICC Prosecutor Khan’s team next week to discuss allegations and concerns. This was a process we encouraged, as it is consistent with the principle of complementarity.
The ICC’s precipitous action in applying for arrest warrants in this instance runs contrary to the promotion of rule of law globally; Israel has a long history as a functioning democracy, with an independent judiciary and military justice system. We have great confidence in the Israeli judicial system’s ability to administer justice. The principle of complementarity should be honored, allowing a nation’s legal system to act first.
Continue reading...Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Arizona fake electors case
Former New York mayor one of 12 defendants charged with illegally trying to keep Trump in power after 2020 election defeat
Rudy Giuliani denied charges of illegally trying to keep Donald Trump in power after his 2020 election defeat after being arraigned to appear before a court in Arizona along with 10 other defendants on Tuesday.
Giuliani’s not guilty plea to nine felony charges came days after he was served an indictment as he left a party to celebrate his 80th birthday last Friday.
Continue reading...Trump insists defense ‘had a great case’ as court resumes for jury instructions – live
Ex-president back in court with entourage as hush-money trial moves closer to conclusion
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Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial entered its 19th day on Monday in Manhattan with what has become a routine procession, with a phalanx of supporters that included his son, Eric, Kash Patel and the law professor Alan Dershowitz, a former leader of the New York Hells Angels chapter, and a disgraced former NYPD commissioner.
Here are some key takeaways from the day’s proceedings:
Continue reading...Pochettino leaves Chelsea by mutual consent after one season in charge
Former Tottenham Hotspur and PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea despite a strong second half of the season.
UNRWA says food distribution in Rafah suspended, citing insecurity
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees also cited a lack of supplies as Israel continues closure of border crossings.
TV meteorologist attacks DeSantis over Florida’s ‘don’t say climate change’ law
Steve MacLaughlin of WTVJ in Miami urges viewers to vote – because ‘there are candidates that believe in climate change’
A TV meteorologist condemned the Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s so-called “don’t say climate change” law on air and urged viewers to vote.
Steve MacLaughlin of WTVJ in Miami addressed viewers on Saturday amid rising heat records across the state, saying: “On Thursday, we reported … that the government of Florida was beginning to roll back really important climate-change legislation and really important climate-change language.”
Continue reading...‘Close to a police state’: campaign groups condemn UK report into protests
Report calls for curb on many activities and recommends making protest organisers pay towards policing
Protest groups have condemned a long-awaited report on their activity that recommends a review of undercover surveillance of activists and making protest organisers pay towards policing.
The 292-page report by John Woodcock, now Lord Walney, entitled Protecting Democracy from Coercion, calls for a curb on many activities, including a blanket ban on face coverings at protests and making it easier for businesses to claim damages from protesters who cause disruption.
Continue reading...Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave
High temperatures in Mexico have been linked to dozens and perhaps hundreds of deaths of howler monkeys
It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees.
At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a local veterinarian who battled to save them.
Continue reading...Kenya’s President Ruto visits US as police deployment to Haiti takes shape
Kenyan officials say Haiti deployment is imminent as William Ruto to hold talks with US President Joe Biden this week.
‘The place was a mess’: Australians arrive home after evacuation from New Caledonia
More than 100 Australians and other tourists were airlifted to Brisbane amid deadly riots and unrest in the Pacific nation
More than 100 Australians and other tourists have landed in Brisbane from New Caledonia after the government arranged two repatriation flights due to the worsening security situation in the Pacific island nation.
In a statement on X, foreign minister Penny Wong said 108 Australians and others had arrived back in Australia on Tuesday night on the government assisted-departure flights after riots in the former French territory left six dead and a trail of looted shops, torched cars and road barricades.
Continue reading...Kenyan special forces police to arrive in Haiti to help combat gang violence
An advance group of Kenyan officers, part of a larger UN-backed ‘support mission’ to stabilize Haiti, landed in Port-au-Prince
Kenyan special forces police who have spent time battling al-Shabaab fighters in east Africa are expected to arrive in Haiti in the coming days, as the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, warned the Caribbean country was “on the precipice of becoming an all-out failed state”.
A small advance group of Kenyan officers – part of a larger UN-backed “multinational security support mission” designed to stabilize Haiti after months of mayhem – landed in the capital, Port-au-Prince, late on Monday as the city’s airport reopened nearly three months after a gang uprising forced it to close.
Continue reading...EPA announces $300m funding to clean up US former industrial sites
Environmental Protection Agency says brownfield revitalization spending has quadrupled under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $300m in new funding to clean up and redevelop 200 industrial sites across the country.
Speaking on Monday from what was once an oil station in south-west Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood, the EPA’s administrator, Michael Regan, said his agency would allocate $2m to transform the site – which officials say is contaminated with lead and semi-volatile organic compounds – into a waterfront bike trail and office buildings. “With this funding, Philadelphia will be able to work with this site and reconnect Kingsessing to the riverfront,” Regan said.
Continue reading...Ex-Royal Marine charged with spying for China found dead in park
Matthew Trickett, 37, who was charged with spying on Hong Kong activists, was found on Sunday evening in Maidenhead park
A former Royal Marine who was awaiting trial after being charged with spying on Hong Kong activists in the UK has been found dead in a park.
Matthew Trickett, 37, a Home Office immigration enforcement officer, was found on Sunday evening by a member of the public in Grenfell park in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Police said his death was “unexplained”.
Continue reading...Briton who died on Singapore Airlines flight named as Geoffrey Kitchen
Retired insurance professional, 73, was en route to Australia with his wife for six-week holiday when plane hit by severe turbulence
The British passenger who died after a flight to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence has been named as a 73-year-old grandfather, Geoffrey Kitchen.
Kitchen, a retired insurance professional turned amateur dramatics performer, had travelled to Singapore on Monday on the 10pm flight from Heathrow.
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