Israeli officials seize AP equipment, cut live feed citing new media law – Axios

  1. Israeli officials seize AP equipment, cut live feed citing new media law  Axios
  2. Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law  The Associated Press
  3. Israeli government shuts down Associated Press live shot of Gaza, seizes equipment  CNN
  4. White House says Israel's seizure of AP camera is 'concerning'  POLITICO
  5. Israel Seizes Camera From A.P., Citing Use of Its Images by Al Jazeera  The New York Times
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Charges dropped against nine Egyptians over 2023 migrant shipwreck off Greece

Greek court says it has no jurisdiction to hear case as disaster happened in international waters

A Greek court has thrown out charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks, ruling it has no jurisdiction over the case because the disaster was in international waters.

The three-member tribunal, sitting in the southern city of Kalamata, announced the decision as migrant solidarity supporters rallied outside in support of the defendants. Inside the courtroom there was applause and whoops of delight.

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Homes evacuated in Italy after strongest quake in 40 years near supervolcano

Cracks form in buildings after 150 quakes follow 4.4-magnitude tremor around Campi Flegrei near Naples

Homes were evacuated and many people slept in their cars or on the street after the strongest earthquake in 40 years shook the area around the sprawling Campi Flegrei supervolcano close to Naples.

The 4.4-magnitude tremor in Pozzuoli, a densely populated port city, was followed by 150 quakes that were also strongly felt in Naples.

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UK and Finland discuss further efforts to stop Russia’s shadow oil fleet

Third parties could be required to do more to block tankers from operating in Baltic and the Channel

Britain and Finland are discussing plans to require third parties to do more to block the Russian shadow oil tanker fleet operating in the Baltic and the Channel, the Finnish foreign minister has said.

The waters around Finland act as a key choke point for the estimated 100 Russian-bought oil tankers that navigate the Baltic monthly using opaque ownership structures to carry 90m tonnes of oil.

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Macron to fly to New Caledonia after French island hit by riots – BBC.com

  1. Macron to fly to New Caledonia after French island hit by riots  BBC.com
  2. Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia's unrest  NBC News
  3. Macron heading to New Caledonia as France deploys more troops amid unrest  Al Jazeera English
  4. Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War  The New York Times
  5. New Caledonia riots: Tourists evacuated, French President Macron to visit  Reuters
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West always gives Ukraine weapons one year after needs them: Zelenskyy – Business Insider

  1. West always gives Ukraine weapons one year after needs them: Zelenskyy  Business Insider
  2. In Interview, Zelensky of Ukraine Challenges West Over Hesitations  The New York Times
  3. Kremlin says Zelenskyy 'slipping into hysterics' wanting the West to get directly involved in the war  CNBC
  4. Zelenskyy pushes allies for direct involvement in Ukraine’s war with Russia  Al Jazeera English
  5. Zelensky calls on Nato to shoot down Putin's missiles - Ukraine-Russia war live  The Independent
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Move to extend police protest powers ruled unlawful – BBC.com

  1. Move to extend police protest powers ruled unlawful  BBC.com
  2. Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by making it easier to criminalise protests, court rules  The Guardian
  3. 'Huge Victory for Democracy' as Rishi Sunak's Protest Crackdown Found Unlawful by High Court  Byline Times
  4. Court finds Government anti-protest legislation unlawful after Liberty legal challenge  Liberty
  5. UK court rules that extension of police powers to intervene in protests is unlawful  San Francisco Chronicle
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