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Lafarge faces civil suit in US led by Yazidi Nobel laureate
Some 430 Americans of Yazidi background and Nobel laureate Nadia Murad accused French conglomerate Lafarge of supporting brutal attacks on the population through a conspiracy with the Daesh, according to a complaint reviewed Friday by AFP.…
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Ukraine puts head of Russian church on ‘wanted’ list
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry on Friday placed the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, a backer of the Kremlin’s 21-month-old war against Kyiv, on a wanted list after security services accused him of abetting the conflict.
The measure is…
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US denounces war crimes against civilians in Sudan; ignores questions about Israel’s actions in Gaza
Biden administration officials on Thursday ramped up their calls for the prosecution of warring Sudanese factions for war crimes against civilians but brushed aside questions about alleged Israeli war crimes against civilians in the Gaza…
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EU leaders fail to agree on a $55 billion aid package for Ukraine over Hungary’s objection
European Union leaders have failed to agree on a €50 billion ($55 billion) aid package for Ukraine and on the renegotiation of the EU budget, EU Council President Charles Michel said Thursday.
The financial package could not be endorsed…
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Zelensky cancels plan to address US lawmakers, fate of aid in balance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky canceled plans to appeal directly to US lawmakers for new aid on Tuesday, as a partisan battle over immigration policy threatened to derail President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars for…
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War against terror group Daesh is expanding into Africa, US official admits
The war against terror group Daesh has expanded into other regions outside of the Middle East, a leading US counterterrorism official said on Tuesday.
Ian J. McCary, who works at the State Department as its Counterterrorism Bureau’s…
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Prince Harry challenges UK government’s decision to strip him of security detail when he moved to US
Prince Harry is challenging on Tuesday the British government’s decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the United States.
The Duke of Sussex said he…
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Senior US official visits India, discusses plot to murder Sikh separatist
White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a US delegation to New Delhi on Monday where he noted the formation of an investigative panel by India to probe an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil.…
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Philippine police identify possible suspects after deadly blast at Catholic mass
Philippine police are looking into possible suspects behind the bombing at a Catholic mass in the country’s south, a regional police chief said on Monday after the blast that killed four people was claimed by Daesh militants.
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US combat ship ‘illegally’ entered territorial waters: China’s military
China’s military on Monday said a US combat ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll.
“The US seriously undermined regional peace and stability,” said a spokesperson for China’s…
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