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US signals support to sanction ICC for arrest warrants

23-05-2024 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has suggested he will work with lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court as its prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials. Blinken told a congressional hearing he was “committed” to taking action against the “profoundly wrong-headed decision”. His …

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Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers at Raisi funeral

22-05-2024 TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader has presided over a funeral for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers at Tehran University, where caskets carrying the dead were draped in Iranian flags. President Ebrahim Raisi died alongside Foreign …

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India braces for more heatwaves amid elections

22-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ KERALA: As India’s northwest braces for more heatwave days this summer, capital Delhi has ordered the closure of all schools as temperatures surge as high as 47 degrees Celsius ahead of voting in the final two phases of national elections. The India Meteorological …

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Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence

22-05-2024 BANGKOK: One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI), opens new tab flight from London hit severe turbulence en route on Tuesday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, officials and the airline said. “Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family …

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ICC arrest warrants against Sinwar & Netanyahu

22-05-2024 THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s prosecutor Karim …

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