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Myanmar victims file criminal complaint in Germany

25-01-2023 BERLIN/ BANGKOK: Myanmar activists and 16 alleged victims of abuse have filed a criminal complaint in Germany, accusing top generals of instigating genocide against Rohingya Muslims and other atrocities since a military coup two years ago. The filing is the latest in a series of international legal efforts to …

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France repatriates 47 nationals from Syrian camps

25-01-2023 PARIS: France has brought back 47 French nationals from northeastern Syria, the country’s foreign ministry said, after a United Nations committee condemned Paris for failing to protect its citizens held in the war-torn country. The operation involved 32 children and 15 women, the ministry said in a statement on …

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Israeli minister visits UAE ahead of Netanyahu trip

24-01-2023 JERUSALEM/ DUBAI: An Israeli minister has made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates ahead of a possible visit to the Gulf state by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reports say. Ron Dermer, Israel’s strategic affairs minister, travelled on Sunday to Abu Dhabi, where he met senior …

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UN body condemns Quran burning in Sweden

24-01-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The high representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book by a Swedish-Danish far-right politician as a “vile act”. Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, carried out the stunt outside the Turkish embassy …

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Former Lebanon PM charged in Beirut blast investigation

24-01-2023 BEIRUT: The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon’s then-prime minister, Hassan Diab, and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by the Reuters news agency. Other top officials, including the country’s public prosecutor and the head of …

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