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Putin defiant as ICC issues arrest warrant, visit to Mariupol a symbolic show of strength
Putin defiant as ICC issues arrest warrant, visit to Mariupol a symbolic show of strength
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Putin’s Mariupol visit a symbolic show of strength, two days after ICC arrest warrant issued
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with local officials in Sevastopol, Crimea March 18, 2023. Vladimir Putin visited the port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, two days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for both him and Russia’s children’s commissioner for the mass abduction of at least 1,400 Ukrainian children. The court claims that some Ukrainian orphans have been forcibly resettled with Russian families, while others were sent to “re-education camps” in Russia with their parents’ consent but have not been returned.
Ramadan talks to de-escalate tensions in Israel and the West Bank
With Ramadan starting later this week, Palestinian and Israeli mediators met on Sunday in the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh – along with Jordanian, Egyptian, and US representatives – to try and de-escalate tensions in Israel and the West Bank. After talks in Jordan last month failed to make progress, this weekend’s summit aimed to halt the cyclical flare-ups at flashpoint sites that Jerusalem has seen during Ramadan and Passover in recent years.
Protests continue against proposed judicial reforms in Israel
Meanwhile, inside Israel, nationwide protests against the government’s proposed judicial reforms, now in their eleventh week, show no signs of abating.
Trump calls on supporters to take to the streets, claiming he will be indicted
ALL CAPS are back! Taking to social media on Saturday, former President Donald Trump called on his supporters to take to the streets, claiming that he would be indicted by a grand jury in New York, and arrested, in the coming days. Writing on Truth Social – his own social media platform – Trump said that he’ll likely be detained on Tuesday on charges linked to a 2016 payment to an adult film star in violation of campaign finance rules.
Serbia and Kosovo reach tentative agreement over EU-backed deal
Serbia and Kosovo reached a tentative agreement on Saturday to implement an EU-backed deal to normalize relations after years of tensions threatened to reignite war.
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