UK must drop legal challenge against ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu: HRW

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LONDON: The new UK government must drop the country's legal challenge to the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, Human Rights Watch said. Rishi Sunak, the former UK prime minister, challenged the court's issuance of warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier this year. Karim … Read more

Philippines to deploy floating barriers to contain oil spill

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ASEAN diplomats meet with China as crises mount over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims VIENTIANE, Laos: Senior Southeast Asian diplomats met China's foreign minister in Laos on Friday for talks that come as friction rises over Beijing's growing effort to and supports maritime claims in the South China Sea.Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian … Read more

Sri Lanka announces first presidential vote since unrest

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's first presidential election after an unprecedented economic crisis sparked widespread unrest will be held in September, the electoral commission announced on Friday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has led an effort to repair the island nation's battered finances, will face at least two rivals campaigning against austerity measures imposed under an International Monetary … Read more

Kamala Harris gains ground in polls as Trump tries to brand her a Marxist

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HOUSTON, Texas: Vice President Kamala Harris took her presidential campaign mission to the largest US teachers union on Thursday, promising a “fight for the future” as new polls showed her closing the gap on Republican rival Donald Trump Trump. Harris's rapid emergence as the successor to President Joe Biden, 81, as the Democratic presidential nominee … Read more

US military, seeking strategic advantages, builds up Australia’s northern bases amid China tensions

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ABUJA: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria's armed forces on Thursday warned against Kenya-style violence in protests planned for next week over rising living costs, with the military saying it would avoid “anarchy”. Kenya has been rocked by deadly protests that have forced the government to repeal new taxes. Economic reforms in Nigeria have seen … Read more

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