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Gaza investigators call on Israel to review ‘rules of engagement’ as Gaza protest anniversary looms

United Nations, Mar 19 (UNI) Human Rights Council-appointed investigators have urged Israel to revise its military rules of engagement, shortly before the one-year anniversary of the start of mass demonstrations at the country’s border fence with Gaza, that have left hundreds of Palestinians dead and thousands more injured.
Speaking in Geneva, Santiago Canton, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, explained what the panel knew about the Israeli Defence Force’s relevant military protocols with regard to demonstrators.
“Under the rules, they could be shot in the leg at any moment,” UN news quoted Canton as saying. “While in theory, this key inciter status was to be conferred only when the crowd was posing an imminent threat to life, in reality - and that has been one of the main findings of the Commission - that was rarely the case.”
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Two interpol-wanted suspects detained in Istanbul

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UK to almost double aid for Sudan in 2024-2025 to $122 4 mln

29 Mar 2024 | 4:41 PM

London, Mar 29 (UNI) The United Kingdom has boosted its funding to address an escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, bringing its total commitments in 2024–2025 to 89 million pounds ($112.4 million), almost double what was allocated in the current financial year, the Foreign Office said.

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EU condemns Russia's UNSC veto on extending work of N Korea sanctions panel

29 Mar 2024 | 4:11 PM

Moscow, Mar 29 (UNI) The European Union has condemned Russia's vetoing a US-drafted UN Security Council resolution to extend the mandate of the group of experts overseeing sanctions on North Korea until April 30, 2025, and called for the decision to be reconsidered.

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Nine people detained in Tajikistan over links to Crocus city hall attackers

29 Mar 2024 | 4:03 PM

Dushanbe, Mar 29 (UNI) Nine residents of a suburb of Dushanbe have been detained over links to the terrorists who attacked the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow last week, a Tajik intelligence source told Sputnik on Friday.

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France rejects security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony

29 Mar 2024 | 3:50 PM

Paris, Mar 29 (UNI) France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.

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