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Skip next section Hague conference discusses compensation for Russian war crimes04/02/2024April 2, 2024Hague conference discusses compensation for Russian war crimesMinisters and officials from dozens of European countries will gather in The Hague on Tuesday for a conference on prosecuting Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The conference will initially focus on damage or destruction of residential property and will open a formal register where Ukrainians can submit compensation claims. Among the speakers will be the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, who last year issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking Kremlin officials for alleged war crimes in…

One of Jared Kushner’s planned ventures in the Balkans concerns the redevelopment of a site in Serbia’s capital Belgrade. Two years before Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, he put his feelers out, telling Serbian authorities that he was interested in building a luxury hotel and apartment complex on the site of the former headquarters of the Yugoslav army, the General Staff building, destroyed in 1999 by NATO’s bombing campaigns. Although that project fell through, Kushner, who was a senior White House official during Trump’s tenure, has now reportedly reached a tentative arrangement with the Serbian government to forge ahead with the…

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) said on Tuesday that it had suspended its operations after seven of its employees were killed in what they said was a “targeted” Israeli air strike in central Gaza. Confirming initial reports from the Hamas-run Gaza media office late on Monday, the Spanish aid organization listed those killed as citizens of Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom, as well as a Palestinian and a dual US/Canadian citizen. The WCK said its staff were traveling in two armored cars clearly marked with the WCK logo and in coordination with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) when they were hit leaving…

Three were injured in a school shooting incident in Finland early on Tuesday, Finnish police said, adding that the suspect was later arrested. “All those involved in the shooting incident are minors,” the police said, regarding the shooting at a school in the city of Vantaa, north of the capital Helsinki. Finland’s population of around 5.5 million includes some 430,000 gun license holders, with over 1.5 licensed firearms in the country of hunters and gun enthusiasts, as per interior ministry figures. more to follow… rmt/rc (dpa, Reuters) Source link

Several people have been injured in a school shooting in Finland, police say.Officers were called to the incident at Viertola primary school in Vantaa at 7.08am UK time and a suspect has been detained. Local residents have been asked to stay away from the area.Finnish broadcaster MTV Uutiset reported emergency services – including armed police officers – are at the scene.Some of the children reportedly hid during the attack, while others who had been contacted by their parents on mobile phones said they saw what happened. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please…

As millions of eligible voters headed to the polls to elect mayors in 81 Turkish cities and municipalities on March 31, it is a historic local election for one person in particular: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has spoken of his “last election” before handing over responsibility to the next generation. Turkey’s constitution obliges Erdogan to step down in four years due to term limits. But an Erdogan loyalist in the Turkish parliament, former Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, has long teased a constitutional amendment that would allow the head of state to run for another term. And the president’s ultranationalist ally Devlet Bahceli has publicly pleaded with Erdogan,…

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced on Monday six ministers who resigned abruptly, as she faces a corruption probe related to her ownership of high-end Rolex watches. Boluarte is being investigated for illicit enrichment, as authorities suspect corruption. Police and prosecutors raided her home and office over the weekend, in search of evidence of the origin of at least three Rolex watches. Interior Minister Victor Torres was among the six ministers who on Monday tendered their resignation.Peru: Police raid home of President BoluarteTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What…

In the foothills of the Himalayas, two men lift their shirts to reveal wide scars on their bodies.Both aged in their 40s, they appear self-conscious – even embarrassed – but they want to share their story. The men – called Kanchha and Ram – sold their kidneys, driven by financial desperation. Kanchha is still in pain and unable to work because of the side effects from the surgery.”It’s impossible to count how many have done it,” he says. “Everywhere, this village, that village, so many people have sold their kidneys.” Image: Ram and Kanchha show their scars Image: The tell-tale…

Georgian authorities want to be part of the European Union— but without what they claim is LGBTQ “propaganda” and “pseudo-liberal values.” The country’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, has proposed a constitutional amendment along those lines, to “protect family values and minors.”  Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the Georgian Dream parliamentary majority, said the constitutional amendments will allow marriage only of “a union of a single genetic male and a single genetic female.” “Now, if someone wants to force same-sex marriage on us, we will tell them that it is prohibited by our constitution,” he said earlier this month. Experts have said the changes wouldn’t…

Israeli forces have withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind destroyed buildings and dead bodies.The military said it had killed some 200 Hamas and other militants and detained hundreds more in clashes in the area of the hospital, and had seized weapons and intelligence documents. Hundreds rushed to the area around the hospital to investigate the damage and say they found bodies inside and outside the facility.Middle East latest: Follow live updates Image: Pic: Maxar Technologies Before and after images show the sheer level of destruction at the hospital. Pictures show the charred remains and damage…