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19th Mar 2024

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Brexit could lead to 'some civil unrest' in Northern Ireland

Peter Sheridan, head of peace-building charity Cooperation Ireland, says Brexit could affect the stability of Northern Ireland, and relations with the Irish republic. "I don't want to overstate it but there is a danger that ultimately this could lead to some civil unrest particularly in relation to the border," said Sheridan, according to state broadcaster RTE. Voters in Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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