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19th Mar 2024

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Obama to visit Greece on EU tour

US leader Barack Obama will visit Greece on 15 November to offer support for its economic recovery and "appreciation" for its "remarkable generosity" in hosting refugees, the White House said on Wednesday. He will visit Germany as part of the same trip to highlight his "commitment to transatlantic solidarity" and a "strong and integrated Europe". Obama also aims to speak up for free trade treaties on the European tour.

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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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