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19th Mar 2024

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EU parliament to sanction sexist Polish MEP

Nationalist Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke is facing sanctions following sexist remarks about women earlier this month. "I do not intend to tolerate such behavoir," European Parliament president Antonio Tajani said Monday. Korwin-Mikke risks a 30 day ban from plenary and committee meetings but may still vote. He'd also have to forfeit his daily allowance up to 30 days and may no longer join delegations for up to a year.

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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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