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19th Mar 2024

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French candidate Fillon accuses president of leaks

The right-wing candidate for the French presidency, Francois Fillon, on Thursday accused outgoing socialist president Francois Hollande of orchestrating leaks to the media that put him in a bad light. The president's office condemned in the "strongest terms the untruthful allegations". Meanwhile, a poll came out on Friday that said 43 percent of respondents were still uncertain who to vote for. The first round of voting is on 23 April.

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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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