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19th Mar 2024

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May 'urgently' wants to see a deal on citizens' rights

British prime minister Theresa May said Thursday that she wants "to see an urgency in reaching an agreement on citizens' rights". Speaking to reporters as she arrived at the European Council summit, May said leaders will be looking at the "concrete progress" in Brexit talks, and "at setting out ambitious plans for the weeks ahead". May is expected to ask fellow leaders to accelerate talks, and describe her political situation.

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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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