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19th Mar 2024

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Greek parliament postpones debate on Saudi arms deal

The Greek parliament has postponed Thursday's debate on a controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia to Monday, in order to make it possible for prime minister Alexis Tsipras - who is in Paris - to be present. Defence minister Panos Kammenos is under heavy pressure from the conservative New Democracy opposition leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, asserting that the deal with Saudi Arabia for missiles and bombs was not conducted transparently.

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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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