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19th Mar 2024

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EU leaders added line supporting 'two-state' solution

EU leaders added a line to their formal summit conclusions reiterating their support for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, after the recent US decision to recognise Israel's claim to Jerusalem. The move came despite the fact that Hungary and the Czech Republic were wary of taking steps to annoy US leader Donald Trump, diplomatic sources said. The summit statement was initiated by Belgium.

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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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