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19th Mar 2024

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EU commission in talks with states on new Aquarius migrants

The European Commission is discussing where to disembark 141 people onboard the Aquarius vessel with "a number of member states that have approached us regarding this incident", a spokeswoman said Tuesday. However, she refused to say which or how many member states. "We hope that a swift solution can be found as soon as possible so that the people on board the Aquarius can be safely disembarked," she added.

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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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