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19th Mar 2024

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South Tyrol drawn to Italy's populist parties

The South Tyrol's People's Party (SVP) dropped to a historic low 41.9 percent in elections in the Italian region on Sunday, securing 15 of the 35 seats in the Landestag. Former 5 Star Movement member Paul Kollensperge, who formed an independent list in July, took 15.2 percent ahead of the far-right League party with 11.1 percent. Known to Italians as Alto Adige, the SVP seeks full independence.

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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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