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19th Mar 2024

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Solana: EU must do 'whatever it takes'

Former EU foreign affairs chief Javier Solana has appealed for EU unity on counter-pandemic measures, writing from his hospital bed in Spain after contracting Covid-19. "EU member states ... need to commit to do whatever it takes," the 77-year old said. "We must ensure that the socioeconomic landscape that emerges from this metaphorical war is in no way akin to those left behind after a real one," he 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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