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19th Mar 2024

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China joins Russian military exercises in Vostok

Chinese troops will train side-by-side with Russian troops in one of Moscow's most important military exercises to date. China's ministry of defence announced its armed forces will take part in the Vostok 2022 strategic exercises, which will also include soldiers from India, Belarus, Tajikistan and Mongolia, and will take place from 30 August to 5 September in Russia.

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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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