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Trump Sanctions UN Expert Over Gaza Genocide Report
News Central TV
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July 10, 2025
President of the United States, Donald Trump, has ordered sanctions against United Nations expert Francesca Albanese over her documentation of Israel’s violations against Palestinians during its war on Gaza. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State...
US Imposes Sanctions on UN Expert over Gaza Criticism
Kashmir Life
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July 10, 2025
SRINAGAR: The United States has announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur investigating human rights abuses in the West Bank and Gaza, in a move widely seen as an attempt to silence criticism of Israel’s...
US sanctions UN expert probing Israel’s Gaza war
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 10, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US has imposed sanctions on United Nations expert Francesca Albanese, citing her documentation of Israeli abuses in Gaza during the ongoing conflict, Al Jazeera reports. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the...
World News | Italy Opens Ukraine Rebuilding Conference as Doubts of US Defence Help Remain
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Rome, Jul 10 (AP) Italy is hosting the fourth annual conference on rebuilding Ukraine even as Russia escalates its war, inviting political and business leaders to Rome to promote public-private partnerships on defence, mining, energy and other...
‘Mafia-style intimidation’: US sanctions UN expert over Gaza war criticism
Cyprus Mail
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July 10, 2025
US also recently sanctioned four ICC judges The United States said it was imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who has been very critical of U.S....
Eastern Libya expels EU delegation
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya’s eastern authorities have expelled a European Union delegation, accusing the group of violating national sovereignty and bypassing entry protocols. The delegation, which included EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner and...
US imposes sanction on UN rapporteur following ‘economy of genocide’ report
Iran Front Page
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July 10, 2025
The sanctions follow Albanese’s scathing report on 30 June in which she named over 60 companies, including major US technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which she said were involved in “the transformation of Israel’s economy of...
Zelenskyy seeking to bolster Ukraine’s air defences at Rome conference
Al Jazeera
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July 10, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has opened a conference in Italy on rebuilding his war-battered country, as it comes under relentless ground and air attacks from Russia. The Rome gathering will see the Ukrainian leader hold a flurry of...
EU chief von der Leyen faces no confidence vote
The Messenger - Kentucky
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a confidence vote Thursday that has little chance of succeeding but has exposed frictions between her backers and complaints about her leadership style. European lawmakers will vote on the rare challenge pushed...
US imposes sanctions on UN investigator Francesca Albanese over Gaza genocide criticism
Madhyamam
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July 10, 2025
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories. This marks a significant escalation in its efforts to shield Israel from...
Chatbot’s antisemitic remarks prompt EU to consider tougher rules
Baltic News Network
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July 10, 2025
Antisemitic remarks made by Grok, a chatbot from billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI, are prompting European lawmakers to take a tougher approach to regulating artificial intelligence, Politico reports. Musk’s company’s chatbot has sparked a...
Superman as Immigrant: James Gunn’s Bold Take Sparks Political Backlash
Epicstream - North Carolina
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James Gunn is in hot water after calling Superman an “immigrant,” referencing the superhero’s displacement from his home planet to Kansas—a comment that quickly sparked political backlash. The reboot director and DC Studios co-CEO also described...
Patriots of Europe look to derail signature EU climate policy with key parliament file
Euronews
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July 10, 2025
Published on 10/07/2025 - 8:00 GMT+2 Key lawmakers from the eurosceptic Patriots for Europe (PfE) group have told Euronews they will seek to use a new power over a key climate file which was confirmed in the European Parliament on Wednesday to...
Patriots for Europe look to derail signature EU climate policy with key parliament file
Euronews
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Published on 10/07/2025 - 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 10:02 Key lawmakers from the eurosceptic Patriots for Europe (PfE) group have told Euronews they will seek to use a new power over a key climate file which was confirmed in the European Parliament on...
There are 4 million irregular migrants in Libya: Interior Minister Trabelsi
Libya Herald
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July 10, 2025
During an international meeting on irregular migration held in Tripoli last Tuesday (8 July), Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi said what concerns his government is the voluntary return of immigrants. The high-level...
Ukraine Recovery Conference Brings Together Nearly 5,000 Participants In Rome
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The event is jointly organized by the governments of Ukraine and Italy, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Organizers report that nearly 100 government delegations and 40 delegations from international organizations,...
CommentAt 100, Malaysia's Mahathir has proved to be the ultimate political survivor
The National News
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Malaysia’s Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 today. Even before this milestone birthday, social media was abuzz with jokes about the longevity and seeming indestructability of a man who spent a record 22 years in office as prime minister from...
US sanctions UN’s Palestine expert for supporting ICC
Irish Legal News
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The US has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a leading UN expert on Palestine, in connection with her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ms Albanese has served since May 2022 as special rapporteur on the situation of human...
At 100, Malaysia's Mahathir has proved to be the ultimate political survivor
The National News
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Malaysia’s Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 today. Even before this milestone birthday, social media was abuzz with jokes about the longevity and seeming indestructability of a man who spent a record 22 years in office as prime minister from...
Today's VCs have become extremely polarizing. It's good for business.
Business Insider
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July 10, 2025
When Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire went scorched-earth on New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani, it marked a new, if familiar, act in tech Twitter theater: a billionaire-adjacent venture capitalist using his megaphone to slam a...