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    Jurist 40 US representatives call on Biden to halt offensive arms transfers to Israel

    40 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives signed a letter to President Joe Biden Friday urging him to cease arms transfers to Israel in the wake of an Israeli airstrike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. The letter states: The letter also implores Biden to...
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    Jurist Thousands gather in Hungary to protest current government amid corruption allegations

    Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in downtown Budapest, Hungary to protest the government of incumbent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The protests were led by Péter Magyar, a lawyer and the ex-husband of Orbán’s former Justice Minister Judit Varga, who shot to prominence...
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    Jurist Somalia expels Ethiopia ambassador over recognition of Somaliland independence

    Somalia announced on Thursday the expulsion of the Ethiopian ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware. The announcement comes amid worsening relations between Ethiopia and Somalia regarding the recognition of Somaliland’s independence. In a press statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
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    Jurist Mexico suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador following forcible entry at Mexican embassy

    Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Friday the suspension of diplomatic ties with Ecuador following the forcible entry of Ecuadorian police into the Mexican embassy in Quito and the subsequent arrest of the former vice president of Ecuador Jorge Glas. These events occurred...
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    Jurist Argentina court sides with nuns in gender-based violence case against Archbishop of Salta

    The Argentine court issued a decisive ruling Friday condemning Archbishop Mario Cargnello of Salta, alongside three other clergy members, for their involvement in gender violence against a group of nuns. The case, which centers around allegations of violence against Carmelite Nuns of the San...
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    Jurist UN Human Rights Council calls for aviation fuel embargo against Myanmar

    The UN Human Rights Council adopted resolutions Thursday to call on UN member states to refrain from supplying jet fuel to the Myanmar military. The council also extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and Myanmar and the independent international...
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    Jurist India Supreme Court orders inquiry into tutoring of witnesses by police

    The Indian Supreme Court ordered Friday an inquiry over the tutoring of witnesses in a criminal case inside a police station. The court ordered the chief of police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to investigate and take action against the wrongdoers. The court reviewed the evidence of the...
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    Jurist UN experts report growing humanitarian crisis due to ongoing fighting in Myanmar

    Two senior UN officials told the UN Security Council on Thursday, during the council’s first meeting about Myanmar since the military seized power from the democratically elected government, that the ongoing fighting in Myanmar since the military takeover in 2021 has deprived local communities...
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    Jurist Ecuador declares Mexico ambassador unwelcome in the country amid controversial comments from Mexico President

    Ecuador’s foreign ministry released a statement Thursday calling Mexico’s ambassador Raquel Serur Smeke a “persona non grata” following Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico’s, comments about the 2023 Ecuador elections and the assassination of former presidential candidate...
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    Jurist Climate protestors including Greta Thunberg detained at the Hague

    Climate protestors who attempted to create a road blockade at the Hague were detained Saturday by Dutch police. Among the protestors detained was prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg. Protestors took to the streets of the Hague protesting against fossil fuel subsidies on Saturday. Fossil...
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