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Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has been convicted of war crimes by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was found guilty of murder, torture, and illegal detention related to his leadership of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1990s conflict. Thaci denies all charges.
Vladimir Putin has approved the sale of gas masks to Russian families, lifting a ban in place since 1992 amidst rising tensions with NATO and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Negotiations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda resumed in Geneva more than a year after an initial agreement aimed at resolving their conflict. Despite ongoing talks, fighting continues in eastern Congo, particularly influenced by the activities of M23 and the presence of Rwandan forces, complicating the peace efforts.
Israeli filmmaker said I’m here celebrating this award but it’s also very hard for me to celebrate when there are tens of thousands of my people being slaughtered and massacred by Israel in Gaza.
Nominating contests will be held in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and the US territory of American Samoa.
A series of other measures to help tackle the economic woes were also announced, including the development of new initiatives to tackle problems in the country’s crisis-hit property sector.
The severe weather primarily impacted Pakistan’s northern and western regions, causing road blockages and extensive damage to hundreds of residences.
President Emmanuel Macron hailed the decision as a source of “French pride” that had sent a “universal message”.
“The mission team found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred in multiple locations during the 7 October attacks,” the UN report said.
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