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Runoffs targeted in latest effort to tweak Georgia elections

Another prolonged and contentious election year in Georgia has legislators considering whether to kill off runoffs once and for all.

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Arabs and Palestinians Welcome UN Resolution, Israelis Upset

Political sources in Tel Aviv have unveiled a plan to respond to the United Nations General Assembly resolution to ask for a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The resolution was highly welcomed by the Arab…

Asharq Al-Awsat

General Assembly Refers Israeli Occupation to UN Court

The UN General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice to consider consequences for Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territories, a day after the Jewish state's most right-wing government ever took over. The General Assembly voted 87-26 with 53 abstentions on the resolution, with Western nations split…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN seeks ICJ opinion on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine

The resolution will see International Court of Justice give opinion on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.

Al Jazeera

U.N. asks World Court to give opinion on Israel's occupation

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Reuters

Court weighs halting Philadelphia prosecutor's impeachment

A Pennsylvania court is weighing whether to step in and stop the Legislature's impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia's top elected prosecutor

The Independent UK

Updated Smoke Detector Act takes effect in 2023

The bill, backed by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and enacted by the General Assembly, is meant to reflect advances in alarm technology.

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UN postpones decision on ambassadors from Myanmar, Taliban, Libya

UN recognising ambassadors from Myanmar’s military, the Taliban, and Libya’s east would be seen a conferring legitimacy.

Al Jazeera

U.N. shelves bid by Afghan Taliban, Myanmar junta for representation

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved postponing - for the second time - a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations ambassador to New York.

Reuters

Voter ID, partisan gerrymandering struck down in North Carolina rulings just before court flips to GOP

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued two important rulings in voting rights cases Friday, on gerrymandering and voter ID.

Tribune News Service

Bagby drops out of 4th District race, endorses McClellan

A Virginia lawmaker has dropped out of the race to represent the 4th Congressional District after the death of U.S. Rep. A

The Independent UK

No more runoffs? Georgia election chief seeks change after GOP losses

ATLANTA — Runoff elections might be eliminated in Georgia after they brought three straight U.S. Senate victories for Democrats and long lines during early voting.

Tribune News Service

United Nations blocks Myanmar military taking UN seat

Rights groups say the National Unity Government, made up of elected members, must represent Myanmar at all UN bodies.

Al Jazeera

Diplomats: UN blocks Myanmar military from taking UN seat

Two well-informed U.N. diplomats say a key U.N. committee has again blocked Myanmar’s military junta from taking the country’s seat at the United Nations

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2 Virginia Democrats join race for late Rep. McEachin's seat

Two more state lawmakers have jumped into the crowded field of candidates seeking to replace the late Rep. A

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After 8 years, Baltimore hoping to have a reliable ally in Annapolis with Democrat Wes Moore as governor

BALTIMORE — Since the start of his campaign, Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore has stood firm in his call to be a partner to Baltimore as he prepares to move from his adopted home to the state capital early next year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian Authority Appeals for Int'l Protection from Israeli Field Aggressions

The Palestinian Authority underlined the need to provide international protection for the Palestinian people who were lately exposed to a series of field executions and continuous crimes by Israeli soldiers. Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, sent on Friday three identical letters to…

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Palestinians Welcomes UN Resolution to Commemorate Nakba amid Israeli Anger

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to adopt a pro-Palestinian resolutions, including to commemorate the “Nakba,” a step welcomed by Palestine and slammed by Israel. The UN resolution calls for a “commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, including by organizing a high-level event at the General…

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UK church leaders to join Pope on ‘historic’ visit to South Sudan

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will accompany the pontiff next February.

Dynamite News

India's Envoy At UN Ambassador Kamboj Meets UNSG, PGA Ahead Of December UNSC Presidency

As India gears up to preside over the UN Security Council for the month of December, country’s envoy here Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj met Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as well as President of the General Assembly Csaba Korosi and discussed priorities during its presidency of the powerful body. Read on for details:

The Independent UK

Connecticut facing growing cost of pandemic bonus pay

A greater-than-expected demand for aid has forced the Connecticut General Assembly to considering how to cover the extra cost of promised bonuses for thousands of frontline workers who remained on the job the during the coronavirus pandemic

Tribune News Service

‘We’ve lost the common sense’: Maryland Republicans vent about election routs, heated leadership dispute

BALTIMORE — Republican state Sen. Chris West spent much of a dispiriting election night driving to various GOP candidate celebrations that turned out to be anything but.

Tribune News Service

The 6 bills North Carolina Gov. Cooper blocked in 2022 — and why things could be different in 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto stamp won’t be as heavy in the 2023 legislative session.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestine Incurs $50Bln Economic Losses in Two Decades

Additional restrictions imposed on Palestinian development in Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank cost the Palestinian economy an estimated $50 billion between 2000 and 2020, the UN development agency said Tuesday. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in report to the UN General Assembly that extra…

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Georgia Supreme Court upholds Saturday voting in US Senate runoff

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal by the Republican Party that sought to prevent early voting on Saturday in the runoff for U.S. Senate.

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