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Why the regulation of sanctions matters

Sanctions not only lead to economic harm but also bear legal consequences for the sanctioning states

The Hindu · Apr 10, 2022

Russian soldier arrested after sick video of baby being raped emerges online

Russian armed forces have been accused of widespread crimes against civilians amid the illegal invasion of Ukraine, including rape and torture.

Daily Record · Apr 10, 2022

Iraq National Security Adviser: We Repatriated 450 Families From Syria’s Al-Hol Camp

Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji said Saturday that his country has repatriated dozens of families who were affiliated or are suspected of collaborating with ISIS in mid-2014, when it controlled over about one third of Iraq’s territory. He said members of these families settled in al-Hol camp for displaced…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2022

Russian solider arrested after vile video of baby being raped emerges online

Ukraine media reports the man sent vile images and videos to a fellow soldier and it disseminated from there.

Irish Mirror · Apr 10, 2022

Houthis Force Sanaa Residents to Attend Mobilization Events

The Houthi militia is forcing Sanaa residents to attend mobilization events and programs and listen to daily lectures for leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. A local source in Sanaa accused the group of exploiting the UN truce to rearrange its ranks and mobilize more recruits by pushing them to attend lectures. Well-informed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2022

Russia blocks request for investigation into alleged massacre in Mali

Russia has blocked a request put forward by France at the UN Security Council for "independent investigations" into the alleged massacre of several hundred civilians in Mali by the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries, diplomatic sources said on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 10, 2022

Why has Russia invaded Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2022

Witnessing atrocities in real time in Ukraine is changing everything

Daily on-the-ground evidence makes it more straightforward for the International Criminal Court to indict Vladimir Putin with war crimes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

Syria gas attack victims, awaiting justice, say impunity fuels war crimes

Abdel Hamid al-Youssef said 25 members of his family, including his wife and infant twins, were killed when poison gas was dropped on their town in Syria in 2017, in an attack a U.N.-backed inquiry concluded was launched by the Syrian state.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2022

UN Unveils Plan to Prevent a Safer Tanker Disaster

The United Nations revealed a "viable" plan to avoid any oil leakages or an explosion of the FSO Safer tanker off Yemen's Red Seas coast. The United Nations announced that the Yemeni government in Aden supports the plan, and the Houthi militia, which controls the oil tanker, agreed to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 10, 2022