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Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again

Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week struck the same oil storage tank in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah they had previously hit two years ago

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

How Could Russia’s Putin Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Ukraine?

US President Joe Biden has publicly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, but legal experts said a prosecution of Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years, as outlined below: How is a war crime defined? The International Criminal Court in The Hague…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022

Hockey goalkeeper and ex-soldier drives for 18 hours to help Ukrainians amid Russia war

Volunteers from the United Kingdom are currently travelling out to the border of Ukraine to help deliver aid to refugees, amid the Russian invasion of the country

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

Explainer-How could Russia's Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

U.S. President Joe Biden has publicly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, but legal experts said a prosecution of Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years, as outlined below:

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

US condemns Moscow’s refusal to rule out use of nuclear weapons – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022

Hundreds of children detained by the Myanmar military, minister says

Whereabouts of children taken by the military since the 2021 coup are mostly unknown, according to Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Global outrage grows over Putin’s merciless attacks in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — International outrage mounted Monday over medieval scenes of suffering in Mariupol, a strategic southern port city that has defied demands for surrender despite a ferocious Russian siege that Ukrainian officials say has trapped thousands of civilians and left corpses lying in the streets.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2022

Rich countries must stop producing oil and gas by 2034, says study

Poorest states should be given until 2050, says research aiming to set out fair way of ending fossil fuel economy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022

Divide at UN over naming Russia aid resolution for Ukraine

France and Mexico are pressing U.N. members to mention Russia’s invasion in a resolution on the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Water security in Africa 'unacceptably low', UN warns

In tonight's edition: Heads of states, scientists and campaigners head to Dakar for the World Water Forum as the UN warns that water security across the continent is dangerously low. Also, high seas protection talks fail to reach a deal. The failure comes at the expense of poorer nations and…

France 24 · Mar 21, 2022