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U.S. lifts Trumps sanctions on ICC prosecutor, court official Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces not only Biden administration lifted sanctions on Fatou Bensouda, imposed by Trump over her probe into U.S. actions in Afghanistan, but also scraped current visa curbs on certain ICC personnel Reuters | Published: 04.03.21 , 09:39 The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that drew international criticism after they were impose...

Eagle Country 99.3 By Travis Thayer (Indianapolis, Ind.) – The Indiana General Assembly is considering two bills that could fall into the controversial category.  State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) joined Eagle Country 99.3 on Monday morning to provide an update on the 2021 legislative session.  The first topic discussed was House Concurrent Resolution 18, which would remove COVID-19 mandates put in place by the state.  “I don’t think that particular...

Vietnam has announced its candidacy to join the UN Human Rights Council, basing its case mostly on the country’s successful containment of COVID-19. However, when it comes to Vietnam’s own human rights record, the government has done everything to curtail people’s fundamental civil and political rights. Vietnam has announced its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the body’s 2023-2025 term. The country’s foreign minister, Pham Binh Minh, justified the application by s...

Vietnam stands for election to UNHRC in 2023-2025 tenure Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  15/03/2021    14:21 GMT+7 Vietnam is running for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the 2023-2025 tenure with a hope to contribute more to the world’s joint efforts to promote and protect human rights. Deputy Prime Minister ...

Israel is not to blame for the failure of the Iran nuclear deal Opinion: From the start, the 2015 international accord failed to accomplish the goals it set out to achieve, Jerusalem was merely one voice pointing out faults that today, more than five years later, are more than clear to all Yaakov Nagal | Published: 03.13.21 , 23:28 No one can take away the miraculous achievements and years of devoted service to Israels security of A., the outgoing deputy head of Mossad. On the other hand, ...

We are now in the closing days of the 30-day 2021 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Only six legislative days remain after Friday, March 5. Important bills continued to move swiftly through the legislative process last week, and robust debate on critical topics was as prominent as ever. First, however, I want to speak to recent severe weather events. The governor declared a state of emergency concerning flash flooding, which is affecting communities from far southwestern Kentuck...

Montana House kills right-to-work bill as it finishes first half of session Arren Kimbel-Sannit The Montana state House ended the session’s 44th (and technically also 45th) day with a recognition of one lawmaker’s status as an elite dancer (Jonathan Windy Boy of Box Elder is the Michael Jordan of pow wow and grass dance, by some accounts), a group rendition of the state anthem (“M-O-N-T-A-N-A!”), and a brief attempt to reignite an argument from Tuesday morning on one of the right wing�...

At a UN General Assembly briefing, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said that New Delhi is closely monitoring the recent developments in Myanmar

India Monitoring Developments In Myanmar: Envoy At UN General Assembly India Monitoring Developments In Myanmar: Envoy At UN General Assembly The UN General Assembly held an informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener. India Monitoring Developments In Myanmar: Envoy At UN General Assembly United Nations: India will continue to closely monitor the recent developments in Myanmar and remains "concerned...

Speaker of U.S. House says spoke to PM to ‘reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations’, as well as COVID-19 response and 'shared hope for regional peace'