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  • Gaza Flotilla Says Unlit Vessels Approached Its Boats, Prompting Security Measures

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    (Reuters) -The international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza said on Wednesday that several of its boats were approached by unidentified vessels, some navigating without lights.

    The Global Sumud Flotilla said in post on Telegram that the vessels have departed, and participants implemented security protocols in anticipation of a possible interception.

    (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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  • South Korea to Increase Defence Budget by 8.2% Next Year, President Lee Says

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    By Ju-min Park and Heejin Kim

    SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday the country’s defence budget for next year would rise by 8.2% to 66.3 trillion won ($47.1 billion), adding that peace would only be possible on a strong foundation of security.

    Lee made the comments on South Korea’s Armed Forces Day, highlighting the importance of self-defence capabilities.

    “The momentum for cooperation and shared prosperity is weakening across the world, and we are entering an era of increased conflict, where it’s every man for himself,” Lee said.

    “To ensure peace and prosperity for the Republic of Korea, we must not depend on anyone else but strengthen our own power,” said Lee, using South Korea’s official name.

    Lee said next year’s defence budget, with its “significant” increase, would be focused on investing in cutting-edge technology like drones and robots.

    The South Korean leader, who is pursuing engagement with North Korea, said that peace would only be possible on a strong foundation of security. He said the country’s defence spending was already 1.4 times North Korea’s gross domestic product.

    Lee took office in June after a snap election, which followed the fall of Yoon Suk Yeol, who imposed a short-lived martial law order that prompted troops and military helicopters to be deployed to parliament and other buildings.

    Lee said the military’s reputation had suffered an “endless decline” and called for the military to regain public trust.

    “An army meant to protect the people must never repeat pointing its guns at them,” he said.

    (Reporting by Ju-min Park, Heejin Kim; Editing by Tom Hogue and Michael Perry)

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  • Russian Air Attack Injures Six, Sparks Fires in Kharkiv, Ukraine Says

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    KHARKIV (Reuters) -A Russian guided aerial bomb attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight injured six people and sparked several fires, regional officials said on Wednesday.

    Five of those injured, all adults, have been hospitalised, Oleh Synehubov, governor of the broader Kharkiv region, said on the Telegram messaging app.

    Ihor Terekhov, mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city that is also the capital of the Kharkiv region, said the attack also sparked a fire at one of the city’s markets and at some residential buildings.

    Photos and videos showed firefighters battling through the night as flames engulfed what appeared to be market stalls and other structures.

    The Kharkiv region, which lies near the border with Russia, has been the target of regular Russian aerial attacks since the start of the war.

    There was no immediate comment from Moscow about the attack.

    Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and has waged a bloody and brutal three-year war. Both sides deny targeting civilians, saying their attacks are aimed at destroying each other’s infrastructure crucial to war efforts.

    (Reporting by Vitalii Hnidyi in Kharkiv and Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Writing by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

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  • New York Governor Criticizes ICE Officers Who She Says Shoved and Injured Journalists

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, the latest in a series of violent confrontations as tensions rise over President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

    Hochul shared a video posted to X by a New York Daily News reporter that showed masked men boarding an elevator in a federal building in downtown Manhattan that houses immigration courts. Several of the men, one of whom appeared to be wearing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge, pushed photographers near the elevator, sending at least two people crashing to the floor.

    “Masked ICE agents shoved and injured journalists today at Federal Plaza. One reporter left on a stretcher,” Hochul said on X. “This abuse of law-abiding immigrants and the reporters telling their stories must end. What the hell are we doing here?”

    Trump, a Republican, has escalated immigration enforcement in Democratic-led cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., as part of his bid to deport record numbers of immigrants without legal status. In recent months, ICE adopted a strategy of arresting migrants appearing in court for their immigration cases, a tactic critics say punishes people trying to follow the law.

         Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said officers were “swarmed by agitators and members of the press” while arresting “an illegal alien from Peru.”

    “Rioters and sanctuary politicians who encourage individuals to interfere with arrests are actively creating hostile environments that put officers, detainees and the public in harm’s way,” she said in a statement.

    Trump officials have blamed politicians critical of ICE for fueling sentiment against officers, amping up that message following a shooting at a Dallas ICE facility that killed two immigrants and seriously wounded a third.

    ICE briefly relieved an officer of his duties on Friday after he was captured on video shoving a woman to the ground in the same New York City courthouse after she pleaded for her husband’s release. CBS News reported on Monday the officer had been returned to duty. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    Hochul, a Democrat, criticized the Trump administration and DHS earlier in the day over $187 million in cuts to counterterrorism funding for New York.

    Zohran Mamdani, the leading Democratic candidate in New York City’s mayoral race, criticized the violent acts allegedly perpetrated by ICE officers at the courthouse, located at 26 Federal Plaza.

    “We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza,” he said.

    In the incident on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said a journalist from amNewYork, a local news outlet, followed ICE officers into an elevator after a woman was detained. 

    After one officer yelled for the journalist to be removed, other officers pushed a videographer and another reporter to the ground, the Reuters witness said. 

    The videographer hit his head and was taken out of the building on a stretcher, the witness said.

    amNewYork identified photojournalist Dean Moses as one of the reporters pushed by officers.

    L. Vural Elibol, a videographer with the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, said in an interview he was trying to film ICE officers taking a migrant into custody when he was pushed down by an officer.

    “I was trying to get the video and someone yanked me and threw me to the ground,” he said.

    Elibol said he hurt his back and head. He was removed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital, where he was examined and discharged with pain medicine, he said.

    (Reporting by David Dee Delgado in New York and Ted Hesson in Washington; Additional reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington and Kristina Cooke in San Francisco; Editing by Chris Reese)

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  • UK’s Princess Anne Visits Ukraine to Support Children Affected by War

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    LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Princess Anne, the late Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter, has visited Ukraine to express her solidarity with children and families enduring the impact of the war, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.

    Anne, who celebrated her 75th birthday in August, met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during her visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, where they discussed Britain’s ongoing support for Ukraine, among other issues.

    The royal also paid her respects at a memorial honouring the children who have died since the start of the conflict in February 2022. She was accompanied by Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska and laid a toy as a tribute.

    Anne also spoke with Ukrainian children who have been displaced or deported by Russia and she visited a rehabilitation centre, where she met veterans returning from the frontline.

    Anne’s visit to Ukraine follows that of her nephew Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles, who travelled to Kyiv earlier this month with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to highlight the charity’s plans to support the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers.

    (Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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  • Giant Sinkhole in Chilean Mining Town Haunts Residents, Three Years On

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    TIERRA AMARILLA (Reuters) -Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla in the Chilean desert are hopeful that a new court ruling will allay their fears about a giant sinkhole that opened near their homes more than three years ago and remains unfilled.

    A Chilean environmental court this month ordered Minera Ojos del Salado, owned by Canada’s Lundin Mining, to repair environmental damage related to activity at its Alcaparrosa copper mine, which is thought to have triggered the sinkhole that appeared in 2022.

    The ruling calls on the company to protect the region’s water supply and refill the sinkhole. The cylindrical crater originally measured 64 meters (210 ft) deep and 32 meters (105 ft) wide at the surface.

    That has provided a small measure of relief to those in arid Tierra Amarilla in Chile’s central Atacama region, who fear that without remediation the gaping hole could swallow up more land.

    “Ever since the sinkhole occurred … we’ve lived in fear,” said Rudy Alfaro, whose home is 800 meters from the site. A health center and preschool are nearby too, she said.

    “We were afraid it would get bigger, that it would expand, move toward the houses.” 

    The sinkhole expelled clouds of dust in a recent earthquake, provoking more anxiety, she said.     

    The court upheld a shutdown of the small Alcaparrosa mine ordered by Chile’s environmental regulator in January, and confirmed “irreversible” damage to an aquifer, which drained water into the mine and weakened the surrounding rock.

    “This is detrimental to an area that is already hydrologically stressed,” said Rodrigo Saez, regional water director. 

    Lundin said it will work with authorities to implement remediation measures.

    (Writing by Daina Beth Solomon, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)

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  • U.S. State Department Approves Possible Sale of Rocket Systems to Australia for $705 Million, Pentagon Says

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    (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Australia for $705 million, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

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  • UN Security Council Approves Bigger Force in Haiti to Tackle Gangs

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    (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday agreed to more than double the size of an 15-month-old underfunded and understaffed international security mission combating armed gangs in Haiti and rename it a gang suppression force.

    Russia, China and Pakistan abstained from the vote on the measure put forward by the United States and Panama. The remaining 13 council members voted in favor.

    (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Christian Martinez)

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  • Italy PM Meloni Urges Gaza Aid Flotilla to ‘Stop Now’

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    ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called on the international aid flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza to immediately stop their mission.

    Insisting on a confrontation with Israel could upset the current “fragile balance” that could lead to peace based on the plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Meloni said.

    “Many would be happy to disrupt” that plan, Meloni said in a statement.

    “I fear that the flotilla’s attempt to breach the Israeli naval blockade could provide a pretext for this. Also for this reason, I believe the Flotilla should stop now,” she added.

    (Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Chris Reese)

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  • Congo Military Court Sentences Ex-President Kabila to Death in Absentia

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    KINSHASA (Reuters) -A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia, convicting him of crimes including war crimes.

    Lieutenant-General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi, who presided the military tribunal in the capital, told the court that Kabila was convicted of various crimes including treason, crimes against humanity, murder, sexual assault, torture and insurrection.

    Kabila spent almost two decades in power and only stepped down after deadly protests against him. Since late 2023, he has been residing mostly in South Africa, though he did appear in rebel-held Goma in eastern Congo in May.

    (Reporting by Adihe Kasongo and Congo newsroom; Writing by Ayen Deng Bior; Editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Bate Felix)

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  • Tony Blair’s Return to Middle East Diplomacy Reopens Old Wounds and New Doubts

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    By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Andrew MacAskill and Kate Holton

    CAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) -When Tony Blair was first tasked with forging a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians in 2007, the White House cautioned that the former British prime minister was not “superman” and “he doesn’t have a cape”.

    After failing to achieve much of note in that role, Blair is preparing once again to tackle one of the world’s most intractable conflicts after agreeing to serve on a committee led by U.S. President Donald Trump to run Gaza.

    Blair’s inclusion sparked disbelief among Palestinian politicians and analysts, and among many attendees at the annual conference of his own Labour Party in Britain – his reputation forever sullied by his decision to back George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq.

    But the potential appointment – if the plan goes ahead – was welcomed by some former diplomats and colleagues who argued that Blair was trusted by the U.S., the Israelis, and many of the Gulf states – and that it was difficult to find anyone who could unite all sides.

    Some who back him for the role pointed out that as British prime minister he also played a key role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland, after 30 years of sectarian violence there.

    HAMAS DOES NOT WANT ANY ROLE FOR BLAIR

    Hamas official Taher Al-Nono rejected any role for Blair, saying the group would not accept the imposition of “foreign guardianship over our people”.

    “Our people are more capable of managing their own affairs themselves,” he said.

    Blair was included in Trump’s 20-point peace proposal for Gaza, which would end the war between Israel and Hamas militants and see a “Board of Peace” of international overseers take a role, led by Trump and including Blair in an undefined role.

    Trump said Blair had asked to join the board and described him as a “very good man”.

    Blair’s office declined to comment further on any role but released a statement saying the proposal was a “bold and intelligent plan” which offers the best chance to end the war.

    The 72-year-old spent 10 years as prime minister in Britain, and hours after he quit in 2007, he was named as the Middle East envoy representing the U.S., Russia, the United Nations and the European Union, tasked with building Palestinian institutions and promoting economic development.

    But his stated goal of securing a negotiated two-state solution made no progress and faltering peace talks collapsed in 2014. Many Palestinians still regard him with suspicion for a mediation role they saw as favouring Israel.

    Since stepping down in 2015 he has launched the Tony Blair Institute, which advises governments and has Oracle founder Larry Ellison as a financial backer. Blair has also been an adviser with JPMorgan since 2008, sitting on the biggest U.S. bank’s international council which advises on geopolitics.

    BLAIR CRITICISED FOR IRAQ, BEING TOO CLOSE TO ISRAEL

    Blair’s past record could anger Palestinians, who view him as biased towards the United States and Israel, and, like many Arabs, see the invasion of Iraq as a war crime, said Hani Al-Masri, a commentator on Palestinian politics in Ramallah.

    “Tony Blair is one of the things that is ridiculous,” he said. “His reputation among Palestinians is black.”

    A diplomat from one Middle East country attending the Labour conference laughed out loud when asked about Blair’s involvement, saying: “too toxic”.

    But one former British ambassador who worked under Blair in the region said it was wrong to view Blair as biased towards Israel, only that he understood that solutions would need to be acceptable to Israel’s elected leaders.

    “He understands that for all its faults, Israel is a democracy. You have to work with Israel for better or worse – and in recent years, for worse – but he’s willing to do it.”

    SUPPORTER CITES BLAIR’S ‘ABILITY TO BRIDGE’

    Tom Kelly, Blair’s spokesman when prime minister, said anyone looking for a universally popular figure in the Middle East would be “looking for a very, very long time”, but that Blair had the ability to understand all perspectives and paint a picture of a better future.

    Miran Hassan, the director of the Labour Middle East Council, who came to Britain as a refugee from Iraq in 1999, told Reuters that although he would not be popular for saying so, Blair could still be a good choice.

    “He has an ability to bridge diplomatic relations at incredibly senior levels where decisions can be made,” he said. “I think that will be beneficial”.

    But many lawmakers and supporters within the centre-left party that Blair once led could not see beyond Blair’s role in Iraq.

    Kim Johnson, a Labour member of parliament, told Reuters she thought his involvement was “outrageous and disgusting. He is completely the wrong person for a job that is about trying to find peace.”

    (Writing by Kate Holton; additional reporting by Amanda Ferguson in Belfast, Ali Sawafta in RamallahEditing by Peter Graff)

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  • US President Donald J. Trump’s Plan to End the Gaza Conflict

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    (Reuters) -Below is the text of a peace plan released by the White House on Monday to end Israel’s war in Gaza:

    President Donald J. Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict

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  • Global Reaction to Trump’s Proposal for a Gaza Peace Plan

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    BRUSSELS/ANKARA/BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end nearly two years of war in Gaza has received the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the plan has been shared with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

    Here are some reactions to the peace plan.

    ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU”I support your plan to end the war in Gaza, which achieves our war aims.

    It will bring back to Israel all our hostages, dismantle Hamas’ military capabilities, end its political rule, and ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel.”

    PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY STATEMENT CARRIED ON STATE NEWS AGENCY WAFA

    “The State of Palestine welcomes the sincere and determined efforts of President Donald J. Trump to end the war on Gaza and affirms its confidence in his ability to find a path toward peace.”

    ISRAELI FINANCE MINISTER BEZALEL SMOTRICH

    “It is a historic missed opportunity … and in my estimation it will end in tears. Our children will be forced to fight in Gaza again.

    We will consult, consider and decide, God willing. But the celebrations since yesterday are simply absurd.”

    EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF KAJA KALLAS

    “President Trump’s Gaza plan is an opportunity for lasting peace. It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed. Israel has signed on to the plan. Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages.”

    JOINT STATEMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTERS OF UAE, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, EGYPT, JORDAN, INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, TURKEY

    “The ministers affirm their readiness to engage positively and constructively with the United States and the parties toward finalising the agreement and ensuring its implementation, in a manner that ensures peace, security, and stability for the peoples of the region.

    They reaffirm their joint commitment to work with the United States to end the war in Gaza through a comprehensive deal that ensures unrestricted delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza, no displacement of the Palestinians, the release of hostages, a security mechanism that guarantees the security of all sides, full Israeli withdrawal, rebuilds Gaza and creates a path for just peace on the basis of the two state solution, under which Gaza is fully integrated with the West Bank in a Palestinian state.”

    UN SPOKESPERSON IN GENEVA, ALESSANDRA VELLUCCI

    “We are also continuing to be in touch with the parties, with the various parties, about the peace efforts. For indeed, we welcome all the mediation efforts. And of course, we stand ready to support any peace plan with everything we can do, including the provision of humanitarian assistance.”

    TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN

    “I commend US President Donald Trump’s efforts and leadership aimed at halting the bloodshed in Gaza and achieving a ceasefire. Türkiye will continue to contribute to the process with a view to establishing a just and lasting peace acceptable to all parties.”

    GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ:

    “We welcome the peace plan for Gaza presented yesterday by President Trump. This plan is the best plan to end the war.

    The fact that Israel supports this plan is a significant step forward. Now Hamas must agree and clear the way for peace.”

    FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON

    “I welcome President @realDonaldTrump’s commitment to ending the war in Gaza and securing the release of all hostages.

    I expect Israel to engage resolutely on this basis. Hamas has no choice but to immediately release all hostages and follow this plan. These elements must pave the way for in-depth discussions with all relevant partners to build a lasting peace in the region, based on the two-state solution and on the principles endorsed by 142 UN member states, at the initiative of France and Saudi Arabia.”

    UK PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER

    “The new U.S. initiative to deliver an end to the war in Gaza is profoundly welcome and I am grateful for President Trump’s leadership.

    We strongly support his efforts to end the fighting, release the hostages and ensure the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza. This is our top priority and should happen immediately.” ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

    “The proposal presented today by U.S. President Donald Trump could mark a turning point, enabling a permanent cessation of hostilities, the immediate release of all hostages, and full and secure humanitarian access for the civilian population.

    Hamas, in particular – having initiated this war with the barbaric terrorist attack of October 7, 2023 – now has the opportunity to end it by releasing the hostages, agreeing to have no role in Gaza’s future, and fully disarming.”

    SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ:

    “Spain welcomes the US-backed peace proposal for Gaza.

    We must put an end to so much suffering.

    It is time for the violence to cease, for all hostages to be released immediately and for humanitarian aid to be allowed access to the civilian population.

    The two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security, is the only possible solution.”

    (Reporting by Steven Scheer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Gavin Jones, Madeline Chambers, Sabine Wollrab, Alexander Cornwell, Emma Farge and Tuvan GumrukcuWriting by Charlie Devereux; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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  • German Police Arrest Syrian Man Suspected of Crimes Against Humanity

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    BERLIN (Reuters) -German police arrested on Tuesday a Syrian man suspected of committing crimes against humanity, including killing and torturing, as a militia leader in 2011 in Aleppo, prosecutors said.

    The Syrian national, identified only as Anwar S. in line with German privacy laws, is suspected of being head of the “shabiha militia” deployed in Aleppo on behalf of the former Syrian leadership under then-President Bashar al-Assad.

    Prosecutors said that on eight occasions between April and November 2011 after Friday prayers, the suspect and his militia hit civilians with batons, metal pipes and other tools to disperse protests. Electric shocks were also believed to have been used, they added in a statement.

    Some protesters were handed over to police and intelligence authorities and, while detained, subjected to severe abuse, said the prosecutors, adding in once case, a protester died.

    Reuters was not immediately able to contact Anwar S.’s lawyer for comment.

    Germany has targeted several former Syrian officials in the last few years under universal jurisdiction laws that allow prosecutors to seek trials for suspects in crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world.

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  • Russian Court Extends French Cyclist’s Pre-Trial Detention Until November

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    MOSCOW (Reuters) -A court in Russia’s far east has extended the pre-trial detention of French cyclist Sofiane Sehili who has been charged with illegally crossing the Russian border, state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday.

    French newspaper Le Monde reported earlier in September that Sehili had been arrested after twice attempting to cross the border from China while trying to break the world record for the fastest cycle crossing of the Eurasian landmass, from Lisbon to Vladivostok.

    The charge carries a maximum prison term of two years. TASS said Sehili’s detention had been extended until November 3.

    Russia’s relations with France have sharply deteriorated since the start of its war in Ukraine. A French researcher, Laurent Vinatier, is currently serving a three-year prison term for violating Russia’s “foreign agent” laws and is now facing a new charge of espionage.

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  • Crew of Dutch Cargo Ship Safely Transferred to Djibouti, Says EU Maritime Mission

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    DUBAI (Reuters) -Crew from the Dutch-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht have been safely transferred to Djibouti after an attack with an explosive device required them to be rescued by helicopter the previous day, the EU maritime mission Aspides said on Tuesday.

    The vessel remains adrift in the Red Sea following the attack that set it on fire and required the rescue of its 19 crew members, according to Aspides and the vessel’s operator.

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  • South Korea Ex-PM Han’s Trial Over Martial Law Crisis Kicks Off

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    SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo went on trial on Tuesday, accused of abetting an insurrection among other criminal charges in connection with the country’s martial law crisis last December.

    Han, appointed by ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol who declared martial law, also faces charges of creating false official documents and committing perjury.

    During the first hearing where media was allowed to film, Han said Yoon’s imposition of martial law was unacceptable.

    “During my nearly 40 years as a public servant, I’ve always believed that our country must develop through a market economy and international credibility. From that perspective, I’d say this situation was hard to accept,” Han told the court in Seoul.

    Han admitted he had falsely stated that he did not receive or see any documents from the presidential office on December 3 when Yoon declared the martial law, but denied the other charges, one of his lawyers said.

    A special prosecutor’s team investigating Yoon’s short-lived order that sparked a political crisis has said Han was the highest-ranking official who could have stopped the president’s “unconstitutional, illegitimate” martial law.

    Yoon is also on trial, facing criminal charges of insurrection. He has denied any wrongdoing.

    Han, an experienced technocrat who served in senior posts under five presidents, became acting president after Yoon was impeached.

    Soon after, Han was impeached after being accused of aiding Yoon in the martial law declaration. He denied the accusation, but accepted some responsibility for the ensuing crisis by failing to dissuade Yoon from making the surprise move.

    The Constitutional Court overturned Han’s impeachment, restoring his powers to serve as leader before he resigned from the post to run in a snap election in June. But he ended his bid for the presidency following rifts among conservatives.

    Lee Jae Myung of the centre-left Democratic Party won the June 3 election to become president after Yoon was removed from office over the martial law incident.

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  • Family of Four Killed in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, Governor Says

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    (Reuters) -Two brothers aged four and six and their parents were killed in an overnight Russian drone attack on a village in the northern Sumy region, the regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Tuesday.

    “Last night, the enemy purposefully hit a residential building with an attack drone in the village of Chernechchyna,” Hryhorov wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

    He added the family’s bodies were pulled from under the rubble.

    Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

    Russian forces are engaged in a long, grinding war along the front line through eastern and southern Ukraine, but have also tried to gain a foothold in areas like Sumy, which borders Russia’s Kursk region.

    Russia denies targeting civilians in its almost daily drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. Thousands of civilians have been killed and homes, apartment blocks and commercial property damaged and destroyed.

    (Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Mike Collett-White and Kate Mayberry)

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  • Afghanistan’s Cellphone, Internet Services Down, Monitoring Shows

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    KABUL -Afghanistan’s internet and mobile telephone services were down nationwide on Tuesday, residents and monitoring services said, but the Taliban administration offered no immediate explanation.

    In the past, the Taliban have voiced concern about pornography online, with authorities having cut fibre-optic links to some provinces in recent weeks, as officials cited morality concerns.

    NetBlocks, an international internet access monitoring organisation, said the internet was disconnected in phases.

    “Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures,” NetBlocks said on its website. 

    (Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar; Writing by Saeed Shah; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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  • Heavy Rains and Flooding After Typhoon Bualoi Raise Death Toll to 19 in Vietnam

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    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Lingering heavy rains from a former typhoon caused more flooding and landslides in Vietnam, raising the death toll to 19 in the country with more missing.

    Rainfall topped 30 centimeters (nearly a foot) in parts of Vietnam over the past 24 hours, the national weather agency said Tuesday. It warned that heavy downpours would continue.

    The prolonged rain triggered flash floods and landslides that cut off roads and isolated communities from the northern mountains of Son La and Lao Cai provinces to central Nghe An province. Rivers swollen by downpours and dam discharges have caused widespread flooding and landslides in the north. The Thao River in Yen Bai rose well above emergency levels overnight, sending water up to a meter deep (3 feet) into homes and forcing evacuations.

    Many streets in the capital, Hanoi, were flooded and authorities warned that people close to the Red River, which passes through the city, should take precautions.

    State media said Tuesday that authorities were still searching for 13 missing people, including eight fishermen. Bualoi had already caused at least 20 deaths in the Philippines since Friday.

    It made landfall in Vietnam early Monday then lingered, which increased the danger.

    Global warming is making storms like these stronger and wetter, according to experts, since warmer oceans provide tropical storms with more fuel, driving more intense winds, heavier rainfall and shifting precipitation patterns across East Asia.

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