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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam declines to run for second term

Decision based on ‘family considerations’, she says

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US, Britain to seek Russia’s suspension from UN Rights Council

‘Strong evidence’ of war crimes, including reports of mass graves, says foreign secretary

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Swiss Catholic Church to open historic abuse study

Necessary to highlight past crimes to prevent repeat of injustice, says bishop

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Russia scraps Covid-19 flight restrictions for ‘friendly’ countries

Countries include Argentina, India, China

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Japan slams ‘exceptionally cruel’ civilian deaths near Kyiv

Foreign minister calls Russian assault a blatant violation of international law

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German ‘mastermind’ of huge tax fraud scam goes on trial

Prosecutors accuse him of fraud costing €278 mil to German public finances

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Spanish PM sees possible ‘genocide’ in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s ‘unjustified aggression’ has brought war to gates of EU, says Pedro Sanchez

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Macron wants fresh sanctions against Russia

Clear indications of war crimes in Bucha, says French president

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Pakistani PM Imran Khan vacates post as Parliament dissolved

He will remain in office until appointment of interim prime minister

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Shanghai defends policy of separating Covid-19-positive kids from parents

Parents, guardians take to social media to voice anger

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Sri Lanka leader offers to share power as protests mount

Demonstrations escalate demanding for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation

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Pakistan’s top court to hear arguments on constitutional crisis

This follows embattled PM Imran Khan’s decision to call early election, avoiding no-confidence vote

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UN to release handbook of climate change solutions

This follows publication of two reports covering global warming and its effects on the Earth