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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said he has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims. Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to believe that Min Aung Hlaing bore criminal responsibility for the persecution and deportation of the Rohingya to neighboring Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar in 2017 to escape a campaign the UN called genocide launched by the Myanmar military.But the Myanmar government denied this, saying it was simply waging a campaign against Rohingya militants. Attacks on the Rohingya began…

A woman who hid a child for nearly three years has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, according to police in Cheshire, in the west of England. The girl “never knew daylight and fresh air,” the BBC reports from prosecutors at the woman's trial. The sentence was handed down at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday, November 26. The woman, whose name has not been released, previously pleaded guilty to charges including: neglect, abuse of a child or causing unnecessary suffering to a child. In the statement of the police, we read that “as a result of this woman's action,…

A forest camera trap captured a devastation with a seiscento. A young man passing through the forest road suddenly stopped and threw some garbage from the car. Then he noticed that a camera trap was placed in one of the trees and went towards it. The recording of the unusual action was obtained by the Wdecki Landscape Park, which owns the device. The video shows a man trying to destroy the equipment by hitting it like a punching bag. “We were looking for an attack factor, and this time our camera trap was attacked by a strong candidate for the…

After a discussion with Ursula von der Leyen on the new team and program, MEPs voted on the new composition of the European Commission. 370 MPs voted in favor of adoption, 282 opposed, and 36 abstained. 688 out of 720 MEPs voted on the composition of the European Commission. Of these, 370 were in favor, 282 were against, and 36 abstained. President of the European Parliament Roberta Mezzola signed the appropriate letter confirming Ursula von der Leyen's selection in the team and congratulated the President of the European Commission. Composition of the new European Commission. Peter Serafin, Budget Secretary Piotr…

Member of Parliament of PiS Joanna Lichochka asked viewers to transfer money to PiS's account instead of paying money to the channel's account on “Republika” TV. The presenter Adrian Klarenbach immediately reacted and said that “TV Republika is an independent TV”. After a few moments, Klarenbach's guest was the president and editor-in-chief of Republika TV, Tomas Sakiewicz. He said that “the Republic is the wealth that the right party has acquired for free.” – If someone cannot appreciate this gem, he is extremely stupid. He should do something other than politics, he added. On WP's “Tłit” program, host Michal Wroblewski…

Kazakhstan is the country where Russian President Vladimir Putin's planes have landed more often than anywhere else overseas. President Putin has visited neighboring countries more than 30 times during his quarter-century in power.He visited 31 times as president and three times as prime minister. This makes a total of 34 trips. Even in Belarus, which is part of the Union with Russia, President Putin only made 27 visits.- There are not many countries where President Vladimir Putin can safely travel. Temur Umarov, an expert at the Carnegie Berlin Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, said that's why Putin visits Kazakhstan…

Scientists who discovered clay cylinders in Syria say the alphabet may be half a millennium older than previously thought. They appear to be engraved with some of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history.A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Amsterdam conducted 16 years of archaeological excavations at Tell Umm el-Marra, one of the first medieval urban centers to be found in western Syria. Researchers have discovered graves there that date back to the Bronze Age. One of the best preserved contained six skeletons, gold and silver jewelry, kitchen utensils, a spearhead, and intact pottery.Next…

The arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh has sparked a new war of words with neighboring India over the condition of minorities in the country.Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spokesperson for a Hindu organization based in Bangladesh, was arrested this week on sedition charges, sparking clashes that left one person dead.India issued a statement expressing “deep concern” over the arrest and asking Bangladesh to ensure the safety of “Hindus and all minorities.”Bangladesh responded hours later, expressing “utter dismay” at the arrest “misinterpreted by some quarters.”Relations between these traditionally warm neighbors have turned frosty since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was…

Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a day after marching in central Islamabad.Protesters had vowed not to leave the capital until Khan was released. But as they broke through the barriers and headed toward Democracy Square on Tuesday, they were pushed back by police and greeted by volleys of tear gas.At least six people – four security officers and two civilians – died in clashes during the latest protests, which began on Sunday.Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said in a statement on Wednesday that the protests had…

BBCHandbag designer Sherrill Mosee says Trump's tariff threats are already having an impactWhen handbag designer Sherrill Mosee learned that approximately 2,700 handbags and backpacks she had ordered from her Chinese manufacturing partner would not make it aboard a single ship this fall, she is at first content to wait. Then Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States.“I'm like, OK, we need to integrate them,” said Ms. Mosee, founder of MinkeeBlue, a small company based in Philadelphia. His company is one of thousands across the country bracing for the potential impact of Trump's promises to impose tough new tariffs…