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Ukraine ratifies Rome Statute, paving way for ICC membership

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s parliament voted on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) to ratify the Rome Statute, officials said, allowing the country to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a step Ukrainian leaders have cast as central to Kyiv’s European aspirations. Ukraine has recognised the ICC’s jurisdiction in the past,…

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Search resumes for six missing after Mike Lynch’s yacht sank, but hopes dim

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Rescuers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters patrol on a small boat in Porticello near Palermo, on August 21, 2024 two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Rescuers with divers and an underwater drone search for six people believed trapped when the boat sank. | Photo Credit: AFP Divers…

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Indian Doctor Arrested In US For Taking Photos And Videos Of Naked Children And Adults

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Authorities became aware of his offences after his wife came forward with disturbing materials. Washington: A 40-year-old Indian doctor was held in a US jail on a USD 2 million bond after being charged with multiple sex crimes for allegedly recording hundreds of nude images and videos of children and women over several years, according…

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Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate’s Romania House Raided Over Rape Charges

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Andrew Tate and his brother allegedly set up a crime organisation to sexually exploit victims. (File) Bucharest: Romanian authorities on Wednesday searched the home of controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial over human trafficking and rape charges, as part of a new investigation, officials said. One of the world’s best-known influencers known for…

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Visit US From August 23 To 26. Here’s The Agenda

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In Washington, Rajnath Singh will hold talks with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a four-day visit to the US beginning Friday to further boost the comprehensive global strategic partnership between the two countries. In Washington, Rajnath Singh will hold talks with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and National…

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Libya’s instability has ’quite rapidly’ deteriorated and will worsen if no elections, says U.N. envoy

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The country’s current political crisis stems from the failure to hold elections on December 24, 2021, and the refusal of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to step down. File | Photo Credit: AP The top U.N. official in Libya warned Tuesday (August 20, 2024) that the political, military and security situation in the oil-rich north…

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Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack yet but destroys them all, Russian authorities say

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A view of military operations amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Malaya Loknya, Kursk Region, Russia in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on August 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian authorities said Wednesday (August 21, 2024) that Moscow came under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start…

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Easter Sunday bombings: Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena settles compensation for victims

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A view of the damage at St. Sebastian Catholic Church on April 22, 2019, a day after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Negombo, Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s former President Maithripala Sirisena has settled in full the SLR 100 million compensation for the victims of…

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Men Have A Biological Clock Too. Here’s What’s More Likely When Dads Are Over 50

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New research shows mens fertility is also affected by age. (Representational Image) Wellington: We hear a lot about women’s biological clock and how age affects the chance of pregnancy. New research shows men’s fertility is also affected by age. When dads are over 50, the risk of pregnancy complications increases. Data from more than 46…

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Authors Sue Claude AI’s Maker For Copyright Infringement Over AI Training

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Claude is one of the strongest competitors to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has been hit with a class-action lawsuit in California federal court by three authors who say it misused their books and hundreds of thousands of others to train its AI-powered chatbot Claude. The complaint, filed on Monday by writers and journalists…

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