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A 'de-escalation' device that inflicts pain: restraint or escalation?

DHS plans to equip ICE with thousands of GL.O.V.E. shock gloves, spending up to $20m, as New York officials warn of possible legal exposure.

Published: about 2 months ago

U.S. procurement records show ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to equip officers with thousands of electricshock GL.O.V.E. devices billed as “d...

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Humanitarian outreach or realignment? Israel–Venezuela ties reopen, unclear how far

Seventeen years after Caracas severed ties, the countries will set up a consular coordination mechanism and pursue technical cooperation, following Israel’s June earthquake aid and leadership changes in Venezuela.

Published: about 2 months ago

Israel and Venezuela said they will restore consular relations after a 17year freeze, setting up a coordination mechanism for services and linking ...

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A withdrawal plan advances as withdrawal is ruled out

In Rome’s seventh US-mediated round, negotiators worked on pilot zones and explored third-party verification ahead of another session in early September.

Published: about 2 months ago

USmediated Israel–Lebanon talks in Rome closed a seventh round that Washington called “fruitful,” with work reportedly advancing on standardized “p...

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Law or loyalty test? The case behind Yabloko’s removal

The court’s ruling removes Russia’s only liberal anti-war party from next month’s ballot.

Published: about 2 months ago

Russia’s Supreme Court barred Yabloko—the country’s only openly liberal, antiwar party—from September’s parliamentary elections, reversing its ball...

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Midair drop pits drug test result against emerging technical explanations

India’s aviation ministry called in Air India’s chief after a Phuket–Delhi Airbus A320 lost 300 feet and injured passengers, with Airbus specialists assisting the ongoing assessment.

Published: about 2 months ago

An Air India A320 from Phuket to Delhi briefly lost about 300 feet before landing safely, injuring passengers and crew; India’s aviation minister h...

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Step Toward Peace, or a Ceiling on It? Turkey’s PKK Law

Parliament backed a framework to demobilize and reintegrate lower-ranking PKK members, excluding those tied to killings, with National Security Council approval still pending.

Published: about 2 months ago

Turkey’s parliament approved a framework law, by 468–88, to enable the disarmament and reintegration of PKK members under tightly defined clemency,...

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Abolition on paper, but sentences and approvals still loom

Parliament ended capital punishment, replacing it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour, a regional first.

Published: about 2 months ago

Lebanon’s parliament voted to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour, a move widely described ...

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Food cargo or Saudi arms? Fatal ship strike tests the line

A small cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb was hit Tuesday, with Yemeni officials attributing the strike to the Iran-aligned Houthis and Pakistan reporting citizens among the dead amid wider maritime tensions.

Published: about 2 months ago

A small cargo ship transiting the Bab el‑Mandeb was struck Tuesday in an attack Yemen’s government attributes to the Iran‑aligned Houthis; the vess...

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When a non-member punishes the ICC, whose rules apply?

Four U.S. organizations challenge travel and financial measures targeting ICC officials and those assisting them, filing in the Southern District of New York.

Published: about 2 months ago

Four U.S. rights groups have sued in federal court to overturn a Trumpera executive order and related sanctions on the International Criminal Court...

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Preemptive shutdowns meet a rainmaker: brief disruption or prolonged flood test

Landfall along the Zhejiang–Fujian coast preceded record rainfall in Shanghai and expanding flood alerts into northern provinces.

Published: about 2 months ago

China issued a toptier red alert as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on the Zhejiang–Fujian coast, triggering the evacuation of more than a million pe...

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Near a vital pipeline, an explosion without firm attribution

Sofia reports no damage but summons Ukraine’s ambassador after an unmanned aircraft detonated roughly a kilometer from the Trans‑Balkan gas corridor.

Published: about 2 months ago

Bulgarian authorities say a drone entered from Romania and exploded about a kilometer from a TransBalkan gas pipeline compressor station, causing n...

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Hormuz reopening: corridor quick fix or leverage for a broader reset?

Iran and Oman say a draft corridor would split control of inbound and outbound shipping as attacks continue near the strait.

Published: about 2 months ago

Iran has tied reopening the Strait of Hormuz to sweeping U.S. concessions—ending what it calls a naval blockade of its ports, lifting sanctions, re...

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