Gaza’s entire population facing acute food insecurity, Blinken warns.
Gaza's two million people are experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
This was first time an entire population had been so classified, he said when questioned by the BBC about conditions in the territory.
Mr Blinken called on Israel to prioritise providing for those in need.
UN agencies have said north Gaza could face famine by May without a pause in the fighting and a surge in aid.
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Putin’ Uncontested Victory: A Deep Dive
In this video, we delve into Vladimir Putin’ uncontested victory in the 2024 Russian presidential election and the worldwide responses it ignited.From the analyzing the implications of the significant event of the Russian politicsto understanding the reactions of the other countries.
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Putin’s Uncontested Victory: A 5th Term Triumph.
we delve into the recent events surrounding Vladimir Putin’s uncontested victory in securing his 5th terms as the President of Russia, as well as the tragic passing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. We discuss the implications of Putin’s extended presidency and the impact of Navalny’s death on Russia politics. Join us for a thought provoking analysis of these significant developments.
Don’t forget to like and share this video to spread awareness and encourage discussion on this important topic. Thank you for watching.
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Supreme Court lets Texas detain and jail migrants under SB4 immigration law as legal battle.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
The court’s three liberals dissented.
Legal challenges to the law are ongoing at a federal appeals court, but the decision hands a significant – yet temporary – win to Texas, which has been battling the Biden administration over immigration policy.
The court had been blocking the law from taking effect, issuing an indefinite pause on the proceedings a day earlier, which was wiped away by Tuesday’s order.
Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in December, makes entering Texas illegally a state crime and allows state judges to order immigrants to be deported. Immigration enforcement, generally, is a function of the federal government.
The law immediately raised concerns among immigration advocates of increased racial profiling as well as detentions and attempted deportations by state authorities in Texas, where Latinos represent 40% of the population.
A federal judge in Austin had blocked the state government from implementing the law. But the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of the lower court’s decision and said the law would take effect on March 10 if the Supreme Court didn’t act. A pair of emergency appeals from the Biden administration and others soon followed.
Abbott on Tuesday called the court’s order a “positive development” but acknowledged the case will continue in the appeals court.
As is often the case in emergency applications, the Supreme Court did not explain its reasoning.
However, a concurring opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, explained that the appeals court had handed down only a temporary “administrative” order. Barrett appeared eager to keep the Supreme Court out of reviewing such orders.
“So far as I know, this court has never reviewed the decision of a court of appeals to enter – or not enter – an administrative stay,” Barrett wrote. “I would not get into the business. When entered, an administrative stay is supposed to be a short-lived prelude to the main event: a ruling on the motion for a stay pending appeal.”
Barrett said she thought it was “unwise to invite emergency litigation in this court about whether a court of appeals abused its discretion at this preliminary step.”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whose dissent was joined by fellow liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, said the order “invites further chaos and crisis in immigration enforcement.”“So far as I know, this court has never reviewed the decision of a court of appeals to enter – or not enter – an administrative stay,” Barrett wrote. “I would not get into the business. When entered, an administrative stay is supposed to be a short-lived prelude to the main event: a ruling on the motion for a stay pending appeal.”
Barrett said she thought it was “unwise to invite emergency litigation in this court about whether a court of appeals abused its discretion at this preliminary step.”
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whose dissent was joined by fellow liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, said the order “invites further chaos and crisis in immigration enforcement.”
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Michigan lawyer who claimed election fraud arrested after Dominion hearing.
Stefanie Lambert was facing a bench warrant from a state court in Michigan, where she is accused of taking part in a conspiracy to tamper with voting machines in hopes of finding proof of fraud. She is simultaneously representing Byrne, who is being sued for defamation by Dominion over related falsehoods claiming the firm’s machines enabled vote tampering.
The U.S. Marshals office in a statement confirmed Lambert was arrested on Monday afternoon.
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Trump is unable to make $464 million bond in civil fraud case, his lawyers tell court.
Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court.
Trump’s attorneys said he has approached 30 underwriters to back the bond, which is due by the end of this month.
“The amount of the judgment, with interest, exceeds $464 million, and very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. (Trump himself was ordered to pay $454 million; the $464 million includes the disgorgement for his adult sons Don Jr. and Eric.)
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78 year old woman arrested in SF West Portal crash that killed parents and child.
This incident was a heartbreaking tragedy," San Francisco police said in a statement, adding that the department "offers its deepest condolences to the victims, their families and loved ones, and everyone at the scene who witnessed and assisted first responders."
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Trump and co-defendants re-up their efforts to disqualify DA Fani Willis.
Former President Donald Trump and seven of his co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case are seeking an immediate appeal of last week’s ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the sprawling racketeering case.
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Donald Trump's Appeal Chances Have Diminished: Legal Analyst
Former President Donald Trump might not be allowed to seek Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' removal from his Georgia election fraud case, a legal analyst said.
While strongly criticizing Willis for her relationship with Nathan Wade, the chief prosecutor in the case, Judge Scott McAfee issued an order on Friday that allowed either Willis or Wade to remain in the case. Wade resigned several hours later, allowing Willis to stay.
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The Battle Over 'Remain in Mexico' Policy.
The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing an immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
The administrative stay will remain in place while the court considers emergency appeals from the Biden administration and others who are challenging the law.
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Putin extend one-man rule in Russia after stage-managed
President Vladimir Putin is set to tighten his grip on the country he has ruled since the turn of the century, with early results from Russia’s stage-managed election indicating a predictably large victory for the Kremlin leader in a result that was a foregone conclusion.
Minutes after polls closed on Sunday, the head of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) said Putin was in the lead with 87.9% of the vote, with 24.4% of the count in.
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