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Appeals judges are preparing to hand down a verdict against former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, ending the last Bosnian genocide trial before the UN court for the former Yugoslavia. Mladic, 78, led Bosnian Serb forces during the 1992-95 Bosnian War. KEEP READING Montenegro minister faces dismissal over Srebrenica …

There is growing public support among the world’s scientific community for fully exploring the possibility the coronavirus may have emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, leading to the global outbreak that has killed more than 3.7 million people worldwide. The lab leak theory was largely sidelined in public scientific debate in …

Residential school survivor calls on Pope Francis to apologise for church’s role in abuse against Indigenous children. Warning: The story below contains details of child abuse Montreal, Canada – Gerry Shingoose went to deliver a message. KEEP READING No apology from Pope for Canada’s residential school deaths Indigenous people in Canada …

UN humanitarian chief warns the lives of hundreds of thousands of people are at risk, with famine imminent. The United Nations humanitarian chief has warned that famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region as well as the country’s north and there is a risk that hundreds of thousands of …

Facebook on Friday set its ban on former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol. The two-year ban will be effective from January 7, when Trump was booted off …

A longstanding recipient of US military aid, Israel has developed a domestic arms industry and become a key global supplier. Last month, as Israel bombarded the besieged Gaza Strip for the fourth time in 12 years, the United States approved a $735m arms sale to Israel. The approval was criticised …

Centrist politician Yair Lapid is due to announce a new coalition that will end Netanyahu’s 12-year rule in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are finalising a coalition government to end his 12-year rule – the longest by any Israeli premier – before a Wednesday midnight (21:00 GMT) deadline. The union came …

Israeli forces killed at least 66 Palestinian children during the month of May. The Take shares the story of one 17-year-old. Obaida Akram Jawabra grew up outside of Hebron in the occupied West Bank and dreamed of growing up to be a chef. When he was 15, his dreams were …

Israeli far-right politician Naftali Bennett joins hands with centrist leader Yair Lapid to form a coalition to unseat Netanyahu as Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israeli Prime Minister could be coming to an end, with his political rivals joining forces to form a coalition after the country’s fourth elections …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secretly-planned ceremony at Westminster Cathedral. The wedding took place in a “small ceremony” on Saturday afternoon, a Downing Street spokesman said. The spokesman added that the couple would celebrate again with family and friends next summer. Mr Johnson …