EU-POLITICS
EU leaders negotiating the bloc's top jobs agree to nominate Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president, sources involved in the talks tell dpa. Moving
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AUSTRALIA-JUSTICE-BRITAIN-ASSANGE
A plane in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is believed to be travelling on arrives in Bangkok, in the first part of a deal with the United States that set him free from prison in Britain and ends a long legal odyssey. Moving
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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA-JUSTICE
The European Court of Human Rights rules that Russia committed rights violations in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow occupied and annexed in violation of international law in 2014. Moving
UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA-JUSTICE-ICC
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for former Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the current military chief of staff, on accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. Moving
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EU-DIPLOMACY-UKRAINE-MOLDOVA
Negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova joining the European Union are set to get under way in Brussels. Moving
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ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
At least 13 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian media in the territory report. Moving
ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES-GERMANY
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock discusses the future role of the Palestinian Authority with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, with an eye toward reforming the PA. Moving
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ISRAEL-JUSTICE-DEFENCE
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must also be required to serve in the Israeli army, the country's highest court says in a unanimous ruling. Moving
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CHINA-SPACE
Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-6 returns to Earth with the first rock samples taken from the far side of the moon, in a big milestone for the country's burgeoning space programme and for humanity's exploration of our closest neighbour. Moving