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LONDON (AP) The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that theyre failing to protect children online, in violation of the blocs strict digital regulations for social media platforms. Its the latest round of scrutiny for parent company Meta Platforms under the 27-nation EUs Digital Services Act, a sweeping []
Jetting off to Europe is set to change drastically this autumn, with the introduction of the European Unions Entry/Exit Scheme (EES).
South Africa told the United Nations top court on Thursday the situation in Gaza has reached a new and horrific stage” as it sought emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah.It was the third time the International Court of Justice held hearings on the conflict in Gaza since South Africa filed proceedings at The Hague-based court in December accusing Israel of genocide.Seven months ago South Africa could not have imagined that Gaza would be largely wiped off the map, the countrys ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, told the panel of 15 international judges Thursday.During hearings earlier this year, Israel strongly denied committing genocide in Gaza, saying it does all it can to spare civilians and is only targeting Hamas militants. The country says Rafah is the last stronghold of the militant group.South Africa argues that the military operation has far surpassed justified self-defense. Israels actions in Rafah are part of the end game. This is the last step in the destruction of Gaza, lawyer Vaughan Lowe said.According to the latest request, the previous preliminary orders by The Hague-based court were not sufficient to address a brutal military attack on the sole remaining refuge for the people of Gaza. Israel will be allowed to answer the accusations on Friday.In January, judges ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza, but the panel stopped short of ordering an end to the military offensive that has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave. In a second order in March, the court said Israel must take measures to improve the humanitarian situation.South Africa has to date submitted four requests for the international court to investigate Israel. It was granted a hearing three times.Video below: Interview with doctor in RafahMost of Gazas population of 2.3 million people have been displaced since fighting began.The war began with a Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7 in which Palestinian militants killed around 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages. Gazas Health Ministry says over 35,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war, without distinguishing between civilians and combatants in its count.South Africa initiated proceedings in December 2023 and sees the legal campaign as rooted in issues central to its identity. Its governing party, the African National Congress, has long compared Israels policies in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to its own history under the apartheid regime of white minority rule, which restricted most Blacks to homelands. Apartheid ended in 1994.On Sunday, Egypt announced it plans to join the case. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israeli military actions constitute a flagrant violation of international law, humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 regarding the protection of civilians during wartime.Several countries have also indicated they plan to intervene, but so far only Libya, Nicaragua and Colombia have filed formal requests to do so.
The European Union urged Georgia on May 15 to withdraw its highly contested ‘foreign agents’ bill, saying the measure would set back the nation’s ambitions to join the bloc, as protests against the legislation continued in a rolling political crisis.
The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that theyre failing to protect children online, in violation of the blocs strict digital regulations for social media platforms
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says a controversial media bill passed by parliament that critics call a threat to free speech is unacceptable.”
The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that theyre failing to protect children online, in violation of the blocs strict digital regulations for social media platforms
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The European Union on Wednesday urged Israel to end its military operation in Gaza’s Rafah “immediately”, warning that failure to do so would undermine ties with the bloc. “Should Israel continue its military operation in Rafah, it would inevitably put a heavy strain on the EU’s relationship with Israel,” said the statement issued in the
Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers on Tuesday approved a foreign influence bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech and the countrys aspirations to join the European Union
The EU announced steps Tuesday to encourage influencers to post content that has a “positive” impact on society, as concerns rise over disinformation in a fragmented information landscape. With online creators increasingly the preferred source of news and opinions for younger audiences in the European Union, Brussels said they needed to be helped to use