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To Achieve Peace, Syria Must Punish All Crimes: Rights Lawyer

Darwish and other Syrian rights advocates have turned to outside countries' courts for justice
Lasting peace in Syria depends on the country building a strong judicial system giving justice to the victims of all crimes committed during the Assad era, a prominent Syrian human rights lawyer told AFP. "We believe that the Syrians who paid the heavy cost to reach this moment will not accept changing one dictatorship into another," Mazen Darwish said in an interview.
Princ is competing for Serbia in the second Eurovision semifinal with the song 'Mila'

Israel In Eurovision Spotlight At Second Semifinal

Israel's participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has drawn protests but its competitor Yuval Raphael -- who escaped the Hamas attack on her country -- is hotly tipped to qualify from Thursday's semifinal.
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'You can't have apathy, you can't have silence,' De Niro said

De Niro Says Hollywood Worried About 'Wrath Of Trump'

Robert De Niro told AFP Wednesday that many in Hollywood share his views on US President Donald Trump -- whom he denounced at the Cannes film festival opening -- but the industry is worried about speaking out against him.
The 58-year-old Adrianzen presented his 'irrevocable resignation' to Boluarte and ministers

Peru PM Quits Ahead Of No-confidence Vote

Adrianzen was the most trusted ally of woefully unpopular President Dina Boluarte, whose government is accused of failing to tackle a wave of killings linked to extortion gangs.
Bayrou's critics say he knew of widespread physical and sexual abuse at the school over decades

French PM To Testify On Child Abuse Scandal

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.
US President Donald Trump is pressuring NATO allies to ramp up their defence spending target to five percent of GDP

NATO Hatches Deal On Higher Spending To Keep Trump Happy

NATO foreign ministers meeting in Antalya from Wednesday will look to forge a compromise deal on ramping up defence spending as allies scramble to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand to agree to five percent of GDP at a summit next month.
Erik Menendez (C) and his brother Lyle have been resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents with a term that means they are now eligible to apply for parole

Menendez Brothers Resentenced, Parole Now Possible

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent more than three decades behind bars for the grisly shotgun murders of their parents in the family's luxury Beverly Hills home, could soon walk free after a judge on Tuesday reduced their life sentences.
The highly publicized charges against Sean Combs could see the one-time rap producer and global superstar spend the rest of his life in prison

Sean Combs's Ex Cassie Says He 'Controlled' Her Life

Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura told jurors at the music mogul's sex trafficking trial Tuesday how he "controlled" her life and wielded compromising sexual blackmail material to keep her in line.
Contact between the warring sides has been extremely limited

Zelensky Urges Trump To Make Putin Meeting Happen

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to negotiate an end to the war.

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