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UK government and 'British Pakistani men' at loggerheads over child sexual abuse
Despite coming under scathing criticism from the Left parties and British Muslims, the government intends to frame new laws over "the culture of silence around British Pakistani male gangs involved in such crimes". The British government has set up a specialist task force under the police, plans to bring in tougher sentencing, establish a new hotline and use data analytics to identify and catch perpetrators who have been involved in the horrific crimes that have scarred thousands of white British girls for lifetime.
Ukraine to discuss NATO accession prospects in Brussels: FM
"Ukraine's membership of NATO will be one of the main topics of the talks today," Kuleba was quoted as saying by the government press service on Tuesday. Another key theme of the meeting will be speeding up the delivery of military assistance to Ukraine, including artillery ammunition and armoured vehicles, needed for launching a counteroffensive in conflict with Russia, the Minister added.
Iran says ICJ ruling 'historic defeat' for US
The ICJ ruling confirmed Iran's legitimacy on the issue, semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi as saying at a weekly press conference on Tuesday. On March 30, the ICJ ruled that the US had "illegally allowed its courts to freeze Iranian companies' assets" and ordered Washington to pay compensation to Iran, the amount of which will be determined later, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia vows countermeasures against Finland's NATO membership
"Specific decisions regarding the buildup of defence capabilities along Russia's northwestern borders will depend on the specific terms on which Finland joins NATO, including the deployment of NATO's military infrastructure and offensive weapons on its territory," said the Ministry in a statement on Tuesday.
Finland becomes NATO member as Russia warns of 'counter-measures'
The national flag of Finland was raised and the country's anthem was played for the first time at NATO headquarters on Tuesday afternoon in a brief ceremony. "The era of military non-alignment in our history has come to an end. A new era begins," Finland's President Sauli Niinisto said at the ceremony on Tuesday, adding that he hoped to see neighbouring Sweden join soon.
Trump hit with 34 serious criminal charges after historic arrest; denies them
The 34 criminal charges are each about falsifying business records for the payoffs made before the 2016 election to porn actor Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, both of whom asserted that they had affairs with him, and the doorman at his Trump Tower, who claimed to have known about an illegitimate child Trump fathered.
Donald Trump becomes first former US President to be arrested
He will now face charges stemming from a payoff to a porn star to buy her silence. After he was booked like a common crime suspect -- except he was not handcuffed or paraded around -- he was waiting to be taken before New York State's Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to be formally charged.
Pakistan cabinet rejects top court's verdict in election delay case
The development came during the Cabinet's meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, held after a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar as members announced the apex court's verdict on the matter which it had reserved a day earlier, Geo News reported.
Poland has eye on Ukrainian territory, says Russian spy chief
Once Kiev is ultimately defeated by Moscow, Poland could grab these lands, Naryshkin, the head of Russia's external intelligence agency SVR, said during a visit to Minsk to meet Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, RT reported. "Seizing control of the western territories of modern Ukraine, the so-called Kresy (Polish for 'borderlands'), is the coveted dream of the Polish nationalists.
Ex-NZ PM Ardern appointed special envoy for combating terrorism
Jacinda Ardern has declined to receive any remuneration for the new post and will commence her role on April 17, Hipkins said. "The Christchurch Call is a foreign policy priority for the government and Jacinda Ardern is uniquely placed to keep pushing forward with the goal of eliminating violent extremist content online," the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said.
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