Biden's Move: US Bans Russian Enriched Uranium Imports
The White House press office announced that US President Joe Biden has enacted legislation prohibiting the importation of enriched uranium from Russia into the United States
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda opened a preliminary examination on the situation in Palestine on Friday.
The decision of the Prosecutor follows the accession of Palestine to the Rome Statute on January 2 and its January 1 declaration, which accepts ICC jurisdiction over alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has requested the ICC to investigate Israeli crimes committed since 13 June 2014, the BBC reports.
Palestine has accused Israel of committing war crimes when it carried out air strikes and invaded Gaza, killing more than 2 100 people.
The United Nations (UN) has declared that most of the victims in the conflict, which started in July and ended with a ceasefire in August 2014, were civilians.
Israel has also accused Palestine of committing war crimes, including the firing of missiles into civilian areas during last summer's conflict, in which it lost 67 soldiers and six civilians.
Palestine will formally join the ICC on April 1 – 90 days after the the documents requesting membership have been submitted.
It should be noted that a preliminary examination does not constitute an investigation, but a process of examining information in order to determine whether it should be proceeded with investigation.
Both Israel and the US have strongly criticised the decision of Palestine to join a number of international bodies, including the ICC.
Israel responded to Palestine's decision by suspending the transfer of tax revenues earlier in January, the BBC reminds.
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The Georgian parliament has officially passed a controversial law on "foreign agents" today in its third and final reading
The new European migration and asylum pact has been ratified despite opposition from Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, with the Czech Republic, Malta, and Austria abstaining during the final vote on Tuesday
The Estonian government is actively considering the deployment of troops to western Ukraine for rear support roles, aiming to alleviate Ukrainian forces from non-direct combat duties and enable them to focus on frontline engagements
The Kremlin has published a decree stating that Nikolai Patrushev, who was previously ousted as Vladimir Putin's security chief, will now serve as an aide to the Russian president
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