ICJ to rule on Ukraine’s allegation that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels | AP News

ICJ to rule on Ukraine’s allegation that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels | AP News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court plans to rule Wednesday on Ukraine’s allegations that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the country’s east a decade ago and has discriminated against Crimea’s multiethnic community since its annexation of the peninsula.The legally binding final ruling is the first of two expected decisions from the

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South Korean opposition leader who was stabbed in an attack accuses president of divisive politics | AP News

South Korean opposition leader who was stabbed in an attack accuses president of divisive politics | AP News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean opposition leader who was stabbed in an attack and underwent surgery earlier this month accused the country’s conservative president on Wednesday of promoting divisive politics and worsening an already toxic discourse in the nation. Lee Jae-myung also urged voters to support his liberal Democratic Party in the

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Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns | AP News

Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray will tell House lawmakers on Wednesday in a fresh warning from Washington about Beijing’s global ambitions.Wray will say that that there’s been “far too little public

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Thai court rules that progressive Move Forward party must stop trying to change royal defamation law | AP News

Thai court rules that progressive Move Forward party must stop trying to change royal defamation law | AP News

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that the progressive Move Forward party must cease advocating amending the law on royal defamation — a decision that leaves the party vulnerable to being dissolved. The court’s nine judges deemed it unconstitutional to advocate a change in Article 112 in the country’s Criminal Code — also

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