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US citizen jailed in Saudi for tweets on Khashoggi, Yemen: son
US citizen jailed in Saudi for tweets on Khashoggi, Yemen: son
by  AFP

A US citizen jailed in Saudi Arabia is being punished for "mild" Twitter posts on topics including the war in Yemen and the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his son told AFP on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Ibrahim shared with AFP a list of Twitter posts he said had been used in evidence against his father -- information he said had been confirmed by the State Department.

Clock ticking to avert 'genocide' in Tigray: WHO chief
Clock ticking to avert 'genocide' in Tigray: WHO chief
by  AFP

The World Health Organization chief said Wednesday time was running out to avoid "genocide" in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray, as Human Rights Watch called for sanctions against Addis Ababa to avert civilian deaths. Separately, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for the United States, European Union and UN to apply "targeted sanctions and an arms embargo" against Ethiopia to help protect civilian lives.

West pushes Russia at UN on Iranian drones in Ukraine
West pushes Russia at UN on Iranian drones in Ukraine
by  AFP

Western powers will raise alarm Wednesday at a UN Security Council session over Russia's attacks in Ukraine with purported Iranian drones, as the European Union prepared sanctions. But the European Union said Wednesday it had confirmed that Iran has supplied the drones to Russia.

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