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ICC insists on ‘zero tolerance’ of crimes against children in Ukraine
Date: March 16, 2022
By Anthony Deutsch and Stephen Farrell THE HAGUE/LVIV (Reuters) -The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday he insisted on “zero tolerance” of sexual and gender-based crimes and crimes against children as fighting intensifies in Ukraine. In a rare trip into a conflict zone by a top international prosecutor, Karim Khan said...
Sterling above $1.3100 on Ukraine talks hopes
Date: March 16, 2022
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound rose against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, supported by optimism surrounding negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, though a Bank of England rate decision on Thursday capped gains. New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a status for Ukraine outside of NATO lifted hope for...
Biden to address Zelenskiy appeal, still opposes ‘no fly zone’
Date: March 16, 2022
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, but his position on a “no-fly zone” has not changed after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s urgent appeal to the U.S. Congress for military help to fend off a Russian invasion,...
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, fellow British-Iranian freed to return to UK
Date: March 16, 2022
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashouri flew out of Iran on Wednesday, ending a long ordeal during which they became a bargaining chip in Iran’s talks with the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Omani state television said the pair had arrived in the capital Muscat following...
UK’s Johnson calls for joint effort on energy market security in Gulf talks
Date: March 16, 2022
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and William James RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met the de facto leaders of Gulf oil exporters Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday on a visit aimed at securing oil supplies and raising pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. Johnson’s office said that in...
Britain, Luxembourg weigh ‘side pockets’ for sanctioned Russian assets
Date: March 16, 2022
By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it is talking to fund managers about how to handle Russian assets rendered worthless by sanctions, joining its counterparts in Luxembourg and elsewhere. The Financial Conduct Authority said the discussions focus on the optional use of “side pockets” in investment...