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Australian Special Air Service veteran Oliver Schulz allegedly accused of murdering an Afghan man will face a trial in a civil court, which could set a precedent for the UK, Canada, and New Zealand. Former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Oliver Schulz became the first decorated Australian veteran to be charged with war crimes in Afghanistan. Arrested in regional New South Wales, the 41-year-old was charged on Monday with one count of War Crime as per the Murder under the Commonwealth Criminal Code. After conducting a joint investigation with the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI), the Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed the…

The Chinese leader’s plane landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport around 12:59 Moscow time Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia on Monday for a state visit The Chinese leader’s plane landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport around 12:59 Moscow time. The Chinese Hongqi (Red Banner) car waits for the country’s president outside the airport. Xi Jinping’s state visit to Russia will last from March 20 to 22. The Russian Federation is the first country the Chinese leader has visited since his March 10 reelection to a third term by the National People’s Congress (parliament). According to diplomatic protocol, state visit is…

The meeting comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights. More than 40 justice ministers from across the world will gather in London on Monday to discuss increasing international backing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it probes alleged war crimes in Ukraine, as per UK State Secretary for Justice Dominic Raab. This comes after the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber II reported on Friday that it issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s…

As part of the larger Indo-Pacific Economic Framework announced last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart are slated to announce measures on clean energy, digital trade, and infrastructure. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Monday for talks aimed at strengthening trade and technological relations, as well as voicing concerns about China. The Quad alliance, which includes India, Japan, the United States, and Australia, presents itself as a bulwark against China’s growing influence in Asia under President Xi Jinping. Kishida’s visit comes less than a fortnight after his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese was hosted by Indian Prime Minister…

The Polish diplomat says “either Ukraine will successfully defend its independence, or we will be forced, in any case, to join this conflict.” The Polish Ambassador to France, Jan Emeryk Rosciszewski, pointed out on Saturday that Poland may end up “joining” the war in Ukraine, should Kiev fail to protect its “independence”. In an interview for the broadcaster LCI, Rosciszewski blamed Russia for the ongoing war, claiming that it was “not NATO, not Poland, not France and not Slovakia” that was fueling international tensions, but Russia. The Polish diplomat considered that the situation now is “either Ukraine will successfully defend its independence, or…

The Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation government agree on a set of provisions during a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian Authority (PA) agreed during a security meeting in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh to establish a mechanism to “curb violence” and counter “inflammatory statements and actions.” Sharm El-Sheikh hosted a five-sided meeting between the PA, the Israeli occupation, Egypt, Jordan, and the United States aimed at “de-escalation” in the region. On Twitter, Ahmed Abu Zeid, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson posted a joint communique by the Israeli occupation…

Lieutenant General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office in the Sultanate of Oman discussed on Monday with Dr. Idris Maya, the Syrian Ambassador to Muscat, means to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries. Talks during the meeting dealt with the development of the brotherly relations binding the Sultanate of Oman and Syria.  A number of joint cooperation areas and ways of developing them were reviewed in order to achieve the common interests of the two brotherly countries, in addition to touching on a number of issues of common interest. Source: SANA

According to the department, the serviceman has undergone an operation, and his life is now out of danger An Azerbaijani State Border Guard Service officer was wounded as a result of the shelling of the positions of the country’s Border Guard Service from the territory of Armenia, the press service of the State Border Guard Service reported on Monday. “On March 20 at 02:50 (01:50 Moscow time), in the section of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border passing through the territory of Zangilan District, Armenian armed forces’ units from positions in the direction of the Nerkin Hand settlement of Kafan District, shelled…

The results of the exit poll conducted by the Institute of Democracy indicate that the People’s Party of Kazakhstan is gaining 6.93% Kazakhstan’s ruling Amanat party is winning 53.33% of votes at Sunday’s parliamentary polls, six out of seven political forces vying for parliamentary seats are scoring enough votes to get into the legislative body, according to exit polls conducted by the Institute of Democracy. The People’s Party of Kazakhstan is scoring 6.93% of polls, the Aq Jol (Bright Path) Democratic Party is winning 8.87% of polls, the Auyl (Village) party – 11.26%, and the Respublica Party founded by several…

According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, the North Korean missile launched on March 19 flew a distance of up to 800 kilometers, reached a maximum altitude of 50 kilometers, and landed outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone North Korea has successfully conducted a controlled detonation of a test warhead simulating a nuclear strike in its March 18-19 drills, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday. “A launch drill simulating a nuclear strike on a major enemy facility was conducted. The missile was equipped with a test warhead simulating a nuclear warhead. The tactical ballistic missile was accurately detonated at an…