Beyza Dönmez

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💢 Thousands gathered in Geneva for a largely peaceful anti-G7 protest, despite isolated incidents in which masked individuals damaged storefronts and the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union, and set a vehicle on fire

As the demonstration neared its conclusion, police deployed heavy pepper spray and a water cannon https://t.co/JE1EJRkYgi ⤵️

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🇨🇭 Swiss voters rejected a proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million, with 54.79% voting against the initiative in a nationwide referendum

🗳️ Voters also approved amendments to the Civilian Service Act aimed at reducing transfers from military to civilian service https://t.co/gCAjA2dAgc

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🪧 Thousands march in Geneva ahead of the G7 summit in anti-G7 protest

◼️ Demonstrators gathered at Parc Mon Repos and marched toward Place des Nations under the “No G7” coalition banner

◼️ Protesters criticized G7 policies, carrying banners calling for justice, equality, and opposition to “imperialism” https://t.co/JE1EJRkYgi

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🗳️ Swiss voters appear on track to reject proposal to cap population at 10 million

◼️ Preliminary results show 52.9% voting against the initiative backed by the Swiss People’s Party, with counting still underway

◼️ The proposal seeks to limit Switzerland’s permanent resident population to 10 million until 2050 https://t.co/DpPwS1GWvR

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📌 Can Switzerland afford a 10-million population cap?

➡️ Ahead of June 14 referendum on capping Switzerland's population at 10M, foreign workers' critical role in healthcare, construction, and hospitality has come under renewed scrutiny https://t.co/tdN7Pm15cZ

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🇨🇭 Geneva is tightening security ahead of next week’s G7 summit in nearby Evian, France

➜ Shops and businesses are boarding up storefronts as more than 7,000 security personnel are deployed across the region

➜ Authorities expect up to 50,000 demonstrators, while border checks have been reinstated and residents urged to avoid unnecessary travel https://t.co/Exz6x9JVsI

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🔴 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended his country’s decision not to participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying Spain could not remain silent over Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon https://t.co/xExjrKMNDn

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🦠 WHO said hantavirus cases reported on a cruise ship off Cabo Verde likely began with infections acquired before boarding, while assessing the overall public risk as low

⚠️ Seven passengers and crew members became ill and three died as health authorities investigate possible limited human-to-human transmission and continue contact tracing and virus sequencing https://t.co/8ra4DMBgpA

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⚖️ Human Rights Watch urges EU to suspend trade agreement with Israel over death penalty law targeting Palestinians

🗣️ ‘The time has come, and it has (been) long overdue,’ says HRW’s Ahmed Benchemsi

Benchemsi warns the law reinforces a ‘two-tiered system of justice, which is a hallmark of apartheid’ https://t.co/U0r2clXrjd

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📌 With commercial traffic in a chokehold in the Strait of Hormuz, a deeper question is emerging: When conflict erupts, do the rules of maritime law still hold?

🗣️ 'Iran can impose restrictions on shipping… but it must distinguish between neutral merchant vessels and belligerent or enemy vessels,' Professor Natalie Klein told Anadolu

➜ While Iran may 'stop and search those ships,' she stressed that 'it should not be targeting them and firing on them'

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El Gobierno de España condena la pena de muerte contra palestinos que acaba de aprobar el parlamento de Israel. Se trata de una medida asimétrica que no se aplicaría a los israelíes que cometieran los mismos delitos.

Mismo crimen, distinta pena.

Eso no es justicia. Es un paso más hacia el apartheid.

El mundo no puede callar.

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🗣️ 'This Europe is not a force for good but an accomplice to crime'

Belgian lawmaker Marc Botenga accused the EU of applying "selective" condemnations, saying abuses are overlooked when "the culprits are your friends in Tel Aviv and Washington" https://t.co/qQhbNxKYmC

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❝Humanity today needs to wake up as soon as possible❞

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies global supply chain coordinator for emergencies Nikola Jovanovic warns Middle East tensions disrupt humanitarian aid operations https://t.co/maDwinlC95

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🗣️ 'What we cannot do is condemn the invasion of Ukraine … and applaud Iran’s attacks, we cannot demand respect for Greenland’s territorial integrity and remain silent when territorial integrity is violated in Gaza or Lebanon'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for consistency in upholding international law, warning against double standards in responses to global conflicts https://t.co/gqfN1TOyWC

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said territorial integrity must be upheld everywhere, criticizing the silence on Gaza and Lebanon

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday strongly criticized the Iran war, calling it a "colossal mistake" and warning of far-reaching consequences, while reaffirming Spain's refusal to be part of it https://t.co/WKbXNKu6zR

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#BREAKING Spain's Sanchez blasts Iran war as 'colossal mistake,' repudiates humanitarian, moral, economic, and security costs, saying 'we neither accept nor are willing to pay'

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#BREAKING Spanish premier rejects 'illegal, absurd, cruel,' war on Iran, adding that it serves interests of 'those at the top,' spurns 'unilateral breaking of international law'

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#BREAKING Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says 'every bomb' falling in Middle East hits families’ pockets, warning that cost of conflict already impacting households

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#BREAKING Spain is 'sovereign country that does not want to participate in illegal wars,' premier says, explaining decision to deny US use of bases, refueling actions for Iran war