#What Xi and Putin want to gain from their joint meeting

#What Xi and Putin want to gain from their joint meeting

What Xi and Putin want to gain from their joint meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin – his first visit to Russia since Kremlin troops invaded Ukraine.   The March 20 to 22 visit, also Xi’s first foreign trip since winning a third term…

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#Ex-Khmer Rouge official appeals genocide verdict in Cambodia

#Ex-Khmer Rouge official appeals genocide verdict in Cambodia

“#Ex-Khmer Rouge official appeals genocide verdict in Cambodia” PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The last living leader from the inner circle of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime launched his courtroom appeal Monday, seeking to convince a long-running international tribunal to overturn his conviction on genocide charges. Khieu Samphan, 90, was the former head of state for…

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#War crimes court orders M compensation for Congo victims

#War crimes court orders $30M compensation for Congo victims

“#War crimes court orders $30M compensation for Congo victims” THE HAGUE – Child soldiers and other victims of convicted Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda should get a total of $30 million compensation, International Criminal Court judges ruled on Monday, in their highest ever reparation order. The judges said Ntaganda did not have the resources to…

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