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A deal allowing Ukraine to export millions of tonnes of grain through the Black Sea despite the ongoing conflict with Russia has been extended. But it is unclear how long it will last, with Ukraine pushing for 120 days, and Russia calling for 60 days. Russia has warned it will not allow the deal to go on longer unless sanctions against Moscow are softened. The UN and Turkey helped broker the export agreement last July following fears of a global food crisis. Ukraine is one of the world's top producers of grain, but its access to ports in the Black Sea was blocked by Russian warships following the invasion in February last year. Countries that suffer with food insecurity, such as Yemen, rely heavily on these supplies. What is the Ukraine grain deal and is it working? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced an agreement on extending the deal on Saturday, with hours to go before it was due to expire. "This deal is of vital importance for the global food supply. I thank Russia and Ukraine, who didn't spare their efforts for a new extension, as well as the United Nations secretary general," he said. But neither Mr Erdogan nor the UN clarified how long it would last. Ukraine wanted it to be extended for 120 days, but Russia said it was only willing to renew the pact for another 60 days. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's ambassador to the UN, said on Friday that the EU, UK and US had two months to remove any sanctions targeting Russia's agricultural sector if they wanted the deal to continue. Moscow wants Russian producers to be able to export more food and fertiliser to the rest of the world, but says Western sanctions are preventing them. While food and fertiliser exports have not been targeted, Russia says restrictions on payments, insurers and shippers makes exports difficult. Russia briefly withdrew from the deal in November last year, accusing Ukraine of attacking its fleet in the Crimea - but it re-joined a few days later. According to the UN, the deal has already allowed nearly 25 million tonnes of foodstuffs from Ukraine's Black Sea ports reach global markets. link\: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65000324

An Al-Jazeera investigation unearthed evidence suggesting French president Emmanuel Macron funded his campaign using money from Gaddafi’s son in 2017. Rabat - A new scandal is rocking the Elysee Palace as French President Emmanuel Macron is suspected of receiving money from Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam in 2017 to fund his presidential campaign. In a new documentary aired on Friday, the Al-Jazeera channel provides a strong line of evidence supporting the claim that the current French president, not unlike his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, received money from a Libyan source to help support his 2017 campaign. While the Al-Jazeera investigation revolved around the arrest of members of the Russian private defense contracting company Wagner group in Libya in 2019, testimonies from Wagner member Maxim Al-Shugali implicated the French president. Wagner fighters were sighted in Libya in 2019 when they joined the forces of a rebel general, Khalifa Haftar, after he staged an attack on the UN-backed government in the capital, Tripoli. Russia denied any ties with the group at the time, even as report after report indicated that the group had very close ties with the Kremlin. Detailing the story of his arrest in Libya, Al-Shugali talked about his relationship with the son of the overthrown Libyan president and alleged that he possessed evidence and information that incriminated well-known leaders and politicians in France, the US, and Ukraine. According to Al-Shugali, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, helped Emmanuel Macron secure Libyan money through Algerian intermediaries to finance his election campaign. This is not the first time a French president is charged with taking money from the leadership of a country that the west describes as a dictatorship. Sarkozy is now facing a one-year prison sentence after being found guilty of receiving money from Gaddafi for his 2012 campaign. Meanwhile, most former French presidents to have served under the Fifth Republic, from Georges Pompidou up to Jacques Chirac, are known for funding their campaigns and lavish lifestyles through money and other valuable gifts from presidents of African countries of the notorious Françafrique network. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354537/french-president-macron-suspected-of-receiving-money-from-gaddafis-son-in-2017

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This data, the panel said, may be collected by the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)'. A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Union Home Ministry may encourage the state governments to identify cyber hotspots in their state and maintain a data profile on the cyber crimes being committed in those hotspots. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by BJP MP Brijlal noted that it believed that despite the boom in Internet connectivity in the country, there might be a sizeable po[CENSORED]tion in various states and Union Territories which may have very limited access to it due to various reasons. "The committee recommends that the ministry may encourage state governments to identify cyber hotspots in their state and maintain data profile on the cyber crimes being committed in those hotspots and the measures taken to contain those crimes," the panel said in its report submitted to Parliament on Friday. This data, the panel said, may be collected by the 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)' and shared with other states for framing of policies by them to tackle such types of cyber crimes. The committee, therefore, recommended that the police force may adopt various strategies such as publicising its achievements in the meetings of the community, village, and district-level committees at regular intervals for increasing the police-people interaction, organising awareness weeks and Jan Sabhas, among others. The focus should be on a nationwide capacity-building campaign, with an emphasis on developing and inculcating high professional and ethical standards as well as attitudinal and social skills in the personnel, it noted. The committee noted that states and Union Territories have been requested to install IP cameras at strategic locations in all police stations and to conduct a periodic audit of all the installed CCTVs. The committee further notes that the Ministry of Law and Justice has been approached to advise states and Union Territories for installing CCTVs at district courts. The panel said that it would like to be apprised of the status of action taken by the states and Union Territories in this matter. link: https://www.gadgets360.com/internet/news/cyber-hotspots-crime-identify-data-profiles-parliamentary-panel-3871354

The Apple Watch is possibly a decade ahead of the competition with Apple introducing new features annually. It houses reliable health-related features and with Siri, you can accomplish a lot more. The smart assistant is always there listening to your every command. However, it is not the best when it comes to voice commands and information, We have Google Assistant and Amazon's Alexa that can offer more details when prompted and a very capable when it comes to understanding context. Well, a developer has managed to release a dedicated ChatGPT app for the Apple Watch that actually works. You can now have the world's most powerful AI-powered language model on your Apple Watch for $4.99 As mentioned earlier, the Apple Watch is probably the best wearable for health tracking and other features that you can buy right now. While it is locked up in a walled garden we call Apple's ecosystem, other options lag far behind. Unfortunately, the same can not be said about the wearable's virtual assistant. Additionally, since the Apple Watch does not come with a native browser, it makes things complicated when you want additional details on a particular subject. This is where ChatGPT comes in, allowing the Apple Watch to do more than what Siri is capable of. if you want to give ChatGPT a swing on your Apple Watch, it is available in the form of an app called Petey. A developer has managed to turn ChatGPT into an app for your Apple Watch that you can download right now from the watchOS App Store. While the app is not free, you would only have to pay once to unlock the full experience. It was previously reported that Apple is also working on its own language models to compete against the like of ChatGPT As for the user interface, it is designed pretty neatly with the option to type your question as well as dictate it. Furthermore, it also comes with a complication that you can add to your watch face for a single-tap solution. If you are wondering, the app will not be able to replace Siri as the stock virtual assistant. Moreover, you can not ask ChatGPT to set an alarm for you or place timers on your Apple Watch. Instead, the app will only be able to gather data from the internet and present it to you in the most human way possible. Petey app is available on the App Store for $4.99 and supports the Apple Watch Series 4 and all newer models. Share what you think about the world's most powerful language model in the comments below. link: https://wccftech.com/you-can-now-use-chatgpt-on-your-apple-watch-heres-how/

Intel's upcoming Emerald Rapids-SP Xeon CPUs launching in Q4 2023 are rumored to get a major boost in L3 cache while offering up to 64 cores. Intel Reportedly Boosts Emerald Rapids Xeon CPU Cache By Almost 3x, Up To 64 Cores & 320 MB L3 Pool Intel's Emerald Rapids-SP Xeon CPU family will be based upon a mature 'Intel 7' node. You can think of it as a 2nd Gen 'Intel 7' node which would lead to slightly higher efficiency. Emerald Rapids is expected to make use of the Raptor Cove core architecture which is an optimized variant of the Golden Cove core that will deliver 5-10% IPC improvement over Golden Cove cores. It will also pack up to 64 cores & 128 threads which is a small core bump over the 56 cores & 112 threads featured on Sapphire Rapids chips. Now as per HXL (@9550pro), it seems like the Emerald Rapids-SP Xeon CPUs will be peaking out at 64 cores and available in 1S/2S server configurations. The 4S-8S platforms will have to wait till the next-generation Granite Rapids-SP Xeon chips for an upgrade. But with that said, one key area that is expected to see a huge boost on Emerald Rapids-SP Xeon CPUs is the L3 cache. It is reported that the Emerald Rapids-SP CPUs will pack up to 320 MB of L3 cache. This is 2.84x higher than the 112.5 MB L3 cache featured on the top Sapphire Rapids-SP chip, the Xeon 8490H. The interesting part is that this is just the L3 cache and while it is slightly lower than the 384 MB of L3 cache featured on AMD's top EPYC 9654 chip which rounds up to 480 MB if we combine the L2 cache, the Emerald Rapids-SP CPU can come even close if we combine its plausible L2 pool with the L3 cache. The current Sapphire Rapids-SP CPUs feature 2 MB of L2 cache per core which equals 120 MB across 60 cores. Considering Intel keeps the same L2 cache for Emerald Rapids-SP, we get up to 128 MB of L2 cache which combined with the L3 cache equals 448 MB and that's just 6% lower than AMD's top EPYC Genoa chip. Intel Emerald Rapids-SP (64-Core SKU) - 320 MB L3 + 128 MB L2 = 448 MB Total Cache AMD EPYC Genoa (64-Core SKU) - 384 MB L3 + 96 MB L2 = 480 MB Total Cache Intel Sapphire Rapids-SP (60-Core SKU) - 112.5 MB L3 + 120 MB L2 = 232.5 MB Total Cache Intel's Emerald Rapids Xeon-SP CPUs will more or less match the existing EPYC Milan & Rome core counts but Genoa and Bergamo will be offering up to 50% & 2x core/thread count increase over Emerald Rapids and they will be available in full volume by 2023. link: https://wccftech.com/intel-emerald-rapids-sp-xeon-cpus-launching-in-q4-2023-up-to-64-cores-320-mb-l3-cache-aiming-1s-2s-servers/

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It's a thing Far Cry 5 is now much more playable on modern hardware, thanks to a performance patch released by Ubisoft to celebrate the game's fifth anniversary. The update is available for Far Cry 5 right now, meaning PS5 and Xbox Series X|S owners can benefit from 60fps performance in all of the game's modes. That includes the single player campaign and multiplayer components. Even the game's map editor has received the performance upgrade, which is a nice touch. The update will likely be welcome for many series fans. Especially those who were let down by the middling Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, and those who felt Far Cry 6 didn't evolve the franchise in any meaningful way. Far Cry 5 remains a divisive entry in the series, with many feeling its setting of the American heartland to be a step back from the more exotic locales of the series' past. The game's story was also a bit of a damp squib, featuring a voiceless protagonist and villains that couldn't quite match the impact left by Far Cry 3's unhinged Vaas Montenegro or the gleefully megalomaniacal Pagan Min from Far Cry 4. A far cry from grace While it's always nice to see games from a previous generation receive free current-gen updates to breathe new life into them, I doubt many will be jumping at the chance to replay Far Cry 5 outside of its most stalwart fans. While I personally felt Far Cry 6 was a step in the right direction thanks to its setting and absurdly fun special weapons, it too suffers from the same issues Far Cry 5 did before it, with it being an overly large open world inundated with repetitive tasks. For the next game, I'd love a return to a more cohesive, meaningful open world. Far Cry 2's survival elements for example, while controversial, lent a harrowing layer of vulnerability to your player character. Having to use pills to stave off the threat of malaria felt scary and intense, particularly in the middle of a firefight. It was an especially punishing game, one where every win felt earned and rewards were strictly temporary. There are certainly elements of fun to be had in latter Far Cry's overt power fantasies. And Far Cry 5 in particular will play better than ever on PS5 and Xbox Series X thanks to its new performance patch. Though I do hope that Ubisoft is planning a significantly different approach for its next Far Cry title. One that makes you the prey, not the predator. The good news is that Ubisoft already may have taken a hint here. Assassin's Creed Valhalla did streamline elements of its open world, cutting back on repetitive tasks and making found loot more meaningful. It's an approach I feel the next Far Cry game could greatly benefit from. link: https://www.techradar.com/news/far-cry-5-just-got-a-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-upgrade-if-youve-got-nothing-else-to-play

The next Pokemon Trading Card Game expansion Scarlet and Violet--the first set themed around the newest Pokemon generation--arrives at the end of March, and it will introduce new Pokemon, new mechanics, and a whole new look to the long-running TCG. The 258-card set features familiar faces from the Paldean region, from trainers to Pokemon to even a few locales featured as Stadium cards. A major change coming with the new set that longtime players will notice is the shift from yellow to silver borders, which marks the first time in the game's history that cards outside of Japan will feature silver along the edges of the cards. The silver borders offer one extra benefit, however, as any holographic cards pulled from packs will also shine around the edges. The Pokemon ex mechanic returns from previous Pokemon TCG sets, with 12 Pokemon receiving special "ex" cards with more powerful abilities. A few of those ex cards are further enhanced as "Tera Pokemon," which add the extra perk of not receiving any damage unless they are in the Active Pokemon slot on the battlefield. The Pokemon TCG Scarlet and Violet expansion will be available March 31 for prices ranging from $5 for a pack of 10 cards to $60 for premium box sets. We recently opened nearly 50 packs from the new expansion--including some from the Miraidon Elite Trainer Box. These are our favorite cards pulled from those packs. Koraidon ex One half of Scarlet and Violet's legendary duo, Koraidon ex packs a massive punch for only three Energy--with the caveat that it can't attack on the next turn. Thanks to its Dino Cry ability, the lack of attack isn't all that bad, as it lets you pull extra Energy cards from the discard pile while forcing the end of your turn anyway. Miraidon ex (Regular and Gold Variant) While Miraidon ex also lets you hit for over 200 damage for three Energy--and disables the attack the following turn--the fact that it lets you search for two Pokemon to put on your Bench without immediately ending the turn is powerful. Also, since Tandem Cry is an ability and not an attack, you can do it while Miraidon sits safely out of the Active Pokemon slot. (Oh, and check out that gold variant. Phew!) link: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/pokemon-tcg-scarlet-and-violet-expansion-the-best-cards-we-pulled/2900-4684/#5

Hello Error 37, my old friend. The Diablo 4(opens in new tab) preorder beta is now underway, and as you might have expected, it's not going perfectly smoothly. The biggest and most obvious issue for people trying to get into the beta is lengthy queue times: I'm currently staring at an "87 minutes left" message as I try to get in on the action. Some of us at PC Gamer are looking at even longer wait times: An hour into the beta, Blizzard has reported "an issue affecting our authentication servers," which it said could result in slow or failed login attempts. That might sound familiar: The dreaded Error 37 that plagued the launch of Diablo 3 back in 2012, was also an authentication server problem. It's the one thing about Diablo that genuinely scares us(opens in new tab). Some people who were able to get into the game have also found themselves being kicked to the curb in the midst of the action. PCG staff writer Morgan Park was shown the door rather abruptly while dropping the hammer on a pack of evil-doers. Blizzard is maintaining a list of known issues with the Diablo 4 beta on PC on its forums(opens in new tab). Most of it is stuff you'd expect—performance isn't what it will be at release, that sort of thing—but one point in particular is worth noting: The queue countdown timer is not 100% accurate and wait times may be longer than indicated. "Please note that the countdown may finish and go beyond the duration listed on the queue timer," Blizzard said. "Do NOT leave the queue as this will restart the queue." The beta happening now is open to anyone who pre-ordered Diablo 4, but next weekend's Diablo 4 beta(opens in new tab) is open to everyone. It's hard to imagine it going more smoothly, and Blizzard doesn't promise that it will, but it does say we'll at least have a better indication of how long the wait is: "We will have more accurate timers in place for Open Beta Weekend," Blizzard said. For now, stay queued if you're queued. Global community development director Adam Fletcher repeated the point on Twitter: Shuffle your feet, lose your seat. link: https://www.pcgamer.com/what-a-surprisethe-diablo-4-beta-test-servers-are-being-crushed-and-people-cant-get-in/

Recent off-the-field issues with rugby in Wales have "cast a shadow" over the sport, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. Claims of sexism, misogyny and racism within the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) led to the resignation of its CEO Steve Phillips in January. And last month, Wales V England's Six Nations match was in jeopardy over player contract concerns. Earlier this week, the WRU announced the panel reviewing its culture. "I have no doubt the events have cast a shadow over rugby," Mr Drakeford told AFP on a visit to Paris ahead of Wales' match against France on Saturday. "I'm quite sure it is reversible and you can demonstrate a different future and that will be good for the game in Wales." 'Ticking timebomb' equality warning to rugby bosses Former women's boss says colleague made rape jibe Scandal could put girls off rugby, player warns He added that High Court Judge Dame Anne Rafferty and former England back-rower Maggie Alphonsi joining the independent panel was a "positive step". The members of the panel was announced by the WRU on Tuesday, and also include Quentin Smith, while lawyer David Lawson of Serjeant's Inn will act as Counsel to the Inquiry. Tuesday's announcement also confirmed that a Commissioning Advisory Group (CAG) had been established to support the review. Those taking part are Henry Englehardt as a representative from the WRU and Emma Wilkins as a representative from Sport Wales. Louise Reilly, a sport-specialist barrister, will be the third independent member nominated by Sport Resolutions. The role of the CAG is to monitor progress and consider and reflect on the Terms of Reference in response to emerging findings of the Panel. "It gives you some reason to be hopeful that its report, which the WRU has committed to implementing, will help the WRU to move closer to deal with the issues that have been so difficult for them recently." In December, Wales' football team led, by the now-retired former Real Marid attacker Gareth Bale, featured in the World Cup for the first time since 1958. It followed a Euro 2016 semi-final appearance after more than half a century of failing to reach major tournament finals. "The Welsh sporting landscape has changed, the provenance and success of football has given that a different sort of provenance than it would have had 20 years ago," Mr Drakeford said. "I don't think anybody should believe the passion that people have in Wales for rugby has somehow gone away." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64983757

Do mice like eating cheese, or is it a myth? From "Tom and Jerry" to "The Farmer in the Dell," pop culture is full of mice that love cheese. In fact, there's even a mouse mascot with the food in his name: Chuck E. Cheese. But do real mice actually crave a nutty, odorous Gruyere? Not exactly. To start, not all mice are the same. Mice are a diverse group that make up several different genera, including Apodemus, the field mice, and Mus, or standard mice. Each mouse species is accustomed to its own habitat, like the desert pygmy mouse(opens in new tab) (Mus indutus) of southern Africa or the steppe mouse(opens in new tab) (Mus spicilegus) of Eastern Europe. But the mouse that people are most familiar with is the house mouse (Mus musculus). The house mouse probably evolved in Central and Southern Asia, said Megan Phifer-Rixey(opens in new tab), an evolutionary biologist at Drexel University in Philadelphia who studies the species. But with the help of humans, these rodents have spread worldwide — and when it comes to food, they're not particularly picky. Related: Do elephants really 'never forget'? A house mouse will eat pretty much anything that's nearby, Phifer-Rixey said. That could include grains, insects, trash — and yes, cheese, if it's available. But cheese is, by no means, a mouse's favorite food, she said. Instead, what house mice really seem to love is peanut butter. "They have a good sense of smell, and it has a pretty strong odor," Phifer-Rixey said. Plus, peanut butter has plenty of protein and fat, which mice find attractive, she added. Peanut butter is also recommended by many exterminators and pest-control specialists as mouse bait. Phifer-Rixey said she's heard of some people trying to trap house mice by mixing bacon bits into the peanut butter, and for her research, she'll add in some oats to prevent the traps from getting too sticky. Where did this cheesy story originate? So, if mice are merely ambivalent about cheese, where did the idea of cheese-loving mice come from? That question, unfortunately, doesn't seem to have a definitive answer. One seemingly unproven theory floating around the internet is that people once kept their cheese on open shelves, as opposed to other food stored in jars or hanging from the ceiling. Because the cheese was readily available to mice, people might have seen mice eating their cheese, leading to the modern trope — or so the story goes. As for when the idea originated, it may go back hundreds or thousands of years. Some internet sleuths(opens in new tab) have found that the Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, who lived in the first century A.D., seemed to take for granted that mice love cheese. "'Mouse' is a syllable," the philosopher wrote(opens in new tab) in a letter to his friend Lucilius, according to a translation of his works by Richard Mott Gummere, a former Latin professor at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. "Now a mouse eats its cheese; therefore, a syllable eats cheese." So it's possible that this story about mice and cheese has existed for as long as mice and humans (and cheese) have coexisted, from the halls of ancient Rome to the rodent-inspired children's arcades of modern suburban America. link: https://www.livescience.com/do-mice-really-like-cheese

Sitting between the Q4 e-tron and Q8 e-tron, this new model will use the PPE platform and its 800-volt electrical system that could enable impressively fast charging. Audi has confirmed a new model called the Q6 e-tron, which will be an electric SUV between the Q4 e-tron and Q8 e-tron models. It will use the VW Group's new PPE platform with an 800-volt electrical architecture. We expect the Q6 e-tron to debut later this year and come to the U.S. as a 2025 model. Audi is adding yet another electric model to its range, the Q6 e-tron. As its name suggests, it will slot in between the Q4 e-tron and the recently renamed Q8 e-tron EV SUVs. These first official photos of a Q6 prototype in camouflage undergoing winter testing show us a glimpse at what this new model looks like, and Audi has released preliminary details about its new PPE platform and 800-volt electrical architecture that should enable impressively fast charging speeds. The Q6 e-tron will be offered in conventional SUV and sloped-back Sportback versions, just like its siblings. The squareback is pictured here, and its overall proportions are about what we’d expect from an Audi crossover. The front end looks to adopt a split-headlight design akin to the BMW X7’s, but we’re not sure how much the prototype’s lighting elements will change for production. This model will introduce the VW group’s PPE electric platform, which stands for Premium Platform Electric. These underpinnings boast a more powerful 800-volt electrical system and will also be found in future models including the Audi A6 e-tron. We expect the Q6 e-tron to have a standard dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup that will undoubtedly wear the Quattro name Audi uses for all of its AWD models. Competitors will include vehicles such as the Cadillac Lyriq, the Genesis Electrified GV70, and the Lexus RZ. Audi hasn’t yet set a debut date for the production Q6 e-tron but we expect to see the real thing within the next few months. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43347879/2025-audi-q6-e-tron-confirmed/

Verbal clashes from history are being thrillingly restaged for modern audiences. Do these grand battles prove we’ve lost the art of disagreement? And could watching them anew change the politics of tomorrow? James Graham’s play Best of Enemies recently brought to life the gladiatorial televised clashes between Gore Vidal and William F Buckley Jr in the lead-up to the 1968 US presidential election. Tucked inside that drama was a fleeting mention of the historic debate between the white, conservative Buckley and the Black American civil rights activist James Baldwin. It felt, potentially, like it could make a play in its own right. A new production stages just that momentous confrontation in verbatim form. Debate: Baldwin v Buckley re-enacts in full the Cambridge University Union head-to-head from February 1965, when it was recorded and broadcast by the BBC. First re-created on screen during the lockdown of 2020, it has since been staged off-Broadway and now makes its UK premiere at Stone Nest in London’s West End. Adapted and directed by Christopher McElroen, it features Teagle F Bougere as Baldwin and Eric T Miller as Buckley. Baldwin and Buckley have half an hour a piece to make their case for or against the motion of the debate: “The American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro.” We follow their logic without interruption in the debating chamber, Baldwin arguing for civil rights and for America to acknowledge the sins of its past, while Buckley makes the case for white conservative values. McElroen says the decision to stage the debate this way came after the murder of George Floyd, in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests. “It addressed the racial conflict that the country was navigating yet again.” Political theatre has a long and fine British tradition, from Shakespeare’s history plays to David Hare’s work and Graham’s own oeuvre – which includes This House and The Vote. But the “debate play” is something apart; drawing on the ancient Athenian art of rhetoric and persuasion, it speaks to us directly of issues in our world. It is, by comparison, a rarity these days but we see it in such highly compelling instances as Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, whose courtroom debate was arguably its strongest feature. There is also David Mamet’s recently revived and volcanic two-hander, Oleanna, which is not formally constructed as a debate but presents two oppositional viewpoints on political correctness in university campuses with immense force, and allows us to view its subject from both sides. An even more current example is the New Diorama’s musical, After the Act, which features parliamentary debate around Section 28 (which legislated against teaching homosexuality in British schools) and manages to bring satirical comedy to the debate form. In the case of McElroen’s production, nothing extraneous is added to the words exchanged between Baldwin and Buckley. Unlike Best of Enemies, which couches the infamous debates within greater fictive material, this is a pure reconstruction of the original. “To frame the debate within a bigger story would be like killing a fly with a sledgehammer,” says McElroen. “The material is James Baldwin and William F Buckley Jr – two amazing intellectuals on opposite sides of the political spectrum. The conflict is inherent in that, you don’t need to do anything to it.” link: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/mar/17/baldwin-v-buckley-how-the-debate-play-made-a-riveting-resurgence

The International Criminal Court in the Hague has issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin. It accuses him of being responsible for war crimes in Ukraine, including the unlawful deportation of children. Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights, Ms Maria Lvova-Belova, is also subject to an arrest warrant. According to Ukraine, tens of thousands of possible war crimes have been carried out by Russian forces since they invaded Ukraine in February last year. What is a war crime? "Even war has rules", as the International Committee of the Red Cross says. These are set out in treaties called the Geneva Conventions along with other international laws and agreements. Military forces cannot deliberately attack civilians - nor the infrastructure that is vital to their survival. Some weapons are banned because of the indiscriminate or appalling suffering they cause - such as anti-personnel landmines, and chemical or biological weapons. The sick and wounded must be cared for - including injured soldiers, who have rights as prisoners of war. Serious offences such as murder, rape or mass persecution of a group are known as "crimes against humanity" or in some circumstances "genocide". What are the latest allegations against President Putin? The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has said there is evidence of the illegal transfer of hundreds of Ukrainian children to Russia. Russia has introduced policies such as forcing children to take Russian citizenship and placing them in foster families to "create a framework in which some of the children may end up remaining permanently" in Russia, the commission's report notes. While the transfers were supposed to be temporary, "most became prolonged", with both parents and children facing "an array of obstacles in establishing contact", the UN investigators wrote. Ukraine government figures put the number of children forcibly taken to Russia at 16,221. These forced deportations "violate international humanitarian law and amount to a war crime", concludes the UN report. What other war crimes is Russia said to have carried out in Ukraine? The UN said that in addition to the rapes, killings and "widespread" torture, Moscow could be responsible for the even more serious "crimes against humanity" - notably the wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that began last October. Mass burial sites have been found in several parts of Ukraine previously occupied by Russian troops, including some holding civilian bodies showing signs of torture. In April 2022, more than 400 bodies of civilians were found in Bucha, a town on the outskirts of Kyiv In September 2022, 450 bodies - mostly of civilians - were found in mass graves in Izium, in Kharkiv region President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russian troops could have committed more than 400 war crimes in the Kherson region while it was under their occupation from March to November 2022 In March 2022, Russian forces carried out an air strike on a theatre in Mariupol which was being used as a refuge for children A hospital in Mariupol was also struck in March last year How can war crimes be prosecuted? Ukraine's courts have already prosecuted one Russian soldier. 21-year-old Russian tank commander Vadim Shishimarin was jailed for life for shooting an unarmed civilian, 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov, in the north-eastern village of Chupakhivka, a few days after the invasion began. It may prove easier, however, to prosecute individual soldiers for war crimes than military commanders or senior politicians. Hugh Williamson of Human Rights Watch says establishing the "chain of command" is very important for any future trials, including whether a leader authorised an atrocity - or turned a blind eye to it. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine - going back as far as 2013, before Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Its chief prosecutor, British lawyer Karim Khan, believes there is a reasonable basis to believe war crimes have been carried out. However, the ICC has no powers to arrest suspects, and Russia is not a signatory to the agreement which set up the court - so it is unlikely to extradite any suspects. The ICC generally takes over prosecutions for war crimes in countries where the court systems are too weak to carry out the prosecutions themselves. So far, however, it seems Ukraine's courts have been able to mount their own cases. By the end of August, its prosecutor general had charged 135 suspected war criminals. The ICC can bring a prosecution against political leaders for "waging aggressive war". This covers an unjustified invasion or conflict not undertaken in self-defence. However, Professor Philippe Sands, an expert on international law at University College London, says the ICC couldn't prosecute Russian leaders such as President Vladimir Putin for this - again, because the country isn't a signatory to the court. In theory, the UN Security Council could ask the ICC to investigate this offence. But Russia could veto this. Prof Sands says world leaders should set up a one-off tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression in Ukraine. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60690688

The IOM program has, since 2005, helped facilitate the deportation of more than 18,000 vulnerable migrants from Morocco. Rabat - Morocco deported a record 2,400 undocumented migrants in 2022 under the voluntary deportation program set in place in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). According to an IOM report, the migrants who opted last year to return to their countries of origin included 1,443 men, 616 women, 207 boys, and 191 girls. The number of deportations spiked in 2022, almost a 300% increase from the 796 recorded in 2020, the statement noted. The rise in the number of assisted voluntary deportations is largely due to increased funds, allowing the program to cater to more applicants. The IOM report further signaled the lifting of COVID-imposed restrictions on mobility as a factor contributing to the rise in the number of deportations. Since 2005, the IOM has helped facilitate the deportation of more than 18,000 vulnerable migrants from Morocco. The program includes humanitarian aid to support migrants reintegrating into their communities, the report detailed. A little over 60% of the migrants surveyed said that they opted for the program because of the lack of financial resources and their inability to maintain adequate living conditions. In comparison, 15% said they had chosen to return to their home countries after they were unable to reach their destination country. Detailing the number of migrants by country, the report shows that the majority of migrants benefiting from the program are from Cote d’Ivoire with 657, followed by Guinea with 598. Moroccans deported back home At the end of 2022, 216 Moroccans benefited from the OIM international voluntary deportation program, with 193 men, 18 women, two girls, and three boys. OIM data indicates that the largest number of deportation cases were from Turkiye with 99, followed by Tunisia with 49, and Germany with 22. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354528/morocco-deported-record-2-400-undocumented-migrants-in-2022

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