Russia says it thwarted Daesh attacks in Moscow region, detains one

A woman wearing a protective mask stands at the edge of the Red Square in downtown Moscow on Nov. 10, 2020. (File/AFP)
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Updated 25 November 2020
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Russia says it thwarted Daesh attacks in Moscow region, detains one

MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Wednesday it had thwarted “terror” attacks planned by Daesh in the Moscow region, uncovering and breaking up a militant cell, the RIA news agency said.
Security officers detained one person and seized a home-made bomb, the FSB was quoted as saying.


ICC prosecutors drop probe into US sanctions on Venezuela

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ICC prosecutors drop probe into US sanctions on Venezuela

  • Prosecutors said in a statement that it would not open an investigation into the sanctions

AMSTERDAM: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said on Thursday they did not see a reasonable basis to believe crimes against humanity ⁠had been committed as ⁠a result of sanctions imposed by the US ⁠on the country since 2014.
The prosecutors said in a statement that it would not open an investigation into the sanctions. A separate ⁠probe ⁠into possible crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela since 2014 was ongoing, they added.