July 2, 2024

Daily News Brief

Patients flee Khan Younis hospital ahead of Israeli reinvasion https://trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-patients-flee-khan-younis-hospital-ahead-of-israeli-reinvasion-18179007 Medical and technical teams have begun evacuating patients from Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis city ahead of a possible Israeli reinvasion. The hospital is located in one of the areas where residents received text ultimatums from Israel to flee again to another location. Medical sources say teams moved several patients and wounded people to Nasser Hospital in central Khan Younis. They also moved some medical devices and equipment out of fear that they would be damaged if the Israeli army raided the hospital. *) Türkiye mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks over Somaliland port deal https://trtworld.com/turkiye/turkiye-mediating-somalia-ethiopia-talks-over-somaliland-port-deal-18179010 Türkiye has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry said that top diplomat Hakan Fidan had hosted both his Ethiopian and Somali counterparts in Ankara on Monday. The three had signed a joint statement following "candid, cordial and forward-looking" talks on their differences, according to the Ministry. *) UN rights group demands immediate release of ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan https://www.trtworld.com/asia/un-rights-group-demands-immediate-release-of-ex-pakistani-pm-imran-khan-18178977 Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law, a UN human rights working group has said. The Geneva-based UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that the "appropriate remedy would be to release Mr Khan immediately.” The UN working group said Khan's legal woes were part of a "much larger campaign of repression" against him and his party. *) US Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official acts, not private https://www.trtworld.com/us-and-canada/trump-has-immunity-for-official-acts-not-private-us-supreme-court-18178928 The US Supreme Court for the first time has recognised that ex-presidents have immunity from prosecution for certain actions taken in office. The court threw out a judicial decision rejecting Donald Trump's bid to shield himself from criminal charges involving his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss. The court ruled 6-3 that while former presidents enjoy immunity for actions they take within their constitutional authority, they do not for actions taken in private capacity. Trump hailed it a "big win" for democracy while US President Joe Biden warned that the ruling sets a "dangerous precedent”. And finally… *) Samsung union says will strike after talks breakdown A union representing tens of thousands of workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has said it will hold a three-day strike after negotiations failed. The move follows a one-day walkout in June, the first such collective action at the company, which went decades without unionisation Management at the company, the world's biggest producer of memory chips, has been locked in negotiations with the union since January. Workers with the union previously outlined demands including improvements to annual leave and transparent performance-based bonuses.