Punto Stampa a Cura di: Gianfranco Stassi
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Argomenti principali della giornata: Zelenskyy dichiara che un cessate il fuoco andrebbe solo a vantaggio della Russia. L'Iran sequestra la stessa petroliera coinvolta, l’anno scorso, nella disputa tra Stati Uniti e Iran nel Golfo di Oman. Il Sudafrica dichiara alla Corte Suprema dell'ONU che Israele sta commettendo un genocidio a Gaza; Netanyahu respinge le accuse. Papua Nuova Guinea dichiara lo stato d'emergenza dopo 16 morti negli scontri. La Cina solleva preoccupazioni con gli Stati Uniti per i controlli sull'esportazione dei chip. Un attivista della sinistra comunista russa arrestato con l’accusa di giustificazione del terrorismo.
Ucraina |
| (Reuters) Ukraine's Zelenskiy says a ceasefire would only benefit Russia - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that a ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian war would not lead to political dialogue, and would only benefit Russia as this would allow Moscow to boost its supply of munitions.
- Zelenskyy said Russia was negotiating missile purchases from Iran and that Russian forces had received more than one million rounds of ammunition from North Korea.
- The Ukrainian president spoke during a visit to Estonia as part of a wider tour of the Baltic region.
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Medio Oriente |
| Israele: (AP) South Africa tells the UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as a landmark case begins South Africa formally accused the country of committing genocide against Palestinians and pleaded Thursday with the United Nations’ top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the case and vowed to continue fighting Hamas, the militant group whose fighters stormed through Israeli communities on Oct. 7 and killed some 1,200 people, mainly civilians Iran: (Reuters) Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman - Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the United States, Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions.
- The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting Red Sea shipping routes.
- The St Nikolas, was seized by the United States last year in a sanctions enforcement operation when it sailed under a different name, Suez Rajan. Following the move, Iran warned the U.S. that it would "not go unanswered"
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Russia |
| (Reuters) Russian pro-war leftist charged with 'justifying terrorism' - Sergei Udaltsov, a prominent Russian left-wing political activist, was arrested and charged with "justifying terrorism" on Thursday, state news agency TASS quoted Udaltsov's lawyer as saying.
- Udaltsov, who has supported the war in Ukraine, had written on the Telegram messenger app earlier on Thursday morning that police were breaking down his front door.
- Udaltsov's lawyer provided no further information about the charges levelled at her client.
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Politica internazionale |
Asia e Pacifico | (Reuters) China raises concerns with US over chip-making export controls - China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed concern over U.S. curbs preventing third countries from exporting lithography machines to China during a phone call with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday, his ministry said.
- Washington has used export controls to cut off China's access to advanced chips and chip-making tools that could fuel breakthroughs in AI and sophisticated computers for its military. It has also lobbied allies with key suppliers to adopt similar curbs.
(Reuters) Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after 16 killed in rioting - Papua New Guinea's prime minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and police officials after 16 people were killed in rioting in the Pacific island nation.
- A police and public sector protest on Wednesday over a pay cut that officials blamed on an administrative glitch descended into lawlessness.
- Television footage showed thousands of people in the streets of the capital Port Moresby, many of them carrying what appeared to be looted merchandise as black smoke billowed over the city.
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