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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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It was after midnight in the Maltese search-and-rescue zone of the Mediterranean when a rubber boat originating from Libya carrying dozens of migrants encountered a hulking cargo ship from Madeira and a European military aircraft. The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. million people.

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Can Autonomous Weapons Be Compatible With International Humanitarian Law?

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Many groups are concerned that the existing laws don’t cover the myriad issues that recent and emerging technologies have created, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the watchdog of IHL , has recommended new, legally binding rules to cover AWS. Your feedback will help us move toward this ultimate goal.

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US DOE, IEA member countries releasing a total of 60 million barrels of oil from reserves

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The IEA estimates that the unrest in Libya had removed 132 million barrels of light, sweet crude oil from the market by the end of May. IEA net oil-importing countries have a legal obligation to hold emergency oil reserves equivalent to at least 90 days of net oil imports. Total oil stocks in IEA member countries amount to more than 4.1

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