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🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
World

Strait of Hormuz: Who passes and who remains stuck in the most dangerous passage in the world

Iran's de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz raises fears of severe disruption to the global oil supply.

Mar 18 • 15:05 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
World

Death of Laridschani: Now Iran's regime becomes even more radical

Iran's de facto leader, Ali Laridschani, has been killed, which is expected to lead to a more radical regime in Tehran.

Mar 18 • 07:25 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
World

What has happened so far in the great war? Watch Black and White

Israel claims to have eliminated Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's National Security Council and de facto leader of Iran.

Mar 17 • 17:22 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
World

Death of Laridschani: Now Iran's Regime Will Become Even More Radical

The reported death of Ali Laridschani, Iran's de facto leader, marks a significant shift in the country's power dynamics, with implications for its political landscape and radicalization.

Mar 17 • 16:45 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
World

The IDF's Announcement on Larijani: The de facto Leader of Iran is Dead

The Israeli military has confirmed the assassination of Ali Larijani, the de facto leader of Iran, following a nighttime airstrike in Tehran.

Mar 17 • 11:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

The de facto number one of the Iranian regime has died

A significant figure in Iran's regime has passed away, although specific details have not been provided due to technical issues with the page.

Mar 17 • 09:36 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

IN TROUBLE: In Latvia, nearly half a million ID cards may lose the ability to give a valid digital signature

Around 400,000 ID cards in Latvia may lose the ability to generate valid digital signatures starting mid-June, according to an investigative program called "De Facto" by Latvian public broadcasting.

Mar 16 • 12:49 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
World

The mysterious man of Khamenei who rules Iran and wants close ties with Putin

Ali Larijani has been chosen by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to take de facto governance as tensions rise with the US amid ongoing diplomatic efforts in Oman.

Feb 26 • 10:26 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

TODAY IN HISTORY ⟩ De facto cessation of Estonia's independence

This article discusses the historical event of Estonia's de facto loss of independence on February 25, 1918, when German military forces took control of Tallinn just one day after Estonia declared independence.

Feb 25 • 04:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
World

Iran, influenced by tension with the Americans, has gained a new de facto ruler

Iran has appointed a new de facto ruler amidst rising tensions with the United States.

Feb 24 • 10:42 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Norway and 18 other countries condemn Israel's 'de facto annexation' of the West Bank

Norway and 18 other countries have condemned Israel's actions in the West Bank, calling it an attempt at de facto annexation.

Feb 23 • 20:42 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Norway and 18 other countries condemn Israel's 'de facto annexation' of the West Bank

Norway, along with 18 other nations, condemns Israel's actions in the West Bank as a de facto annexation, urging a halt to the expansion of settlements.

Feb 23 • 20:42 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
World

West Bank: nearly 20 countries denounce Israel's 'de facto annexation' strategy

Nearly 20 countries, including France, have condemned Israel's recent measures to strengthen its control over the West Bank, labeling them as a part of a strategy for unacceptable de facto annexation.

Feb 23 • 20:36 UTC
🇺🇦 Kyiv Independent
National & Local

Zelensky says Putin has “already started World War Three,” calls for stronger pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin has initiated a de facto World War Three, advocating for increased military and economic pressure on Russia to prevent further escalation.

Feb 23 • 06:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
World

'We will continue to destroy the idea of a Palestinian state': Israel's new measures seen as a de facto annexation of the West Bank

New Israeli measures approved for the occupied West Bank have been met with widespread condemnation, seen as a de facto annexation of Palestinian territory.

Feb 22 • 17:58 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
World

UN Official: Israel Gradually Carrying Out De Facto Annexation of the West Bank

The UN warns that Israel's recent measures indicate a gradual annexation of the West Bank under its control and could lead to dangerous expansions of civil governance in sensitive areas.

Feb 19 • 08:50 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
World

UN Security Council Condemns Israel's De Facto Annexation of West Bank

The UN Security Council criticized Israel's policies that facilitate land acquisition in the West Bank, labeling them a form of de facto annexation.

Feb 19 • 02:47 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
World

UN: Israel is implementing 'gradual de facto annexation' of the West Bank

The UN warns that Israel's latest measures in the occupied West Bank amount to a gradual annexation of Palestinian territory.

Feb 18 • 21:37 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
World

UN: Israel is conducting 'step-by-step de facto annexation' of the West Bank

The UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo stated that Israel is gradually affecting a de facto annexation of the West Bank during a UN Security Council meeting discussing the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

Feb 18 • 21:35 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Former South Korean President Sentenced for Insurrection - The Meaning of a Non-Enforceable Death Penalty

Former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol faces a verdict for insurrection charges, with the prospect of a death penalty that is unlikely to be executed given South Korea's de facto moratorium on capital punishment.

Feb 18 • 20:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

‘I will do you and him in’: Julian Ingram threatened former de facto partner a decade before Lake Cargelligo murders, court documents say

Julian Ingram, facing a manhunt for the alleged murders of three individuals in Lake Cargelligo, had a history of making threats against former partners, including a decade-old case involving threats to a previous partner and her family.

Feb 18 • 14:00 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
World

Azerbaijan Court Sentences Former Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh to 20 Years in Prison

The Azerbaijani court has sentenced Ruben Vardanyan, the former prime minister of the de facto independent Armenian republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, to 20 years in prison on serious charges.

Feb 17 • 10:13 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
World

Israel: Large areas of the West Bank declared as state land - allegations of 'de facto annexation'

The Israeli government is officially registering large swaths of occupied West Bank land as state property, drawing strong criticism from the Palestinian side and human rights organizations who accuse it of 'de facto annexation.'

Feb 16 • 10:01 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
World

Israel approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians slam ‘de-facto annexation’

Israel's government has approved a land registration process in the West Bank, which Palestinians have condemned as a step towards annexation.

Feb 16 • 08:04 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
World

Netanyahu's cabinet approves measure that facilitates land purchases by settlers in the West Bank

The Israeli cabinet approved new measures to strengthen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and facilitate land purchases by settlers, which Palestinians have labeled as 'de facto annexation.'

Feb 15 • 20:00 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
World

Israel facilitates the annexation of the West Bank with new laws

The Israeli cabinet approved new measures to reinforce control over the occupied West Bank, prompting accusations of de facto annexation from Palestinians.

Feb 15 • 18:27 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
World

Israel Advances Control of the West Bank: "There Will Be No Palestinian State"

An Israeli official claimed that new measures to deepen control over the occupied West Bank indicate a de facto sovereignty, suggesting the intention to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Feb 12 • 16:17 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
World

Israel approves measures to de facto annex the West Bank; UN accuses change in demographics in Palestine

Israel's recent measures in the West Bank aimed at land expropriation have been criticized by the UN for altering the demographic landscape of Palestinian territories.

Feb 11 • 21:32 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
World

Israel expanding 'de facto permanent apartheid' to carry out total Palestinian 'takeover'

Israel is accused of expanding a system of permanent apartheid as part of an effort to take total control over Palestinian territories.

Feb 11 • 17:51 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Furious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy

Female Labour MPs in the UK are demanding that leader Keir Starmer appoint a woman to a prominent deputy role to help bring about cultural change in government.

Feb 11 • 14:20 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

The Suffocation of the West Bank Amid Accelerated Israeli 'De Facto' Annexation: 'We Are Surrounded by Settlements'

The article discusses the increasing Israeli control over the West Bank, particularly the implications of recent settlements and the displacement of Palestinian communities.

Feb 10 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

What rights does a de facto union grant in Ecuador

The article explains the legal rights provided by de facto unions in Ecuador, emphasizing that they offer similar protections to marriage without traditional formalities.

Feb 9 • 21:37 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
World

UK troops active on the ground in Ukraine – Moscow

Moscow claims that UK troops are actively involved in the Ukraine conflict, asserting that this involvement positions the UK as a de facto party to the war.

Feb 9 • 10:35 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
World

Israel takes greater powers in the West Bank - Abbas speaks of de facto annexation

Israel's security cabinet has approved measures making it easier for settlers to purchase land in the occupied West Bank, which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claims amounts to de facto annexation.

Feb 8 • 18:57 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
World

In diplomatic U-turn, Vilnius rues Taiwan de facto embassy row with Beijing

Lithuania's Prime Minister criticizes the decision to support Taiwan's embassy, stating that the country suffered and should prioritize its own interests.

Feb 5 • 12:11 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
World

UN forces in Lebanon report that the Israeli Army has dropped 'an unknown chemical substance' near their area

UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon have reported that the Israeli Army dropped 'an unknown chemical substance' near the Blue Line, the de facto border between Lebanon and Israel.

Feb 2 • 15:40 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Sports

Basketball Men's Representative Coach Horvath Resigns - De Facto 'Dismissal' Ahead of Los Angeles Olympics

Tom Horvath, the head coach of the men's Japanese basketball team, has resigned ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics due to poor performance, effectively leading to his dismissal after previously guiding the women’s team to a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

Feb 2 • 12:22 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
World

Nathan Shachar: Syrian Kurds Lose Both Autonomy and US Support

The advance of regime forces, backed militarily by Turkey and diplomatically by the US, marks the beginning of the end for Rojava, the Kurdish de facto state in northeastern Syria, as the SDF Kurdish militia abandons one stronghold after another.

Jan 31 • 10:21 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
Crime & Justice

Former Ukrainian PM blasts Zelensky’s ‘fascist regime’

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko condemned President Zelensky's government as a 'de facto fascist regime' amidst her own corruption charges.

Jan 16 • 13:54 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

He was 27 years old, he overthrew the king. He created one of the most bizarre regimes

Moamer Gaddafi became the de facto ruler of Libya at the age of 27 after a coup that overthrew King Idris I, and he was formally appointed Prime Minister several months later.

Jan 15 • 09:32 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
World

Delcy Rodríguez's stunning move on the eve of the Washington mini-summit: releases nearly all imprisoned journalists

Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela's new de facto government, has made a significant gesture by releasing nearly all imprisoned journalists ahead of an important political summit in Washington.

Jan 14 • 23:09 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Chavismo releases a group of Venezuelan journalists

The de facto government of Delcy Rodríguez has released several Venezuelan journalists from detention, following pressure from press unions and human rights organizations.

Jan 14 • 15:39 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

Israel is building a road through the heart of the West Bank. It will cut off the Palestinians

Israel plans to begin construction next month on a bypass road that will restrict Palestinian access to central areas of the occupied West Bank, solidifying the de facto annexation of land crucial for the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Jan 13 • 10:06 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
Crime & Justice

Further deportations by scheduled flight: Flights to Afghanistan

The German government has resumed deportations to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, transferring two criminals to the de facto authorities.

Jan 3 • 17:34 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
World

Further deportations by scheduled flight: Flights to Afghanistan

Despite Taliban rule, the German government continues to deport individuals to Afghanistan, with two convicted criminals handed over to the de facto authorities.

Jan 3 • 17:34 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

When is a proxy/procurator a de facto member of the board?

A de facto member of the board is someone who exercises the powers appropriate for board members even if they have not been properly or at all appointed to this body.

Jan 2 • 05:20 UTC

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