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Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle

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ROME — An Italian court on Friday dismissed a long-running case against rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations, dropping charges accusing them of collaborating with smugglers as they helped rescue thousands of migrants at sea. The judges in the Sicilian city of Trapani decided not to proceed to trial against 10 crew members involved … Read more

Prime UN court docket rejects Nicaragua’s case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ high court docket on Thursday rejected a case introduced by Nicaragua in a decades-long dispute with Colombia over maritime borders and entitlements within the Caribbean. The Worldwide Courtroom of Justice dismissed Nicaragua’s bid to achieve financial rights over an space of the Caribbean Sea that lies greater than … Read more