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The Latest: Trump administration sanctions UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza

Jul 10, 2025, 5:20 AM

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the W...

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The Trump administration has announced it’s issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel鈥檚 21-month war in Gaza.

The State Department鈥檚 decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful U.S. pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post. It also comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington this week to meet with President Donald Trump and other officials about the war in Gaza and more.

It鈥檚 unclear what the practical effect the sanctions will have and whether the independent investigator will be able to travel to the U.S. with diplomatic paperwork.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds talks with Russia鈥檚 Lavrov as Ukraine tensions soar

They met Thursday in Malaysia as tensions between the countries rise over Moscow鈥檚 increasing attacks on Ukraine and whether Russia鈥檚 leader is serious about a peace deal.

Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum, which brings together 10 ASEAN members and their most important diplomatic partners including Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, European nations and the U.S.

The meeting lasted around 50 minutes. Rubio was seen winking at Lavrov afterward as reporters shouted questions, which they both ignored.

The meeting was their second encounter since Rubio took office, although they鈥檝e spoken by phone several times.

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鈥淲e are still waiting for a signal from Kyiv鈥檚 representatives as to their desire or unwillingness to enter into a third round of direct negotiations,鈥 Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists. 鈥淲e have always said that we would prefer to use peaceful political and diplomatic means. But until this happens, the military operation continues,鈥 Peskov said, using the Kremlin鈥檚 euphemism for the invasion of Ukraine.

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The Latest: Trump administration sanctions UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza