Tag: News
Israel’s removal of Gaza rubble risk to war crimes evidence: UN
International Court of Justice ordered Israel in 2024 to prevent the destruction of evidence related to war crimes.
Yemen fighting escalates as forces battle for Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as government-aligned forces launch counterattacks against the Iran-backed Houthis.
Cuba says no negotiations with US despite ‘genocidal’ blockade
Cuba reports record losses from the US embargo as foreign minister describes months of punishing blackouts.
UK government refuses slavery reparations as Jamaica urges king to act
Britain expresses sorrow over slavery, but rejects financial compensation.
Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA
UN watchdog says material from facility, bombed in 2007, now under IAEA safeguards.
The domestic armed threat facing Iran
External support for ethnic armed groups poses an escalating security threat to Iran, experts and state officials warn.
Syria detains Assad-era general accused of bloody crackdown on protests
Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham is accused of links to 1982 Hama massacre and 2011 protest crackdown.
Trump threatens to block Canada’s Bombardier sales unless planes made in US
Trump targets aeroplane maker again, accusing Canada of unfair practices and threatening to block sales in the US.
Russia shutters German consulate as diplomatic freeze deepens
Moscow retaliates after similar move from Berlin last week citing failed drone attack on airport.
Bolivian blast death toll rises to 7, rescuers search for missing soldiers
President Rodrigo Paz declares national mourning, urges unity after deadly military base explosions near La Paz.