ICC president says war crimes tribunal is in jeopardy
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The president of the International Criminal Court on Monday said threats facing the institution, including possible US sanctions and Russian warrants for staff members, “jeopardise its very existence”. President Judge Tomoko Akane. PICTURE: Screenshot via Reuters. Speaking at an annual conference of the court’s 124 members, President Judge Tomoko Akane […]
Hamas: No hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless Gaza war ends
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas’ acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended. “Without an end to the war, there can be no prisoner swap,” Hayya said in a televised interview with the group’s Al-Aqsa […]
Russia vetoes UN Security Council action on Sudan war
Reuters Russia on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution that called on Sudan’s warring parties to cease hostilities immediately and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid. All other countries of the 15-member council, including China, voted in favour of the measure drafted by Britain and Sierra Leone. People fleeing the violence in […]
UN Security Council considers action on Sudan war
United Nations Reuters The United Nations Security Council is discussing a British-drafted resolution that demands Sudan’s warring parties cease hostilities and calls on them to allow safe, rapid and unhindered deliveries of aid across front lines and borders. War erupted in April, 2023, from a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid […]
US says Russia, China “shamelessly” protects, emboldens North Korea
United Nations Reuters The United States on Monday called out Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council for “shamelessly protecting” and emboldening North Korea to further violate UN sanctions as Pyongyang pledged to accelerate building up its “nuclear force”. “Russia and China have shamelessly protected Pyongyang from any reprisal, or even condemnation of […]
UN chief condemns Sudan’s RSF; Britain to push for Security Council action
United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Friday reported attacks on civilians by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces as Britain said it would push for a UN Security Council resolution on the more than 18-month long conflict. War erupted in mid-April, 2023, from a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the […]
North Korea leader says longest ICBM test “appropriate military action” against enemies; UN Security Council meeting likely
Seoul, South Korea/Tokyo, Japan Reuters North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called the “world’s most powerful strategic weapon”, as Seoul warned Pyongyang could get missile technology from Russia for helping with the war in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the test was a warning […]
UN Security Council warns against attempts to dismantle UNRWA
United Nations Reuters The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday “strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish” the operations and mandate of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA after Israel passed a law banning its operations. In a statement adopted by consensus, the 15-member body expressed grave concern over the legislation adopted by […]
Sudanese need protection, but conditions not right for UN force, says Guterres
United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the Security Council on Monday for its support to help protect civilians in war-torn Sudan, but said conditions are not right for deployment of a UN force. “The people of Sudan are living through a nightmare of violence – with thousands of civilians killed, and […]
Netanyahu says Israel hit Iran hard; Khamenei says damage should not be exaggerated
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel’s airstrikes “hit hard” Iran’s defences and missile production, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the country was considering its response. With warfare raging in Gaza and Lebanon, direct confrontation between Israel and Iran risks spiralling into a regional conflagration. But a day […]