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The governments of Mexico and Chile released a joint statement Thursday calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to look into possible crimes occurring in Gaza amidst the Israel-Hamas war. The countries urged the ICC to investigate due to the escalating violence against civilians since Hamas’s October 7 attacks. They further explained that ICC intervention [...]

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UK Home Secretary James Cleverly put a draft order before Parliament on Monday to declare Hizb ut-Tahrir a terrorist group under the Terrorism Act 2000, making it an offence to belong to the group. Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamist political group that operates in 32 countries worldwide but is banned in several states, including Germany [...]

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The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced Tuesday that it had activated the air threat warning system following after Chinese rockets launching satellites reportedly passed through its airspace. Tuesday’s press release stated that the Communist Party of China (CCP) launched satellites using a Long March series carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center [...]

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An Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle transporting journalists in southern Gaza on Saturday, resulting in two casualties and one injury. A source from Reporters Without Borders tells Al-Jazeera that they believe the vehicle was directly targeted. Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Al Dahdouh and Agence France-Presse journalist Mustafa Thuraya were killed. Hamza Dahdouh was the son [...]

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Israeli spokesperson Eylon Levy said on Tuesday Israel was prepared to defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa filed its genocide accusation against Israel with the ICJ in December. The accusation contented that Israeli military actions violated the 1948 Geneva Convention. Particularly, South Africa claimed [...]

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Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of using internationally prohibited cluster munitions in strikes on the city of Belgorod in Russia. The country’s Permanent Representative the UN Security Council called the strikes “indiscriminate” and said they killed 18 people, including three children, in addition to injuring 108 others. Russia called for an emergency meeting of the [...]

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The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported on Thursday an injury sustained by one of its peacekeeper’s during a patrol mission the same day. The peacekeeper was reportedly attacked by local male villagers in a Tabyeh, an area in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL claimed that the attack on a peacekeeper was a clear violation of [...]

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In recent weeks, the international community has been confronted with a deeply alarming crisis unfolding in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. On October 7th, 2023, the Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya , “Hamas,” and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), initiated an attack on the State of Israel, which reportedly resulted in the killing of 1,400 individuals with [...]

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The UN Security Council passed a UAE-sponsored resolution by a 13-0 vote Friday calling for an increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza, with both the US and Russia abstaining. The resolution reportedly called for “steps toward a sustainable cessation of hostilities” in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War instead of an immediate ceasefire. The Security Council urged [...]

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“For by wise counsel, thou shalt make thy war.” Proverbs 24:6 Though one might think otherwise, there is no Palestinian state at present, nor has there ever been such a state in the past. Still, once the current Gaza War comes to an end – and whatever the tangible correlates of any war termination agreements [...]

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