UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet
The Hague: The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 passengers and crew. The countries want the International Court of Justice to rule that Iran illegally shot down […]
Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel Aviv as Israel presses on with West Bank operation
Jenin (West Bank): A Palestinian man drove his car into a crowded bus stop in Tel Aviv on Tuesday and then began stabbing people, wounding eight in an attack praised by the Islamist militant group Hamas as a response to Israel’s ongoing military operation in the occupied West Bank. Police chief Kobi Shabtai told reporters […]
Want to see expansion of UNSC permanent seats to include India, Brazil, Germany, Japan: UK
United Nations: The UK has called for the expansion of the UN Security Council’s permanent seats to include India, Brazil, Germany and Japan as well as African representation, underlining that it is high time the powerful UN body entered the 2020s. Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the […]
US condemns vandalism, attempted arson against Indian Consulate in San Francisco by Khalistan supporters
New York: India’s consulate in San Francisco came under an attack from Khalistan supporters who tried to set the diplomatic facility on fire in the second such act of violence within months, drawing strong condemnation from the US government which termed it a “criminal offence”. A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2 posted on […]
International centre opens to help hold Russian leadership accountable for aggression in Ukraine
The Hague (Netherlands): An international centre opened on Monday in The Hague to support nations already building cases against senior Russian leaders for the crime of aggression resulting from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is the latest step in concerted worldwide efforts […]
Israel targets West Bank with drones and troops, killing 8 Palestinians
Jenin (West Ban): Israel struck targets in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank with drones early on Monday and deployed hundreds of troops in the area, in an incursion that resembled the wide-scale military operations carried out during the second Palestinian uprising two decades ago. Palestinian health officials said at least eight Palestinians […]
Crowds across France show solidarity at town halls targeted in rioting following police shooting
Nanterre: Crowds gathered at town halls across France on Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of violence touched off by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in suburban Paris. The unrest, which appeared to be easing on Sunday night, was driven by a mainly teenage backlash in the suburbs […]
Shootout outside US consulate in Saudi port city leaves assailant and security guard dead, US says
Washington: The State Department said a gunman who opened fire on the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and a local security guard working at the consulate were killed in an exchange of fire. The motive for Wednesday’s attack was not immediately clear, the department said. The consulate went into lockdown as the shooting took […]
France to deploy 40,000 police to quell violence that followed deadly police shooting
Nanterre (France): France’s government vowed to restore order Thursday after two nights of urban violence triggered by the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old, announcing it would deploy tens of thousands more officers and crack down on neighbourhoods where buildings and vehicles were torched. Ministers fanned out to areas scarred by the sudden flare-up of […]
UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful
London: A British court ruled Thursday that a government plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is unlawful, delivering a blow to the Conservative administration’s pledge to stop migrants making risky journeys across the English Channel. In a split two-to-one ruling, three Court of Appeal judges said Rwanda could not be considered […]
