Moment vibrating phones alerted UN to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (www.bbc.co.uk)
U.N. to Investigate Claim That Employees Participated in Oct. 7 Attack (www.nytimes.com)
The United Nations on Friday fired 12 of its employees in Gaza and began an investigation into them after accusations by Israel that they had helped plan and had participated in the Oct. 7 terrorist assault that left about 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 240 others captured....
Swiss aid payments for UNRWA are in doubt (www.swissinfo.ch)
UNRWA claims: UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks (www.bbc.com)
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Key takeaways from the World Court decision in Israeli genocide case (www.reuters.com)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire....
Theresa May to confront Home Office over ‘appalling’ secret policy on trafficking victims (www.theguardian.com)
Department has admitted that it hid the policy due to concerns about former PM’s reaction
Climate change forces African migrants into dangerous treks by sea, desert (abcnews.go.com)
“We rely on the sea but there is nothing left in this sea.”...
Exclusive: China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Mexico high schoolers take up arms after village kidnappings (news.yahoo.com)
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - A volunteer police force in rural Mexico that says it has been overwhelmed by local kidnappings has recruited schoolchildren as young as 12 to join its ranks, the latest sign of how some parts of the country are struggling to cope with organized crime....
Junta-controlled Myanmar court orders sale of Opposition Leader Suu Kyi’s home (www.bangkokpost.com)
Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed (apnews.com)
Nepal has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict, Nepal’s top diplomat said Thursday....
Israel Tries to Rebut Genocide Charge by Declassifying Cabinet Decisions (www.nytimes.com)
Israel Tries to Rebut Genocide Charge by Declassifying Cabinet Decisions...
UK must comply with human rights court, president says (uk.news.yahoo.com)
LONDON (Reuters) -The president of Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday Britain had a legal obligation to comply with its injunctions after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would ignore such orders over his plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda....
Israeli Tank Attacks U.N. Shelter, Killing 9 and Wounding at Least 75, United Nations Says (www.military.com)
An Israeli tank attack on a United Nations center sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians has killed at least nine people and wounded 75 others in Gaza’s second largest city, senior U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday.
General strike in Argentina puts Javier Milei’s government to the test (english.elpais.com)
Javier Milei is facing his first big challenge on the streets. The general strike called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) to protest the Argentine president’s economic policies has swelled into a mass anti-government protest. In addition to the CGT — the largest labor union in the country —, social movements and...
Orbán backs Sweden’s NATO bid in sudden U-turn (www.politico.eu)
NATO chief says Hungarian leader showed ‘clear support’ for Stockholm, just a day after Orbán floated ‘negotiations.’...
Canada to provide Ukraine with boats and train Ukraine on F-16s (www.pravda.com.ua)
Germany considers recruiting foreigners to army in face of Russian menace (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Defence minister Boris Pistorius admits ‘foreign legion’ style move is being considered...
France OKs Rafale Missiles For Ukraine; Germany Rejects Arming Kyiv With Long-Range Taurus ALCMs (www.eurasiantimes.com)
'Died Heroically'! Shot Down By Ukraine, Russia's Il-22M Pilot Dead; Co-Pilot Lands 'Beyond Repair' Aircraft - Reports (www.eurasiantimes.com)
UK sends UN experts photographs of North Korean shipments to Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Two of the three ships were also identified in a recent report by the Royal United Services Institute thinktank. It showed a growth in transshipments from North Korea to Russia that “reveal that Russia has likely begun shipping North Korean munitions at scale”. A third was identified by NK News, an independent news website...
Iran is 'directly involved' in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks, US Navy's Mideast chief tells AP (apnews.com)
Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel’s war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday....
Exploring a vast Hamas tunnel complex where hostages were reportedly held captive: Reporter's notebook (abcnews.go.com)
There were multiple tunnel off-shoots, with one of them leading us to a large room with a vaulted ceiling plastered white, walls colored with tiled walls and carpeted with artificial grass. The soldiers said they believed it was used to hold women and children hostages, showing us a child’s drawing they said a 5-year-old...
CNN reporter crawls over 60 feet underground to visit tunnels IDF says were used by Hamas (edition.cnn.com)
CNN international diplomatic editor Nic Robertson joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to tour what IDF alleges are tunnels used by Hamas under Khan Younis in southern Gaza....
