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Australia police search for suspects over arson attack on synagogue
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2024
» SYDNEY — Australian police said on Friday they were looking for two people suspected of deliberately starting a fire at a Melbourne synagogue that injured one and caused widespread damage.
World order frays as chaos rises
Oped, Published on 06/12/2024
» At 82, I have lived through countless political and social upheavals, enough to become somewhat inured to history's recurring cycles. But recent developments have left me profoundly shaken and afraid.
Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Published on 02/12/2024
» Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, publicly appealed to those who had voted for both her and Mr Trump. She wanted to know what motivated such an apparently inconsistent choice, and the predominant answer she heard was that she and Mr Trump seemed more sincere, whereas Vice President Kamala Harris came off as too calculating.
Israel says strike killed Oct 7 attacker
Published on 30/11/2024
» The Israeli military said in Saturday that it killed a Palestinian who was involved in the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack in a strike on a vehicle in Gaza. It is investigating claims that the person was an employee of the food aid group World Central Kitchen.
Syrian rebels breach city of Aleppo, in biggest advance in years
New York Times, Published on 30/11/2024
» ALEPPO — Syrian rebels breached the major city of Aleppo on Friday, according to the fighters and a war monitor, raising fears that the nation's long-running civil war is reigniting with an intensity not seen in years.
Truth, justice and the ICC's very broken compass
Oped, Published on 30/11/2024
» In 1998, when the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adopted, Israel's representative, Judge Eli Nathan, expressed both optimism and concern for the Court's future.
Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2024
» BEIRUT — The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting.
Israel and Hezbollah reach cease-fire agreement for Lebanon
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/11/2024
» Israel reached a deal for a 60-day cease-fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after weeks of talks mediated by the US, a first step toward ending a conflict that’s killed thousands of people and opening the door to fresh peace initiatives in the Gaza Strip.
'Bibi' and the International Criminal Court
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 27/11/2024
» The indictment of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, and former defence minister Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza has triggered a great deal of public moralising, both pro and con. Almost all of it is missing the point.
No place on earth is worse off than Sudan
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/11/2024
» There are wars in the world worse than those in Ukraine and Gaza. The war in Sudan is insanely cruel and stupid, but you hardly hear anything about it. Why not? Because, like me, other journalists hate writing about it and avoid doing so if they can.