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Palestinian official tells ICJ Israel using aid blockage as 'weapon of war'
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» THE HAGUE - A top Palestinian official told the International Court of Justice on Monday that Israel was blocking humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza as a "weapon of war", starting off a week of hearings at the UN's top court.
Top UN court to open hearings on Israel's aid obligation to Palestinians
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» THE HAGUE - The UN's top court will on Monday open a week of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza.
Sudan's hell of devastation and despair
Oped, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are stalking Sudan: brutal civil conflict, widespread devastation, humanitarian disasters, and the displacement of millions of refugees. Now add the Fifth Horseman, the darkness of global indifference.
Israel says 30 percent of Gaza turned into buffer zone
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel announced Wednesday it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer zone as it pressed its unrelenting military offensive, vowing to maintain its blockade on humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged territory.
Rubio says US committed to NATO - but tells allies to spend more
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told nervous NATO members on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance, but said they must agree to massively ramp up their spending targets for defence.
Israeli PM visits Hungary, defying ICC warrant
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» BUDAPEST - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest early Thursday on his first trip to Europe since 2023 and in defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
Stranded astronauts finally back on Earth
Published on 19/03/2025
» NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule with a soft splashdown off the coast of Florida, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.
Astronauts finally to return after unexpected 9-month ISS stay
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - After more than nine months aboard the International Space Station, a pair of astronauts are finally set to depart for Earth early Tuesday, ending a prolonged mission that has captivated global attention.
Unpunished crimes, except Duterte's maybe
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/03/2025
» Everybody has heard the saying: "The mills of justice grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine". The saying is a promise that all crimes will eventually be punished -- but it is a lie.
SKYY's the limit
Postbag, Published on 15/03/2025
» Re: "Investment boost questioned", (BP, March 14) and "B7bn SKYY9 Centre deal was shady: MP", (BP, March 11).