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Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Slavoj Žižek, 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.
International Criminal Court seeks Israeli PM’s arrest
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2024
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict.
Iran says it has finished attack on Israel amid fears of spreading conflict
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was finished barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S. promised to retaliate against Tehran's escalation as fears of a wider war intensified.
Pact on closer EU ties to take effect after House gives nod
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/08/2024
» The framework agreement on the EU-Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) yesterday won unanimous endorsement by the Thai parliament and is due to come into force in 30 days.
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp draws global condemnation
Reuters, Published on 27/05/2024
» CAIRO/JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel's offensive.
World needs Ukraine to prevail
Oped, Dmytro Kuleba & Josep Borrell, Published on 27/02/2024
» On Feb 24, 2022, when Russia marched hundreds of thousands of troops into Ukraine, marked the beginning of a major geopolitical earthquake. For two years, Europe has been living with the grim reality of the continent's largest war of aggression since World War II, and with widespread, horrifying atrocities.
US, UK hit dozens of Houthi sites in bid to end ship attacks
Bloomberg, Published on 04/02/2024
» US forces followed up strikes on Syria and Iraq with a new round of attacks against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, signalling that President Joe Biden is willing to deepen US involvement in the region’s spreading conflict.
UN sacks Gaza staff accused of role in Hamas assault
News Agencies, Published on 27/01/2024
» GENEVA - The United Nations has fired 12 employees in the Gaza Strip and begun an investigation after accusations by Israel that they had helped plan and had participated in the Oct 7 terrorist assault by Hamas.
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 18
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» KYIV - Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war.
'Pooper' figures star in nativity scenes in Spain
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BARCELONA - Look closely at a nativity scene in Spain's Catalonia region and you will likely spot an unusual figure -- a peasant with his pants down and doing his business in the holy scene.