Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of war”. In…
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Belgium: Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules
The European Union has hit technology giant Meta with a fine just shy of 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving its Facebook Marketplace online classified ads…
N Korea: Kim Jong Un orders mass production of attack drones- State media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for accelerating the mass production of attack drones, according to state media, as international concerns mount over the country’s deepening military cooperation with…
Luxembourg: EU court rules Ukraine cannot trademark Russian warship insult
A European Union court has ruled that Ukraine cannot trademark a profane phrase directed by border guard troops at a Russian warship in the early days of Moscow’s invasion. The…
Sri Lanka: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ruling coalition wins election in landslide
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap elections, delivering the Marxist-leaning leader a powerful mandate to ease punishing austerity measures in the…
Palestine: Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime-HRW
Israeli authorities have caused massive and deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, in what amounts to a war crime, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found.The international human…
Iran: Tehran willing to ‘resolve doubts’ about its atomic programme with IAEA
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect…
USA: Biden dismisses journalist’s question on reaching deal for Gaza captives
US President Joe Biden avoided answering a question about whether he had any hope of reaching a ceasefire and bringing back Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip before the end of his term.…
USA: Special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case
Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to pause their bid to revive the criminal case against the United States President-elect Donald Trump, who was accused of mishandling classified documents after his…
Sudan: UN calls for end of weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring parties
The United Nations has said continued weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are “enabling the slaughter” and must stop, with civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict. Both…