Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces potential arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli government, in partnership with the US, is making a concerted effort to head off the warrants. Netanyahu fears accusations of deliberately starvin...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the Riyadh talks which are aimed at halting Israel’s war on Gaza. Countries hoping to broker a cease-fire are among those attending a summit in Riyadh, where the kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the international community has ...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden poked fun at himself but took sharp aim at his election rival Donald Trump Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, as protesters outside demonstrated against the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from ...
Federal judge Loretta Biggs has struck down a 19th-century North Carolina law that criminalized voting while on parole, probation, or post-release supervision for a felony conviction. The law was argued as disproportionately impacting Black voters and found to violate the US Constitution’s equal protection clause. This decision is being cele...
The UN has urged the preservation of forensic evidence from mass graves in Gaza, stressing uncertainty about the timing of requested investigations. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has emphasized the importance of preserving all forensic evidence, particularly amid allegations of victims being buried alive. He said while the UN can gather in...
At least 300 pro-Palestinian activists have reportedly been arrested near Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s home in Brooklyn, New York. They were protesting against an aid package approved by the U.S. government providing $26 billion to Israel. The protest, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, was held during the Jewish Passover hol...
Since India’s first round of polling was held on April 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resorted to fiery speeches against the country’s 200 million Muslims. He has called Muslims “infiltrators” and implied that they have too many children. The opposition Congress Party has filed a complaint, accusing Modi of violating election rules. The...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Palestinian resistance group Hamas released Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza who is seen alive and saying that the captives are living “in hell”. He identifies himself as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, one of the hostages abducted from the Nova music festival in southe...
The Senate has passed a bill renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, broadening the scope of surveillance without a warrant. Despite opposition from civil liberties advocates and over 20,000 constituents, the bill, now known as the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, was approved 60-34. Critics fear thi...
New York, United States – AFP Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over Israel’s war on Gaza heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. A large group of demonstrators has established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on lawns at Columbia, with some J...
