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The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), condemning it as a tool of neocolonial repression. In a joint statement, the three countries ruled by military officers said that despite being ICC members for over two decades, they now view the court as ineffective in prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and genocide. The move follows […]

The United States U.S  has imposed sanctions on the wife of a Brazilian judge who presided over the criminal case of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro. The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed the sanctions on Viviane Barci de Moraes, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, under the Global Magnitsky Act, alongside sanctions on the Lex Institute, a financial entity controlled by Barci de Moraes. Shortly after the announcement, […]

Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela, is set to announce the country’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Other countries such as Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal recognized the Palestinian state yesterday, in a move intended to promote a two-state solution to end the war in Gaza. Abela, first announced plans for the recognition of a Palestinian state in May during the […]

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippines’ disaster response agency to go on full alert and mobilize all government agencies as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatens  the northern part of the country. The state weather agency said the super typhoon packed winds of 215 kilometres per hour( kph) and gusts up to 295 kph, while making a landfall on Calayan Island in Cagayan province. The government also suspended work […]

The Israeli military has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, triggering sirens in Tel Aviv and several other areas across the country. Yemen's Houthi rebels later claimed responsibility, stating that they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv as an initial response to Israeli attacks on Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis have been launching missiles and drones thousands of kilometers north toward Israel, which they describe as acts of solidarity with […]