Tag: international law
U.N. accuses U.S. of breaking human rights law in boat strikes
Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the United States'…
Trump says no Congress nod needed to attack ‘narco-terrorists’
President Donald Trump has said United States attacks on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ do not need a declaration of war,…
Colombia urges US to halt strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats: ‘It is murder’
Colombia has condemned US airstrikes on vessels allegedly involved in drug-smuggling off the coast of South America, urging…
Israel’s parliament advances bill to annex occupied West Bank
Israel’s parliament has voted to give preliminary approval to a bill to impose Israeli sovereignty on the occupied…
Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid in international waters. Can it do that?
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli intervention of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises…
Reaction to Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla
(Reuters) - Israeli forces stopped several boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, flotilla organisers said…
Reaction to Israel’s interception of Global Sumud Flotilla
(Reuters) -Israeli forces stopped several boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, flotilla organisers said on…
Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns ‘is at a point of implosion’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman — all nations in the…
Does international recognition mean Palestine is going to be a state?
A wave of recognition from Western countries – led by France, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada –…
Italy, Spain send navy ships to protect Gaza flotilla after drone attacks
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his country’s navy will join Italy in sending warships to protect…
Israeli attack in Doha sparks regional and international condemnation
An Israeli attack in Qatar’s capital, Doha, targeting Hamas officials has drawn swift condemnation from across the region…
Hundreds of UK business leaders demand action on Israel
London, United Kingdom – Hundreds of business leaders in the United Kingdom – including a former adviser to…