Israel, in response, accused the organization of using rhetoric that is “completely false and detached from reality”. The report is the latest in a series from aid groups and international bodies warning about the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave. “Human Rights Watch found that forced displacement has been widespread, and the evidence shows […]
Citing two Iranian officials, the newspaper reported that the meeting was a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States. The Iranians said the meeting between Mr. Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani lasted more than an hour and was held at a secret location. The Iranians, who spoke on the […]
Dissanayake, a political outsider in a country dominated by family parties for decades, comfortably won the island’s presidential election in September. But his Marxist-leaning coalition, the National People’s Power (NPP), had just three of parliament’s 225 seats before Thursday’s election, prompting him to dissolve it and seek a fresh mandate. The NPP won 107 seats, […]
Urging Biden to send a message to U.S. partners before he leaves office, the members of Congress said Israeli cabinet members Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had incited violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied territory. “We write to express our deep concern about the rise in settler violence, settlement […]
Seeking to prevent a repeat of the violence in Amsterdam last week around a Europa League game involving Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4,000 French security personnel were deployed in and around the stadium and on public transport. Some 100 Israel fans defied a warning from their government against traveling for sports events, sitting in a corner […]
Major General Guardado succeeds Rear Admiral Guillermo Rios of Argentina, to whom the Secretary-General is “grateful for his contribution to United Nations peacekeeping efforts”, the announcement said. The general has had a long and distinguished career in the Mexican Army, currently serving as Commissioner of the National Guard in Yucatan. Before this, he served as […]
The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
“Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are… committing the war crime of forcible transfer,” the report said. “Israel’s actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing” in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added. Nadia Hardman, an HRW researcher, noted the 172-page report’s findings are […]
Spanish weather forecaster AEMET issued red alerts on Wednesday morning for eastern Tarragona and southern Malaga provinces, saying it expected them to receive as much as 180 millimetres (7.1 inches) of rain within 12 hours that could cause rivers to overflow and generate flash floods. Orange alerts were issued for Thursday for southern Granada and […]
Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to Bali on Wednesday for safety reasons because of volcanic ash, while plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed flights to the island by AirAsia and Virgin were also canceled. Bali is Indonesia’s top tourist hotspot and is a popular destination for Australian visitors. The first eruption of Mount […]
