“Netanyahu made clear with his little map today what normalization really seeks: eliminating Palestine… from the region and legitimizing greater Israel, all with the blessing of Arab regimes,” one critic said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angered Palestinians and their defenders Friday after presenting a map of “The New Middle East” without Palestine during his […]
The Ukrainian envoy said that this action “sends a very strong signal” to Moscow that the Russian military’s ongoing invasion and assault is “not acceptable.” To protest Moscow’s war on Ukraine, roughly 100 diplomats from countries around the globe walked out of a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday. Ukraine’s ambassador […]
“These pardons violate U.S. obligations under international law and more broadly undermine humanitarian law and human rights at a global level.” A group of United Nations experts on the use of mercenaries said Wednesday that President Donald Trump committed an “affront to justice” last week when he pardoned four former Blackwater security contractors for the war […]
An international treaty to ban nuclear weapons has been ratified by 50 United Nations member countries, the world body said Saturday. With Honduras being the 50th nation to ratify it, the historic document enters into force in 90 days, on Jan. 22. In a statement U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended the efforts of the […]