WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden has good news to sell on the economy as he seeks reelection in November — but voters don’t seem to be buying it. Growth…
‘They aroused our ire’: Ecuador vows to crush gangs
QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador’s armed forces were engaged in a brutal standoff with organised crime Thursday, deploying more than 22,400 soldiers to put down a campaign of terror waged by…
UK’s Sunak says strikes against Huthis ‘necessary and proportionate’
LONDON – US and British air strikes carried out early Friday against Huthi targets in Yemen over recent attacks on Red Sea shipping were “necessary and proportionate”, UK Prime Minister…
Israel can’t claim its attacks on Gaza in self-defence, SA tells ICJ
CAPE TOWN – South Africa said that Israel can not claim its attacks on Gaza were in defence of the Israeli state because it’s waging a war in an area…
Ruling in Israel genocide case to take years – Ceasefire Centre for Civil Rights
JOHANNESBURG – The executive director at Ceasefire Centre for Civil Rights believes it will be years before a judgement is handed down on whether Israel has committed acts of genocide…
Hatred towards Palestinians embedded in fabric of Israeli society, ICJ hears
CAPE TOWN – Government says evidence of genocidal acts being perpetrated in the Palestinian territory of Gaza is both chilling and incontrovertible. Its legal team, appearing before the International Court…
Last 13 weeks of Gaza attacks evidence of genocide in the making, SA tells ICJ
CAPE TOWN – South African lawyers have told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the last 13 weeks of attacks on Gaza was evidence of a genocide in the…
SA kicks off oral arguments at ICJ to immediately stop Israel’s attacks on Gaza
CAPE TOWN – South Africa has kicked off its oral arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in an attempt to immediately stop Israel’s attacks on…
White House hopefuls flub chance to hit Trump in pre-Iowa debate
DES MOINES – Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis pitched Republicans Wednesday on their bids to be the 2024 presidential candidate in the final debate before nominating begins — but spurned…
Greece to legalise same-sex marriage, adoption – prime minister
ATHENS, Greece – Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but gave no timeframe on the sensitive issue in the staunchly Orthodox…