Month: January 2024
As death toll in Gaza rises, Israeli officials fear possible genocide charges at ICJ
Top officials in the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli government have reportedly been warned by a top legal expert that the International Court of Justice could issue an injunction requiring the country to halt its bombardment of Gaza, following a
Read More120,000 minors crossed Darien Gap last year in bid to reach U.S.
Record numbers of migrants crossing the hostile Darien gap jungle in 2023 included 120,000 minors, the Panama government said Monday. The year ended with 520,085 people recorded as traversing the lawless, thick rainforest that straddles Panama and Colombia, Panama’s public
Read MoreIsrael’s High Court strikes down key law of Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul plan – CBS News
Israel’s High Court strikes down key law of Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul plan CBS News What Israel’s Supreme Court Justices Wrote in Their Landmark Ruling The New York Times Former attorney general Mandelblit lauds High Court judicial overhaul ruling as ‘second legal
Read MoreTrump gaining ground among Latino voters, poll shows – The Guardian US
Trump gaining ground among Latino voters, poll shows The Guardian US
Read MoreSouth Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck, expected to undergo surgery
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday by a man who pushed through a crowd pretending to be his supporter. Lee was surrounded by journalists and supporters at a construction site in the
Read MoreAll Passengers on Japan Airlines Jet Evacuated After Plane Collision
All 379 people on board the passenger plane were able to escape after it collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane. Five of the six people aboard the Coast Guard plane died in the crash, Japan’s prime minister said.
Read MoreChinese student found in U.S. woods after ‘cyber kidnapping’ scam
A Chinese exchange student who fell victim to a “cyber kidnapping” scam in which his parents were extorted for $80,000, was found alive but “cold and scared” in a tent in the Utah wilderness, police said. Kai Zhuang, age 17,
Read MoreJapan Quake Death Toll Rises to 48 With Search On for Those Still Trapped
Rescue and relief efforts were being hampered by extensive damage to roads and the closure of an airport.
Read MoreJapan plane fire: What happened?
As firefighters and rescue crews work on the ground following a huge plane fire at Tokyo’s Haneda airport in Japan, investigators behind the scenes will try to piece together how it happened.
Read MorePope urges dialogue as more Nicaraguan priests arrested
Fourteen Nicaraguan priests have now been arrested in a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the Central American country, prompting Pope Francis to call for dialogue during his Monday prayer. According to a list drawn up by Martha Molina, an
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