Global IssuesNews headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 34
Navigating Russian Censorship from the Polar Circle
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Nov 29 (IPS) - At 400 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Russian journalist Giorgi Chentemirov says he had already been out of the country for six months when the Russian Ministry of Justice labeled him a "foreign agent."
The Increase in Nuclear Rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula is Deeply Concerning
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - In his remarks to the UN Security Council on Non -Proliferation/DPRK , November 27At 10:42 PM local time on 21 November, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a rocket “Chollima-1" loaded with the reconnaissance satellite "Malligyong-1", from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
The Cries of Gaza Reach Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 22 (IPS) - On the morning of 11 November, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the Director of Gaza's largest medical center, Al Shifa Hospital, sent out an emotional S.O.S. to the world through a television news interview and through the remaining charge on his mobile phone. His plea for an immediate ceasefire on behalf of a hospital under siege and its 700 critically injured and ill patients, 36 premature babies, 400 staff, and the 2000 vulnerable civilians. These people sheltering within the hospital and its garden were heard as far away as Afghanistan yet totally ignored where it counted most- with the men in Israel's war cabinet and Washington; they were busy executing and aiding an illegal war of choice on an unarmed, defenseless hospital and one of the poorest and densely populated places in the world.
What Will Tomorrow's World Order Look Like?
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 21 (IPS) - Ukraine, the Caucasus and the Middle East. The latest eruptions of violence mark the end of Pax Americana. The rise of new powers is shifting the global balance of power. Whether tomorrow’s world will be bipolar or multipolar still remains to be seen.
The World's Right-Wing & Left-Wing Torturers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (IPS) - Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, once made the distinction between "friendly" right-wing authoritarian regimes (which were mostly U.S. and Western allies) and "unfriendly" left-wing totalitarian dictatorships (which the U.S. abhorred).
For Every Child, Every Right - Delivering Psychosocial Support for Crisis Impacted Children
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 20 (IPS) - As the global community marks World Children's Day, every child should be guaranteed their rights, including those in the Gaza Strip, where heavy bombardment and military operations by Israel have killed more than 11,000 people, 40 percent of them children.
The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help.
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 (IPS) - Two centuries ago, Percy Shelley wrote that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Yet elite power has routinely vetoed their best measures. Still, the ability of poetry to inspire and nurture is precious, including when governments are on protracted killing sprees.
US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel - the Largest Ever
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (IPS) - As one of America’s closest allies, Israel has remained heavily dependent on the US —politically, economically, and militarily—since its creation in 1948.
US arms supplies, mostly provided gratis, are channeled via US Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Military Assistance Program (MAP) and Excess Defense Articles (EDA).
The Carnage in Gaza: Here Are Steps to Rein In
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov 16 (IPS) - The head of the UN children’s agency said Wednesday she had witnessed “devastating” scenes on a visit to war-ravaged Gaza and urged Israel and Hamas to “stop this horror.” “What I saw and heard was devastating,” UNICEF’s executive director Catherine Russell wrote in a tweet linking to a press release on her visit.
The reason I wanted to speak to you was to outline something very specific about Gaza, of course, which is about the approach being taken and planned by the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies to provide aid to Gaza.
Deaths in the Israel-Hamas Conflict
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Nov 14 (IPS) - Tragically, the numbers of deaths of men, women and children in Israel and the Gaza Strip have surged to unprecedented levels following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
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