Argentina’s top criminal court attributes responsibility to Iran for the 1994 A.M.I.A. Jewish center attack in Buenos Aires, labeling it a “crime against humanity.” The ruling, released 11 April 2024, clears the path for victims to pursue justice. Judges asserted that Hezbollah militants orchestrated the bombing, as part of a
U.S. Navy Officer Ridge Alkonis killed two Japanese citizens—an 85-year-old woman and her 54-year-old son-in-law—in a car accident during a trip to Mount Fuji. When the story of Alkonis first broke on 29 May 2021, it did not garner much attention in Japan. However, on 13 January 2024, CNN anchor
The Philippines and Vietnam have agreed to enhance coastguard cooperation during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s visit to Hanoi. The two Southeast Asian countries have been going through conflicts of interest over bodies of the South China Sea. Such waterway is crucial for fishing and global trade, which China claims
Ukraine rebuffed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate an end to the war with Russia more than two years into its invasion. In the interview with Swiss broadcaster RTS, the 87-year-old Catholic leader raised the prospect of surrender. While Francis has raised the need for talks in the past, the recent
Russia criticized U.S. lawmakers’ backing of $60.84 billion aid to Ukraine, accusing Washington of escalating a hybrid war akin to the Vietnam or Afghanistan conflicts. President Putin’s 2022 invasion sparked the worst Russia-West tensions since the Cuban Missile Crisis. The U.S. House passed a $95 billion bill for Ukraine, Israel,
Volodymyr Zelensky states that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian President says he will not pinpoint the exact number of wounded as that may benefit Russian military planning. It is seldom that Ukraine provides a military death toll. In this case, the official statement
Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to prison breaks. In response to recent events, the government has imposed a curfew throughout the West Territory for a renewable period of seventy-two hours. The curfew will apply “Between six
Indian investigators conducted raids on the residence of former bureaucrat Harsh Mander and the Centre for Equity Studies (CES) in New Delhi. These raids are based on allegations of financial irregularities under the Foreign Contribution Act. Opposition leaders and activists perceive Mander’s foreign contributions as attempts to establish one-party rule.
At the United Nation’s highest court, Israel defended itself against accusations of committing genocide against Palestinians. Previously, Israel has boycotted international tribunals and U.N. investigations by claiming they are unfair and biased. However, Israeli leaders have now taken a further step by sending a high-level legal team. Israeli Prime Minister
