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Firstly, the bloc needs to act now, before a peace deal is negotiated, in order to lock in and protect accountability efforts in Ukraine. And this should include a swift establishment of the proposed Special International Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is the original crime that paved the way for all other international crimes committed in Ukraine. And unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, there’s no international tribunal that can prosecute the crime of aggression — which means an ad hoc tribunal does, indeed, need to be set up. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is the…
The signatory, a business owner who attended a roundtable with a Labour frontbencher ahead of the election, added: “You think you’ve met the people. They’ve looked you in the eye, and said they’re all for growth, these things are really important, and they’ve listened to you. Then the first thing that happens as soon as they come in is it’s the complete opposite.” Small business, big numbers Spying an opening, Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch has been using her weekly questions to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to highlight concerns about Labour’s “jobs tax.” Meanwhile, Reform MP Richard Tice — deputy to…
“Pushbacks at the Poland-Belarus border are generalized and systemic,” said Egala Advocacy Lead Aleksandra Gulińska. “We continuously come across people in the forest who have been forcibly returned to Belarus by Polish authorities.” Despite such allegations, the European Commission in December allocated €52 million to bolster surveillance and infrastructure along Poland’s eastern border. In announcing the decision, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen noted that Poland and other border states are on the front lines of “hybrid threats” emanating from Belarus and Russia. Belarus has played a central role in steering migrants toward the European Union, allegedly to destabilize the…
The Israeli military said they fired towards Hamas targets. The strikes come as ceasefire agreement is in limbo. At least 50 Palestinians were killed, including several children, and more than 100 injured after Israel launched extensive airstrikes in Gaza early on Tuesday, Palestinian medics reported. Early Tuesday morning, Israel’s Prime Minister’s office said it instructed the army to strike Hamas across the Gaza strip.The statement said it was because Hamas repeatedly refused to release hostages and its rejection of the offers it received from US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and mediators. Israel promised to use ‘increasing military force’.Hamas condemned the…
A partir de 2019, les enjeux ont pris de l’ampleur. L’entreprise a tenté de repousser les pressions visant à réduire la dépendance des pays occidentaux à l’égard de son équipement 5G pour des raisons de sécurité et d’espionnage. L’entreprise a tenté de repousser les pressions visant à réduire la dépendance des pays occidentaux à l’égard de son équipement 5G pour des raisons de sécurité et d’espionnage. Nicolas Guyonnet et Hans Lucas/Getty Images Pour traverser cette tempête géopolitique, la société a offert des salaires à six chiffres à d’anciens journalistes et responsables politiques occidentaux ayant des liens directs avec des lieux…
In a lightning revolution late last year, Syrian rebels — led by former al-Qaeda commander Ahmed al-Sharaa — overthrew Bashar Assad’s decades-long dictatorship, ushering in a fragile new system of governance in a country wracked by religious and ethnic rivalries. In recent days, gunmen from the Alawite Islamic minority, affiliated with Assad, targeted Syrian security personnel, sparking retaliatory and extrajudicial killings by forces allied with al-Sharaa’s new government. Thousands of Alawites have since fled, including to neighboring Lebanon, while hundreds of Alawite civilians have also been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Kallas insisted the bloc needed…
The peace talks being held in Geneva aim for reunification, but expectations in the short term are low. Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders met in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday to discuss the possibility of reopening negotiations to discuss the reunification of the Mediterranean island once again.Representatives from Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom, and the EU will also be present, however chances of a breakthrough are slim. Supporters of the summit valued the mere convening of the meeting, but acknowledged that expectations are very low.According to Turkish diplomatic sources, the meeting will discuss Cyprus’ view on the issue and is…
The virus isn’t stopping at poultry barns. H5N1 has also surfaced in wild and domestic mammals, including zoo animals, pets and dairy cattle. While human infections remain rare, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have identified genetic markers that could increase the virus’s ability to adapt to mammals — including humans. However, there is no confirmed evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission. FAO officials are urging governments to ramp up surveillance, strengthen biosecurity and bolster outbreak response. “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link,” FAO Deputy Director-General Beth…
Saakashvili was found guilty of illegal border crossing and given a second prison sentence of four and a half years on Monday, in addition to his existing sentence on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement. A Georgian court sentenced former President Mikheil Saakashvili to another prison term on Monday, extending his imprisonment time to 12 and a half years.Saakashvili, who served as Georgia’s president from 2004-2013, had previously been sentenced on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement that he and his defence have rejected as politically motivated.Judge Badri Kochlamazashvili sentenced the 57-year-old ex-president to an extra four years…