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Japan to hold state funeral in spring for assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
The Government of Japan announced Thursday that it will hold a state funeral in the spring for the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to remember the former leader’s “great successes” during his years “serving the country.” Abe’s state funeral will be the second to be held in Japan since World War II after…
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ICC chief prosecutor calls on international community to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Thursday urged the international community to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine at the start of a conference in the Dutch city of The Hague. Khan has claimed that “legality should not play a secondary role” in dealing with the war conflict. “It should…
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Biden defends the importance of Israel being “fully integrated in the region”.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, defended Thursday the importance of Israel “being fully integrated in the region”, after a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, who is also Foreign Minister, in the framework of an official visit to the country that began during the day on Wednesday. “We have had…
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ICC chief prosecutor calls on international community to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Thursday urged the international community to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine at the start of a conference in the Dutch city of The Hague. Khan has claimed that “legality should not play a secondary role” in dealing with the war conflict. “It should…
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Biden defends the importance of Israel being “fully integrated in the region”.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, defended Thursday the importance of Israel “being fully integrated in the region”, after a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, who is also Foreign Minister, in the framework of an official visit to the country that began during the day on Wednesday. “We have had…
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ICC chief prosecutor calls on international community to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Thursday urged the international community to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine at the start of a conference in the Dutch city of The Hague. Khan has claimed that “legality should not play a secondary role” in dealing with the war conflict. “It should…
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Sudan ‘troika’ and EU call for “inclusive dialogue” to form transitional civilian government
The members of the ‘troika’ for Sudan and the European Union (EU) have called on “all political actors” to initiate an “inclusive dialogue” for the formation of a civilian government to complete the transition process in Sudan. The signatories–the United States, the United Kingdom and Norway, as well as the EU–said that “this process must…
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Sudan ‘troika’ and EU call for “inclusive dialogue” to form transitional civilian government
The members of the ‘troika’ for Sudan and the European Union (EU) have called on “all political actors” to initiate an “inclusive dialogue” for the formation of a civilian government to complete the transition process in Sudan. The signatories–the United States, the United Kingdom and Norway, as well as the EU–said that “this process must…
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Mexico repatriates the first eight bodies of Mexican migrants killed in a trailer in Texas, U.S.
The Government of Mexico has begun on Wednesday the repatriation of the first eight bodies of the total of 25 Mexican migrants killed inside a trailer in San Antonio, Texas. “Landed at the Toluca International Airport the first of at least three flights with the remains of those who unfortunately lost their lives last June…
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UN warns that gang conflict in Haiti leaves 1.5 million people without basic services
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned Wednesday that 1.5 million Haitians have no access to basic services as a result of gang fighting in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. “1.5 million children, women and men trapped by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti are denied basic services and freedom of movement. Immediate…