(2024-05-23). Biden and Congress are destroying International Law for Israel. mondoweiss.net 
The current American threats to sanction the ICC could spell the death of International Law. Whatever little hope people had for a just international system will disappear.
(2024-05-23). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 230: Israel lashes out at West Bank in wake of ICC request. mondoweiss.net 
Airstrikes continue across the Gaza Strip as the Israeli ground invasion continues in Jabalia and Rafah, displacing thousands. Meanwhile, the Israeli army launched a wide-ranging invasion of Jenin refugee camp, killing 12 people.
(2024-05-23). Block the Boat: End maritime arms transfer to Israel. bdsmovement.net By: | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2024-05-23). Western Arms Supplies To Ukraine Prevent Peaceful Solutions. popularresistance.org As a journalist, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, and a member of the Black Alliance for Peace and of the United National Antiwar Coalition, and as a citizen of the United States, the nation which has taken a lead role in continuing this crisis, I am very eager to speak to this issue. As of now, the U.S. government has allocated nearly $175 billion for the Ukrainian war effort and to support the workings of Ukraine's civilian government. | For the last two years we have seen a terrible war which would end if this country and others would stop providing arms and instead seek peace. There were opportunities…
(2024-05-23). Hamas Denounces ICC Decision On Warrants Against Its Leaders. popularresistance.org The Public Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court issued arrest and detention warrants against a number of leaders of the Zionist occupation. | The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) followed up on the arrest and detention warrants issued today by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court against only two war criminals of the Zionist entity. They are "Benjamin Netanyahu" and "Yoav Gallant," who were proven to be involved in committing the crime of genocide, aggression and crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people. | The arrest and detention warrants against the aforementioned occupa…
(2024-05-23). Iran's President Raisi Joined BRICS, Pushed For Multipolar World. popularresistance.org Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19, left behind a legacy of working to build a more multipolar world. | Under Raisi, Iran joined BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Global South-led institutions that he noted could challenge US unilateralism and hegemony. | The late Iranian leader advocated a "Look East" strategy, strengthening relations with China, Russia, and other countries in Asia. | Raisi represented a more nationalist wing of the political class in Tehran, which sees the futility of trying to win Western approval, and instead recognizes that Iran's politica…
(2024-05-23). The Billionaires And Establishment Officials Unleashing Violence. popularresistance.org It has been weeks since the brutal state repression and right-wing violence unleashed against some of the most prominent Gaza Solidarity Encampments, including the encampments at the University of California — Los Angeles and Columbia University. | Since then, independent reporting has uncovered disturbing links between extreme-right counterprotesters and billionaire donors, as well as collusion between city officials and police conducting violent repression. At UCLA, Zionist counterprotesters conducted several rounds of attacks against the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Student organizers reported counterprot…
(2024-05-23). Ecuador awaits ICJ ruling on Mexican Embassy assault. plenglish.com Quito, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is awaiting the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s ruling on the measures requested by Mexico following the assault on its Embassy in Quito.
(2024-05-23). ICJ Not To Issue Provisional Measures Against Ecuador. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not grant the precautionary measures requested by Mexico against Ecuador in response to the assault on its embassy in Quito. | RELATED: | Previously, the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador requested the Court to indicate provisional measures pending a final decision in the lawsuit that Mexico filed against Ecuador for disrespect for its em…
(2024-05-23). A Misplaced Purity: Democracies and Crimes Against International Law. dissidentvoice.org The application for arrest warrants by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan in the Israel-Hamas War gives us a chance to revisit a recurring theme in the commission of crimes in international humanitarian law. Certain states, so this logic goes, either commit no crimes, or, if they do, have good reasons …
(2024-05-23). US-Europe Divisions Deepen Over Palestinian Statehood Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Norway, Ireland and Spain decided to recognize Palestine as a state, marking a significant shift in European policy more than seven months into the current Israeli offensive against Gaza. | RELATED: | However, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan dismissed the three nations' move as "unilateral recognition", asserting that President Joe Biden believes the two-state solution should be achieved "through direct n…
(2024-05-23). UK complaint alleges politicians' complicity in Israeli 'war crimes'. aljazeera.com UK police say they are assessing the claims made by International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
(2024-05-23). The Rages of Equivalence: The ICC Prosecutor, Israel and Hamas. counterpunch.org 
The legal world was abuzz. The diplomatic channels of various countries raged and fizzed. It had been rumoured that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his cabinet colleagues, had been bracing themselves for a stinging intervention from the International Criminal Court, a body they give no credence or respect to. Then came the words from the Prosecutor of
(2024-05-23). Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions on ICC. hrw.org Click to expand Image | International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024. | © 2024 Peter Dejong/AP Photo | (Washington, DC) — US President Joe Biden should oppose threats and calls for punitive actions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), 121 human rights and civil society groups said today in a letter to President Biden. On May 20, 2024, the court's prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas and two senior Israeli officials. Some members of the US Congress have threatened to retaliate against the ICC, including by imposing sa…
(2024-05-23). Friday 5/31: Native American Right to Vote: 100 Years of the Indian Citizenship Act series webinar #4. indybay.org Online via Zoom from May 28 — May 31…
(2024-05-23). Wednesday 5/29: Native American Right to Vote: 100 Years of the Indian Citizenship Act series webinar #2. indybay.org Online via Zoom from May 28 — May 31…
(2024-05-23). Tuesday 5/28: Native American Right to Vote: 100 Years of the Indian Citizenship Act series webinar #1. indybay.org Online via Zoom from May 28 — May 31…
(2024-05-23). Thursday 5/30: Native American Right to Vote: 100 Years of the Indian Citizenship Act series webinar #3. indybay.org Online via Zoom from May 28 — May 31…
(2024-05-23). The ICC is Doing Its Job. counterpunch.org 
The ICC is doing its job. It's doing what it is supposed to do. We cannot only apply international law when it is convenient. And the independent panel of international legal experts the ICC appointed to help with this case unanimously — unanimously — agreed with the charges.
(2024-05-23). National Endowment For Democracy continues to weaponize human rights. mronline.org The latest example is its pressing for release of John McCain pallbearer from Siberian jail while it ignores a socialist arrested by the Ukrainian intelligence services and another socialist who was murdered.
(2024-05-23). At Mercy Of Cartels, Thousands Of Mexicans Seek Refuge In US. latintimes.com Last year, nearly a third of migrants intercepted at the southern US border were Mexican — around 740,000 — more than from Venezuela, Guatemala or Honduras, according to the International Organization for Migration.
(2024-05-23). Argentine Economic Activity Plunges Amid Austerity Drive. latintimes.com The national statistics agency, INDEC, said that economic activity had slowed 8.4 percent year-on-year in March — the biggest such interannual change since the Covid pandemic.
(2024-05-23). Cuba's first medical collaboration in the world is recalled. plenglish.com In his profile on the social network X, the Cuban Foreign Minister highlighted these six decades, in which those specialists performed 16,534,286 surgeries and offered 2 billion 242 million consultations in 165 countries. | Our health personnel are an example of solidarity and dedication to saving lives, Rodriguez said in his message. | The Caribbean nation's Minister of Health, José àÅngel Portal, also recalled that since that first international mission in Algeria, more than 600,000 health workers have provided their services in all latitudes with sensitivity, heroism, dedication and professionalism. | M…
(2024-05-23). PPFA Demands Punishment for Suspected Bangladeshis Involved in Bodo Girls' Rape, Youth's Murder. pressenza.com Guwahati: Expressing shock and dismay over the horrible Dudhnoi incident, where two teenage girls were gang-raped and a youth was killed by a group of hooligans, a nationalist forum in northeast India demands a stringent punishment for those criminals. Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) also urges Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also holds the State home portfolio, to take personal interest in delivering justice to the victims families as early as possible. The forum also appreciates conscious organizations namely All Bodo Students' Union, All Rabha Students' Union, Sutradhar Students' Union, Bar…
(2024-05-23). PPFA Demands Punishment for Suspected Bangladeshis Involved in Bodo Girls' Rape, Youth's Murder. pressenza.com Guwahati: Expressing shock and dismay over the horrible Dudhnoi incident, where two teenage girls were gang-raped and a youth was killed by a group of hooligans, a nationalist forum in northeast India demands a stringent punishment for those criminals. Patriotic People's Front Assam (PPFA) also urges Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also holds the State home portfolio, to take personal interest in delivering justice to the victims families as early as possible. The forum also appreciates conscious organizations namely All Bodo Students' Union, All Rabha Students' Union, Sutradhar Students' Union, Bar…
(2024-05-23). Ecuador: UN Calls for Women's Ministry to Be Maintained. telesurenglish.net The international body recalled that the South American nation, as part of General Recommendation No. 28 of 2010 of the Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, should ensure the existence of strong and specialized bodies. | Arianna Tanca, Minister of Women and Human Rights, May 2024…
(2024-05-23). Saudi Arabia expands the territorial map to combat desertification. tvbrics.com 
The National Center evaluates the condition of the lands…
(2024-05-23). Against the backdrop of emerging markets, India is projected to remain fastest growing major economy in world. tvbrics.com 
India's growth in 2025 is projected at 6.6 per cent, China's at 4.9 per cent and Brazil's at 1.9 per cent…
(2024-05-23). What Türkiye should learn from the helicopter crash in Iran. uwidata.com Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, along with other officials, passed away in the helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on 19th May. UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinàßek shared his evaluation on the incident in a broader regional and international perspective. Could you give your overall view on the helicopter …
(2024-05-23). Sri Lankan court takes case of violent assault on SEP members. wsws.org The attack on Wasantha is politically calculated to intimidate him and stop discussion on the SEP's fight for workers' independent action committees.
(2024-05-23). Second pro-insurrectionist flag revealed to have flown on property owned by Justice Samuel Alito following Trump coup. wsws.org One week after the New York Times revealed that an upside-down American flag was flown outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Alito, the paper disclosed that a Christian nationalist "An Appeal to Heaven" flag, carried by pro-Trump fanatics during the January 6 attack, was also flown at Alito's vacation house in New Jersey last year.
(2024-05-23). Universal Ballot Template widens access to democracy. sanews.gov.za Universal Ballot Template widens access to democracy | The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the Universal Ballot Template, a voting aid designed to empower persons with disabilities and special needs, will help this section of the population to exercise their democratic right independently and with the utmost secrecy. | This, according to the Commission, was developed in collaboration with the South African National Council for the Blind. | Speaking at the launch of the National Result Operation Centre (ROC) in Midrand on Wednesday, the Electoral Commission Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, said on 27 and 28 M…
(2024-05-23). Vials of blood addressed to Donald Trump prompt evacuation of Republican National Committee headquarters. scmp.com Hazardous-materials teams were called in after the vials were discovered, though it is not clear if anyone came into contact with the blood or why it was sent.
(2024-05-23). "Mamata Banerjee's govt was taking forward appeasement unconstitutionally: JP Nadda after Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC certificates. devdiscourse.com Tearing into the ruling TMC in West Bengal after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all OBC certificates issued in the state after 2010, BJP President JP Nadda on Thursday said that the court's judgement shows how CM Mamata Banerjee-led government was taking forward appeasement unconstitutionally. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised this issue during the election campaigns and that the leaders of the INDI alliance are shredding the constitution.
(2024-05-23). Sri Lanka: Crackdown Over Civil War Anniversary. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A Tamil woman cries for her deceased family members during a civil war remembrance in Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka, May 17, 2024. | © 2024 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo | (Geneva) — Sri Lankan authorities have threatened and detained Tamils commemorating those who died or went missing in the country's civil war, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 17, 2024, the United Nations human rights office issued a report calling for international prosecutions and other accountability measures to address the thousands of unresolved cases of enforced disappearances in the war, which ended on…
(2024-05-23). Argentina: Reconsider Supreme Court Nominations. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Argentina's Supreme Court members Ricardo Lorenzetti, Juan Carlos Maqueda, Carlos Rosenkrantz and Horacio Rosatti attend the opening session of the 142nd legislative term, at the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1, 2024. | © 2024 Reuters/Agustin Marcarian…
(2024-05-23). Zambia: Opposition Figure Sentenced for 'Defaming President'. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Government photo of Raphael Nakacinda, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for "defaming the president." | Credit: National Assembly of Zambia | (Johannesburg) — The conviction and sentencing of a leading opposition member to 18 months in prison with hard labor will have a broad chilling effect on the right to freedom of expression in Zambia, Human Rights Watch said today.Raphael Nakacinda, secretary general of the main opposition party, Patriotic Front, was sentenced on May 17, 2024, for his 2021 remarks "defaming the president," a criminal offense that the president abolish…
(2024-05-23). Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd Secures Rs 4,900 Crore Infrastructure Projects in Maharashtra. devdiscourse.com Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd on Thursday said it has bagged two infrastructure projects worth Rs 4,900 crore from Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
(2024-05-23). Chinese, international scientists release report on growing risk of glacial lake outburst floods. ecns.cn A new joint study conducted by researchers from China, the UK, Canada, Switzerland and Germany has found that the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) is increasing due to global warming.
(2024-05-23). Turkey: Galatasaray Square must be open to Saturday Mothers/People. fidh.org International human rights organisations, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, stand in solidarity with the Saturday Mothers/People. Since May 1995, they have been protesting for truth and justice for their forcibly disappeared loved ones. As they approach their 1,000th weekly vigil on May 25, 2024, the Saturday Mothers/People are Türkiye's longest-standing peaceful protest. Despite facing severe repression, the group (…) | – |
(2024-05-23). Aceng launches scale up of minimally invasive surgeries at Mulago hospital. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has launched the scale-up of Minimally Invasive Surgeries and state-of-the-art endoscopy center at Mulago National Referral Hospital. The centre located on the second flow of the hospital was set up with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA). Speaking at the commissioning of the …
(2024-05-23). Tragic Electrocution Incident in Thane: Woman Dies While Drawing Water. devdiscourse.com A 41-year-old woman has died of electrocution while drawing water from a tank in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.
(2024-05-23). Modi and BJP See Colossal Surge of Kashmiri Counter-Votes. fairobserver.com 
[The authors have changed some names to protect the identities of the persons involved. Photographs are for illustration and do not necessarily represent the individuals interviewed.] We are in the midst of India's parliamentary elections, which will determine who has power in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament. I had the opportunity…
(2024-05-23). China's first overseas nuclear power unit gains acceptance in Pakistan. ecns.cn The K2 unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, which use Hualong One, China's third-generation nuclear power technology obtained an acceptance certificate in Pakistan, its operator, China National Nuclear Corp announced on Monday.
(2024-05-23). Chinese-built Uganda road transforms lives, boosts economy. independent.co.ug 
MASINDI, Uganda | Xinhua | For 83-year-old Yosam Kagolo, travelling on the newly paved road to nearby towns is more than just a convenience. It is a symbol of progress and opportunity. Kagolo, a seasoned trader in the Ngwedo trading center of Buliisa district in rural midwestern Uganda, vividly remembers the challenges before the Chinese …
(2024-05-23). Gen Z Gets Real with Money: Max Life & Yuvaa's Financial Literacy Initiative. devdiscourse.com Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. ("Max Life" / "Company") today announced a pioneering partnership with Yuvaa, India's first youth-driven content platform, to launch a multi-part video series focused on India's financial empowerment, with a primary focus on Gen Z. This strategic collaboration seeks to address the financial empowerment needs of differentiated cohorts within the Gen Z segment, including women, as well as the often overlooked segments, such as the LGBTQIA+ community.
(2024-05-23). Pioneer buses removed from Namboole ahead of World Cup Qualifiers. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All Pioneer buses that had occupied part of the Mandela National Stadium grounds in Namboole have been removed in preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifying games. Uganda Cranes was recently cleared to use the stadium to host their qualifying matches against Botswana and Algeria next month, and efforts are …
(2024-05-23). China's installed power generation capacities surge. ecns.cn China's installed power generation capacity surged 14.1 percent year-on-year to 3.01 billion kilowatts by the end of April, according to the latest figures released by the National Energy Administration on Thursday.
(2024-05-23). What happens in a UK general election? scmp.com Britain will hold a national election on July 4 which opinion polls indicate will end 14 years of Conservative Party-led government. Here's what you need to know.
(2024-05-23). On EU's 'Day Against Impunity,' Stand for Equal Justice. hrw.org Click to expand Image | European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. | © 2020 Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP | Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell showed what a principled commitment to justice looks like, on May 7, when he pushed back against threats aimed at undermining the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Palestine investigation. "If we respect the ICC, it has to be in any case, on any occasion, with respect to anyone," he said. On May 23, the EU marks its ninth Day Against Impunity, shortly after the ICC prosecutor's application for arrest warrants for grave int…
(2024-05-23). Georgia: Last chance to stop Russian-style crackdown on civil society. fidh.org International human rights organisations, civil society groups, and election observers are urging European and national leaders to promptly address the Georgian government's attempt to crackdown on civil society as the country approaches its General Elections in October.
Since April 15th Georgians have been rallying in protest against the proposed "Transparency of Foreign Influence" law, which bears striking resemblance to the Russian so called "Foreign Agent Law". This law threatens to (…) | – |
(2024-05-23). Police Blocks Bobi Wine Meeting in Kamuli. plusnews.ug 
The Police in Busoga North has blocked a consultative meeting by National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi in Kamuli district. Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine was slated to hold a meeting on Wednesday at Kananage Primary School, in Northern Division, Kamuli municipality, however, police deployed heavily at the grounds. Police have also mounted roadblocks along …
(2024-05-23). Pioneer Buses Removed from Namboole Ahead of World Cup Qualifiers. plusnews.ug 
All Pioneer buses that had occupied part of the Mandela National Stadium grounds in Namboole have been removed in preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifying games. Uganda Cranes was recently cleared to use the stadium to host their qualifying matches against Botswana and Algeria next month, and efforts are underway to ensure the …
(2024-05-23). How do you find a bride? The new struggle in crisis-hit rural India. aljazeera.com As climate change, low earnings and high debts batter them, young male farmers can't find women willing to marry them.
(2024-05-23). Putin's visit to China brings new cold war — and nuclear threat — ever closer. scmp.com This month's high-level diplomatic visits offer a glimpse into how world powers are repositioning themselves for the sake of national interests. No matter how intense geopolitical competition might get, great powers must not cross red lines into nuclear confrontation — tactical or otherwise.
(2024-05-23). Roadway Solutions India Infra Secures Major Infrastructure Projects Worth Rs 4,900 Crore. devdiscourse.com Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd on Thursday said it has bagged two infrastructure projects worth Rs 4,900 crore from Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
(2024-05-23). Chongqing promotes friendship through global cuisine. ecns.cn People taste food and purchase goods at the International Friendship Cities Food Court in Chongqing Tiandi, in the city's Yuzhong district, on Wednesday.Chongqing opened China's first international friendship city-themed food court in Chongqing Tiandi, in the city's Yuzhong district, on Wednesday, hoping to enhance the understanding of its friendship cities through cuisine.
(2024-05-23). South Korea unveils record $19bn package to support chip industry. aljazeera.com South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says semiconductors are 'a field of national all-out war'.
(2024-05-23). Taiwan: Joint open letter to President Lai Ching-te. fidh.org On the day Lai Ching-te is sworn in as Taiwan's President, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organizations in Taiwan, Covenants Watch and Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), sent him a letter to outline 12 human rights priorities for his presidency. Read the letter below.
Honourable President Lai Ching-te Office of the President No. 122, Section 1, Chongqing South Road Zhongzheng District Taipei City 10048, Taiwan
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(2024-05-23). Most beautiful wetland in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. ecns.cn The Hengshui Lake in Hebei is a national nature reserve with the largest single water surface on the North China Plain, and with a complete wetland ecosystem of swamps, waters, mudflats, meadows and woodlands.
(2024-05-23). Indian election casts spotlight on Modi lookalikes. aljazeera.com Modi lookalikes have become local celebrities as India's 43-day-long election is set to conclude on June 1.
(2024-05-23). NUP Claims Journalists Pushing Assault Narrative Are Politically Motivated. plusnews.ug 
In a statement released on Thursday, the National Unity Platform (NUP) concluded, after thorough investigations, that journalists accusing their security team of assault are backed by political actors working against the party. On Saturday, May 18, journalists including Namusaazi Zainab and Margaret Kayondo alleged they were intentionally beaten by bodyguards of NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi …
(2024-05-23). QCIL records 68% growth in net profit to Shs32 billion. independent.co.ug 
This is the company's first full-year financial results following the exit of Indian drug manufacturer, Cipla, six months ago, to concentrate in developed markets in Europe and Asia Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Quality Chemical Industries Limited (QCIL) has reported a 68% growth in net profit to Shs32 billion for the year ended March 31, 2024, driven by enhanced manufacturing …
(2024-05-23). How Europe is arming murderous Middle East regimes. fidh.org
(2024-05-23). Czech court okays extradition of Nikhil Gupta to US over alleged assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic has approved the extradition of Nikhil Gupta to the United States, where he faces charges related to an alleged plot to assassinate a US-ba | Czech court okays extradition of Nikhil Gupta to US over alleged assassination plot of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun…
(2024-05-23). Tamils call for permanent settlement, express solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-05-23). Saudi Arabia: Call for lifting the arbitrary travel ban imposed on women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul and her family. fidh.org
(2024-05-23). When Mr. Mitsotakis criminalizes, threatens and represses students who defend international legality! cadtm.org
(2024-05-23). Towards the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting. cadtm.org
(2024-05-23). ICJP files Gaza war crimes complaint against British officials. newarab.com 
A leading UK legal centre that advocates for the rights of Palestinians has issued a formal complaint accusing a number of British government officials of complicity in facilitating war crimes in The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has The latest entry f…
(2024-05-23). Can Karim Khan and the ICC survive the West's double standards. newarab.com 
Karim Khan's They signal an end to decades of entrenched Israeli exceptionalism and impunity on the world stage, where Israel's powerful Western allies have disabled any attempt to hold Tel Aviv to the same legal and political standard as other states. | Israeli exceptionalism has paralysed international mechanisms, including the United Nations Security Council, and maintained that the destiny of the Palestinians is beyond reach. | Now, wi…
(2024-05-23). ICC arrest warrants put Israel's Western allies at a crossroads. newarab.com 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) made a historic step this week as chief prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC sought Beyond adding further political pressure on Israel over its
(2024-05-23). Pro-Palestine groups file Booking.com 'war crimes' complaint. newarab.com 
Several pro-Palestinian international rights groups have filed a criminal complaint to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service connecting the hotel reservation site Booking.com to The complaint concerns Booking.com's alleged involvement in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and is based on research purporting to show how it profits from facilitating the rental of holiday homes built on land belonging to Palestinians. | T…
(2024-05-23). Nicki Minaj Festival sparks boycotts in Morocco amid Gaza war. newarab.com 
In Rabat is set to host the first edition of the international festival Mawazine late in June, which is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic. | The music festival, orga…
(2024-05-23). Death of Iran's Raisi has delayed talks with IAEA, Grossi says. newarab.com 
The deaths of "They are in a mourning period which I need to respect," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Grossi said in Helsi…
(2024-05-23). ICC seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. presstv.ir The International Criminal Court is currently seeking arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes., amid calls to probe UK officials for Gaza genocide complicity.
(2024-05-23). London-based pro-Palestine group holds UK ministers complicit in crimes of Israel. presstv.ir The International Center of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has submitted a criminal complaint against senior British politicians.
(2024-05-23). Press TV website, social media win awards at 2nd Sobh International Media Festival. presstv.ir Press TV has won the 'Best Website' award as well as 'Best Social Media' and 'Best Motion Graphic' awards at the annual IRIB World Service news awards dubbed "Sobh Media Festival."
(2024-05-23). Press TV website, social media win awards at 2nd Sobh International Media Festival. presstv.ir Press TV has won the 'Best Website' award as well as 'Best Social Media' and 'Best Motion Graphic' awards at the annual IRIB World Service news awards dubbed "Sobh Media Festival."
(2024-05-23). In Srinagar, people mourn martyrdom of Iran's President Raeisi. presstv.ir People took to the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir region, on Monday night.
(2024-05-23). In Srinagar, people mourn martyrdom of Iran's President Raeisi. presstv.ir People took to the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir region, on Monday night.
(2024-05-23). 'They Can Get Pregnant…': Inside IDF Base, How Hamas Took Women Soldiers – Hostages' Kin Show Video. hindustantimes.com The Hostages and Families forum released a three-minute-long clip showing five female IDF soldiers in Hamas' captivity. The footage is from Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel's Nahal Oz military base. The footage showed the young women, all of them stunned and some bloodied, being bound and bundled into a jeep. It also showed women soldiers lined up against a wall with their hands tied. Meanwhile, Hamas, in a statement on May 22, accused Israel of promoting "fabricated narratives."
(2024-05-22). Bangladesh declares May 23 as mourning day for Iran president's martyrdom. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Bangladesh has announced Thursday (May 23) as a day of mourning for martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Bangladesh did so after the same measure was taken by a number of other countries, including Pakistan and India, to announce days of mourning for the deaths of President Raisi and his entourage, including Foreign …
Hezbollah launches drones at Israel following Thursday assassination | Israel is expected to present its defence over new hearings ordered by the International Court of Justice | | Smoke rising above the northern Israeli town of Metula following an attack from Lebanon amid cross-border fighting betwe…
Portland, Oregon Postal workers, retirees, union officials and community supporters rallied outside the East Portland post office on May 9 demanding an end to recent mail delays and job cuts. Many demonstrators wore red T-shirts saying "Dump DeJoy and his 10-year plan." Portland, Oregon, was where one of many "We . . . | 
This statement was issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and Wounded on May 11, 2024. The international institutions, especially the Red Cross, are completely complicit in these heinous crimes. What has been revealed about secret detention centers where brutal practices are committed . . . | 
I had a palpable sense of nerves approaching the day I was to travel to Perugia for the International Journalism Festival. I was invited by Kathleen McClellan and Jesselyn Radack of WHISPeR who were invited to present on the impact of leak prosecutions on the free press. I was certainly honored to be asked, but those emotions of 
India maintains its position as the fastest growing major economy in the world…
"Judge Judy" Sheindlin sued Accelerate360 Media, the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly, for a story ran in both publications falsely claiming that she was helping the Menendez brothers secure a retrial for their 1989 murder conviction. What do you think? 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has encouraged farmers in the Acholi Sub-region to tap into the vegetable oil market as the country grapples to sustain edible oil production. The government is currently implementing the National Oil Seeds Project, a seven-year initiative rolled out in 2021 …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday passed a Sh72.130 trillion national budget, up from an earlier proposed total of Sh58 trillion. This is a Sh20 trillion increment from the last financial year budget of Sh52 trillion. Parliament Watch @pwatchug indicates that, payment of Uganda's public debt commands the lion's share, accounting for over Sh34.017 …
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has encouraged farmers in the Acholi Sub-region to tap into the vegetable oil market as the country grapples to sustain edible oil production. The government is currently implementing the National Oil Seeds Project, a seven-year initiative rolled out in 2021 that aims to support smallholder farmers …
This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | There is a peculiar trend in the western left. It goes by many names, by many different modes of expression, but it remains the same essential thought: Anti-work. Whatever one wishes…
The weaponisation of the US dollar has prompted 'de-risking' efforts across the Global South, a development that may lay the foundation for an eventual BRICS currency.
The International Court of Justice ( The proceedings are set to begin at 3pm on Thursday with an oral argument given by 
As Palestinians in On Wednesday, the State Department held a news briefing to share details and answer questions about the new sea corridor that aims to facilitate international food aid to Palestinians. | "Humanitarian cond…
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via "Today at approximately 9 a.m. (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding that no US troops went ashore. | "This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a mari…
Greek police have arrested a Turkish national, the suspected leader of a criminal group wanted by Ankara for a range of crimes including manslaughter, Greek police and intelligence sources said on Wednesday. | Police acted on an international warrant and arrested the 29-year old man on Friday last week following an initial tipoff by the Turkish intelligence service. | The man was named…
He emphasised that any post-war plans in "Hamas exists to stay," he said. "The movement [Hamas] will decide, along with all national factions and the administration of the Gaza Strip after the war." | During his speech, Haniyeh blamed <...
Israel's war minister declares opposition to Israeli military control of Gaza as Netanyahu insists on continuing the war. Meanwhile, the Israeli army killed five Palestinians in the West Bank, including a student on Nakba day.
Arab League will call for 'UN peacekeeping force' in Palestinian territories, reports say | Expected statement comes as international post-war plans for Gaza remain disputed with questions over the role Arab states and Israel will play in the territory | | Bahraini and Arab League flags are displayed…
It truly is pushing the envelope of lunacy to assume that this latest revelation was revelatory. US weapons, the wonks in Washington find, are being used by the Israeli Defense Forces to kill their opponents, many of them Palestinians, and most of them civilians. These are detailed in a report ordered by the White House pursuant to National Security Memorandum 
In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never experienced. Caribbean islands are in a water crisis, and their governments have warned that water scarcity may become the 
The move will transform South Africa's health system and ensure universal health coverage…
The National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration predicts that China will produce more summer grains this year…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's top golfers will be eyeing an opportunity to compete at international level by shining at this week's Captain's Bell Tournament that climaxes on May 18 2024 at the Uganda Golf Club, Kitante. On top of several awards, including sh20m prize money for the professionals, top performers this weekend will be …
Police charged Prabir and NewsClick with colluding with foreign powers to sabotage India on the basis of a New York Times "hit piece" published in August 2023 which targeted several other anti-war organizations in the U.S. as well.
Representatives of Cuban LGBTI activism and friends from other countries joined the parade calling for "All rights for all people", organized by the National Center for Sex Education (Cenesex) as part of the Cuban Days against Homophobia and Transphobia, May 3-18.
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six children aged between two and 16 years have perished in a fire at Mulanda B, Kisubi parish, Kajjansi town council, in Wakiso district. The fire whose cause isn't yet established razed the house of Bakita Ayang, a South Sudanese national on Wednesday morning. Locals alerted Kisubi police station which …
The 6th International Ecosocialist Encounter (VI Encuentro Ecosocialista), drawing together representatives from more than 50 organisations in 15 countries, was held from May 10—11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Green Left's Ben Radford attended the event.
In a social media post, pro-Palestine legal rights group the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) announced that the organisation, alongside lawyer Alexander Gorski and the European Legal Support Centre, have successfully challenged the travel restriction. | The la…
Israeli forces encountered stiff resistance in Footage released by Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, purportedly showed intense battles in which Palestinian fighters targeted I…
White House national security adviser Additional details on his trip were not available. | The visit would come as the United States continues to press Israel…
The The staffer, a retired Indian Army officer named Waibhav…
Imraan Siddiqi, the son of Indian immigrants to the US, has been involved in civil rights most of his life — from seeing racial inequality in the South to…
An international investigation has uncovered mass money laundering in the The ' The investigation used data fro…
"No state should dictate pregnancy decisions and deny women and girls essential sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion, to which they are entitled under international law," said Amjad Yamin, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for MENA. | On Tuesday, 14 May, Amnesty, along with local…
Taking note of International Workers' Day, several Latin American news sources this year cited José Martí's 1886 essay "A Terrible Drama;" two of them republished it, here and here. There Martí reports on events in Chicago in 1886 and the fate of the so-called Haymarket Martyrs — seven labor journalists and agitators railroaded to prison and given death sentences. Another received a 15-year prison term. Martí, who 
While it may appear to be desirable that former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum win the presidential election to avoid the threat to international solidarity that a return of the right (this time under Xóchitl Gálvez, who was a member of Vicente Fox's cabinet) forebodes, Sheinbaum offers little for women, for the left, for the 
The total value of the properties owned by Indians is estimated to be $17 billion…
The Indian Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of author and journalist Prabir Purkayastha on Wednesday, May 15 terming his arrest by the Delhi Police in October last year illegal.
Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says | Western officials say Bahrain and other Arab Gulf states would participate in peacekeeping operation under a UN Security Council resolution | | Palestinians move past destroyed buildings along a street i…
KZN welcomes delegates to Africa's Travel Indaba | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has welcomed delegates participating in the Africa's Travel Indaba, which is currently underway at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in eThekwini. | Taking place from 13 – 16 May 2024, Africa's Travel Indaba is an iconic African leisure trade show, owned by South African Tourism, with the specific objective of creating market access for the country's vast array of African leisure tourism products. | Welcoming the delegates at the official opening of Africa's Travel Indaba on Tuesday, Dube-Ncube said…
The Colorado River Indian Tribes now have the ability to lease their water rights off-reservation, a move that could ease pressures on communities facing the effects of climate change through drought. The option may prove to be financially beneficial for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, also known as CRIT, but experts say the ability of the tribe to enter the water market is an outlier: For Indigenous Nations in the Southwest with a desire to sell their water, the process is so convoluted, it may take years before tribes, or non-tribal communities to see any financial benefit or much needed water. | This mont…
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear energy in the East African country amid increasing demand for power. Irene Batebe, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the government with support from IAEA …
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is in China for four days of talks. Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing has pledged more than $65 billion for road, rail and other infrastructure projects. | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. | 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineer, James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was sacked last year following an alleged corruption and abuse of office at the country's standards body. Nkamwesiga's appointment by Francis Mwebesa, the Ministry of …
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing, and ultimately eliminating, our reliance on …
The Norwegian government Tuesday proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid to Palestinians this year as humanitarian agencies warn of a Figures in the revised budget presented on Tuesday, show a roughly quadrupling of the 258 million kroner provided in the initial finance bill adopted last year. | "The urgent need of aid in Gaza is enormous after seven months of war," Norway's Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, said in a statement. | "The f…
The board of the international ice cream brand "Student-led protests against the Vietnam War and Apartheid South Africa, and now the campus protests in solidarity with Gaza, are all part of our rich history of free speech and non-violent protest that makes change and is essential to a stro…
A candidate largely funded by an The race drew national attention for its star power, with one of the top two candidates being Harry Dunn, a former Capitol police officer who was present during the 6 January 2021 attack, and with over US$4 million in 
A discussion of the origins of urbanization may provide some insight into the character of modern social problems by highlighting the long historical dynamic at work. It may not be out of place here to point out that anti‚Äëstates are well known in the modern world, above all in what the U.S. Federal Reserve Board classifies as eleven offshore banking centers. Five such enclaves are in the Caribbean: Panama, the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao), Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the British West Indies (Cayman Islands). Three enclaves—Hong Kong, Macao, and Singapore—were founded to conduct the C…
Kejriwal's government and his Aam Aadmi Party deny corruption allegations on Delhi chief minister…
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's 2024 National Housing and Population Census got off to a smooth start Friday, with 98-year-old Kwar Adhola Moses Stephen Owor taking part in the enumeration excercise. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS, the King of the Jopadhola has participated in every census held in the country since Independence. "We are grateful …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's industrialists, supported by financial institutions, have decided to lead efforts towards the establishment of an industrial bank. The proposed Uganda National Industrial Bank would serve to reduce the cost of Finance that the private sector persistently fronts as the major challenge to its growth. This is one of …
The keffiyeh started as a protective head and face covering, only for it to become a working-class Arab symbol against British colonialism in the 1930s. | Nearly 100 years later, it is now a transnational staple for those who yearn for Palestine's liberation. | More than eight months into the 
US Senators sent a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, threatening to impose sanctions and even invade the Hague if it issues arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration is also pressuring the ICC not to charge Israeli officials over their war crimes in Gaza. | US government officials have threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, telling its Prosecutor Karim Khan that if he issues arrest warrants against Israeli officials over their war crimes in Gaza, the US government could impose sanctions on him, other ICC personnel,…
Around the world over the past six months, many ordinary and horrified spectators of the Gaza catastrophe have been left wondering why the US acts as if handicapped in its efforts to rein in its client state Israel, even as North America's international standing dwindles abroad, while Biden loses popularity at home and elections loom. 
US Senators sent a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, threatening to impose sanctions and even invade the Hague if it issues arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration is also pressuring the ICC not to charge Israeli officials over their war crimes in Gaza.
May 4 marked the 54th anniversary of the killing of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard during a 1970 anti-war demonstration, part of countrywide protests after the U.S. expanded the Vietnam war with the bombing of Cambodia. Every year, activities on the KSU campus honor . . . | 
Millions of voters in India are casting their ballots in the third of seven phases in the country's mammoth general election. The election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP party against an alliance of more than two dozen opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress. Modi has recently come under fire from opponents for referring to Muslims in India as "infiltrators," but our guest, the award-winning Indian author and journalist Siddhartha Deb, points out that "the Hindu right, they've always been extreme," using "genocidal language&…
The National SDG Committee is responsible for a number of key tasks…
INDIANAPOLIS—It's bad enough that women and everyone who supports them are hearing stories in the current Trump trial about how he compared a porn star with whom he was about to have sex to his own daughter and how he assured the performer that his wife, Melania, was not an issue because they did not …
CPI(ML) Liberation — The first two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections have set the tone and direction of these elections. We the people of India must now take it forward to ensure a clear victory…
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero district have arrested an enumerator over the theft of a tablet ahead of a census exercise on Thursday. Uganda Bureau of Statistics has deployed 1532 enumerators and 192 supervisors in Luwero district for the National Population Census scheduled to start on Thursday, May 10, 2024. Each enumerator …
Multinationals are opening a new battle front to shape the development, use, and governance of artificial intelligence in Africa, as African countries rush to create their own AI policies. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Global technology giants including Microsoft, IBM, Huawei, Nvidia, and Google are lining up to tap into a multi-billion dollar opportunity …
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judges at the International Crimes Division of the High Court have fixed July 12 this year for delivering a verdict on former Lord's Resistance Army Commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni. The decision follows the closer of defence hearing of the former rebel commander on Wednesday before the ICD four …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's 2024 National Housing and Population Census kicks off in a few hours time, and starting midnight, roadblocks will be staged on highways where individuals in transit will be counted. They will categorized as the 'floating population'. Chris Mukiza, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS Executive Director said that with the support …
According to Haaretz, negotiations are ongoing with the unnamed company, which employs former elite US soldiers and specializes in securing strategic sites in Africa and the Middle East. | Israel and the US will help the firm if needed, the report added. | However, US officials have refused to confirm this. | US National Security Cou…
Israel has already defied international objections by sending in tanks and conducting "targeted raids" in the border city, where an estimated 1.4 million displaced Palestinian civilians. | Israel on Thur…
A video showing a violent attack on a Palestinian boy fleeing the Israeli war on Gaza by Egyptian soldiers has triggered outrage across Egypt. | In the video in question, several Egyptian army soldiers are seen beating up a teenage boy believed to have attempted to illegally cross into Egypt. | One Egyptian soldier told his colleagues as he attacked the boy: "Let me teach the kid a lesson." The dialect of the soldier in the video seemed to be Egyptian Arabic; but the timing or the exact location of the incident remains unclear. Neither is the identity or the nationality of the boy. | üö®&…
US President The State Department had been working for months on the review, which was set to determine whether Israel violated international humanitarian law since the war on Gaza started in October. | If it was found that Israel was indeed violating in…
Israel bombarded Rafah on Wednesday as the military said ground troops conducted "targeted raids" in the southern Gaza city's east, with negotiations to halt the seven-month war underway in Cairo. | Israel has defied international objections and sent tanks into Rafah, which is crowded with Palestinian civilians sheltering near the Egyptian border, seizing early on Tuesday a crossing that is the main conduit for aid into the besieged territory. | The White House condemned the interruption to humanitarian deliveries, with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin later confirming reports that Washington had paused a shi…
Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. | Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern city of Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt that is the main conduit for aid into the besieged Palestinian territory. | WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fuel that the UN health agency had expected to be allowed in on Wednesday had been blocked. | The Israeli authorities control the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. | "The clo…
British-Palestinian doctor and activist The prestigious university chose Abu Sittah for his efforts treating the wounded around the region over the last decade. | Joining Abu Sittah as recipients of the award are Indian author Arundhati Roy and American philanthropist Darren Charles Walker. | The honorees will be inducted into this year's Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters category at…
Even after Hamas accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal Monday, Israeli forces moved in with tanks to seize the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Israel says the ceasefire deal falls short of its demands, and Hamas has called for "international intervention." Former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy says the limited information and political maneuvering of all parties raises more questions than answers right now, but the core issue is whether all parties can maintain a sustained end to hostilities. "In addition to testing each other, the Hamas and Israeli parties are testing the United States of America…
Her Mantle So Green — Sinéad O'Connor The beast of ideology lifts the lid on transformation, by Alastair Crooke I am exhausted from Watching the West Self-destruct, by Paul Craig Roberts Patrick Lawrence: Of Journalists, Students & Power Israel/Gaza: The Masks Come Off in American Society, by Ron Unz MoA: Another Zionist Crime — The Psychopathic Destruction Of Rafah When The Unthinkable Becomes Everyday, by Roger Boyd Why the media have failed Gaza, by Jonathan Cook A Longstanding Thought, by Karl Sanchez Israel Violating US and International Law, Ex Officials Say, by C. Echols The…
Business in India continues to grow…
Congress is the only party that crossed 400 mark in India's history following Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984…
After voting's first phase, Modi's campaign focused more on firing up BJP's Hindu base by attacking rivals as pro-Muslim…
UK: NUS reaches 'substantial' settlement with former president Shaima Dallali | The UK's national student body conceded that holding pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist views are protected, and that Dallali was entitled to hold those beliefs | | Dallali has maintained she was targeted as a result of her…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed charges of aggravated defilement and child trafficking against jailed Bukwo District LC 5 Chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo. Presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, the court confirmed three charges against him and referred his case file to …
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has trained 500 Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers to participate in the enumeration process in the forthcoming National Housing and Population Census. These soldiers have completed a nine-day training program at Gaddaffi Barracks in Jinja district to serve as supervisors and enumerators for …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has unveiled its marathon team for the 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled for August in France. President of UAF Dominic Otuchet has revealed the men's team will comprise Victor Kiplangat, the reigning 42-kilometer World Champion, Stephen Kissa, the national marathon record holder, and Andrew Kwemoi …
Fourth International — An ecosocialist society is needed, and can be achieved only through a revolution. This manifesto tries to assess the best ways and means towards this aim.
The Government documents seen by Sky News revealed that the government wanted to process asylum seekers who had arrived in the UK and was in correspondence with Iraqi officials. | The UK government currently advises its nationals against all travel to Iraq apart from t…
ICC condemns retaliation threats after Israeli arrest warrant reports | Court condemns 'intimidation and improper influence', as US politicians warn of sanctions if Israeli officials are indicted | | International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference in…
by: Assaf Levy, BioDB | Every year on May 3rd, the world turns its attention to one of nature's most exquisite and elusive creatures—the leopard—during International Leopard Day. This special day serves not only to celebrate the stunning beauty and incredible adaptability of leopards but also to highlight the urgent need for their conservation. | The leopard (Panthera pardus), stands out as one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. This species is renowned for its elusiveness and aesthetic appeal and also for its remarkable adaptability and physical prowess. Leopards are distinguished by their…
The digital catalog of the Martín Chambi Photographic Collection, which contains more than 40,000 negatives, is now available to the public free of charge on the Internet. | Martín Chambi's work has been part of the National Heritage since 2019, and since its recognition, the restoration and conservation of the images have continued. | The initiative was promoted thanks to an agreement between the Martín Chambi Association and the National Bookshop, with the support of the BBVA Foundation. | The Asociation Martín Chambi comprises 17 descendants of the Puno photographer and aims to ensure that his valuable legacy…
Most of the national security charges are based on speech-related evidenceOriginally published on Image by Intern…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiques, Martin Mugarra, has urged Ugandans to establish more private and community museums as a means of preserving the country's heritage and promoting tourism. He made the call as the country prepares to celebrate International Museum Day on May 18th under …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is The charges are anticipated to be related to the 
A Syrian man and an aid organisation have accused Russia of violating international law by deliberately bombing a Russia, which 
A Dublin-based national radio station will host a fundraiser for Palestine on the same night of the Dublin Digital Radio (ddr) has announced it will host a fundraising event titled 'Dabke' at the same time the Eurovision finale is aired on 11 May. | The event will serve as an alternative to Eurovision for music lov…
Schools and many offices were closed across the A lightning storm with high winds swept across the oil-rich monarchy overnight, with more than 50 millimetres (two inches) of rain falling before 8am (4am GMT) in some areas, the National Center of Meteorology said. | Flooding was seen in some parts of financial hub 
Tuesday's raid on Columbia University came 56 years to the day that police raided Hamilton Hall, arresting 700 students protesting racism and the Vietnam War. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who was a student leader at the historic 1968 protest, says the violent crackdown on Columbia University and other campuses across the United States has refocused national attention on "an unjust war," carried out by Israel with U.S. backing. "No commencement in America will occur in the next month where the war in Gaza is not a burning issue," he says. He adds that the more diverse makeup…
The Biden administration is claiming the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to charge Israeli officials for war crimes. This comes after rumors that the ICC may be close to issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials over possible crimes in Gaza. The International Court of Justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt exporting arms to Israel, but the court declined to throw out the case. For more, we speak with human rights attorney and war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody, who says ICC charges would be a "huge" de…
This May Day and Nakba Day, we, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions — Gaza, urgently appeal to our brothers and sisters in the international trade union movement to take a stand in solidarity with Palestine by joining us in collective action to disrupt business as usual. We ask you to challenge the status quo in your workplaces and communities, refusing to support violence against Palestinians. Raise your voices and take action to disrupt the flow of commerce and trade that sustains Israel's military occupation and exploitation of Palestinian workers. | Our people, especially those in Gaza…
By Vijay Prashad — Apr 25, 2024 | Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, the people of Portugal took to the streets of their cities and towns in enormous numbers to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of the Estado Novo ('New State'), formally established in 1926. Fascist Portugal—led first by António de Oliveira Salazar until 1968 and then by Marcelo Caetano—was welcomed into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in 1949, the United Nations in 1955, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961 and signed a pact with the European Economic Community in 1972. The…
As protests continue on campuses across North America, we go to the University of Southern California, where the union representing about 3,000 graduate student workers at USC has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school to end campus militarization and drop charges against students and faculty. The "rampant violence that they inflicted on our workers" violates the National Labor Relations Act, says Margaret Davis, president of UAW Local 872. "It was a clear act of retaliation because people were engaging in pro-Palestinian free speech, which they have a right to."…
India expands auto industry…
This law recognises carnival blocks and bands as a manifestation of the national culture, which generates employment and income for thousands of families…
Data released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration…
Negotiators wrapped up the fourth round of formal discussions over the United Nations' global plastics treaty early on Tuesday morning, inching closer to a final agreement that's intended to " Delegates made important progress on the treaty, the final version of which is due by the end of the year. They pared down a lengthy draft of the text and agreed on a formal agenda for "intersessional" work ahead of the next — and final — meeting, in Busan, South Korea, sch…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stressed on Wednesday that Palestine must be returned to its true owners. Imam Khamenei stated that today, Gaza is the first issue of the world, emphasizing that the Zionists and their US and European backers cannot diver attention of the international public opinion's attention …
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's The complaint was filed late Monday with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to No Tech For Apartheid, a group affiliated with some of the workers. The group said the complaint alleges that by firing the wo…
Saudi Arabia secretly sentenced a Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist to 11 years in prison, Amnesty International revealed Twenty-nine-year-old 
An Abu Dhabi-backed group planning to take over Britain's Telegraph Media Group (TMG) said Tuesday it will withdraw and sell on the business after the RedBird IMI, a joint venture between US firm RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi's International Media Investments, struck a £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) deal with TMG's previous owners, the Barclay family, in November. | The agreement, which has faced opposition over its potential impact on freedom of speech given Abu Dhabi's pres…
The number of Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since January, compared to 4,500 for the whole of last year. Many of them have headed to Cyprus, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) away. | In response, Cyprus suspen…
A fire caused by a gas canister explosion killed at least 10 people at a restaurant in Earlier, the state-run National News Agency quoted the Beirut Fire Brigade as saying that "eight victims died of suffocation inside the restaurant". | The firefighters put out a blaze in a small restaurant in Beirut after "