More than 40 dead after gunmen attack passenger vehicles in Pakistan
Officials fear the death toll will rise after unknown gunmen opened fire on a vehicle convoy.
Race Historicised: Fanon & Colonial Psychosis | DigiDocs
Fanon is a short film that explores the fascinating story of Frantz Fanon.
Gardner: ICC warrants ‘major blow to Israel’s standing’
Ordinary Palestinians in Gaza welcome the ICC's announcement, saying they hope it will bring "justice".
‘Gym Rat in Gaza’: Bodybuilder Mohamed Hatem overcomes adversity amid war
Exercising in Gaza presents unique challenges, but one resident copes by working out whenever and wherever he can.
Kenya’s president cancels major deals with Adani Group
The Adani Group had agreed to take over the running of Kenya's main airport, prompting an outcry.
UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos, Ukrainian oligarch Firtash
The measures are a part of the Labour government tightening Britain's anti-corruption sanctions regime.
Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium
Italy’s highest court rejects musician’s appeal after she was arrested in Rome in June over child custody dispute
Malian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested in Rome last June over an international child custody dispute, will be handed over to Belgium in the coming days after Italy’s highest court rejected her appeal, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Traoré, 50, a former goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR, was arrested on 20 June at Rome’s Fiumicino airport under a European arrest warrant.
Continue reading...Thanasi Kokkinakis and doubles pair inspire Australia to Davis Cup win over USA
- Doubles pair Jordan Thompson and Matt Ebden seal victory
- Italy or Argentina await in semi-final
Inspired captaincy, a nail-biting underdog’s win for Thanasi Kokkinakis and good old-fashioned Australian doubles pedigree has powered Australia into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup in Spain.
Lleyton Hewitt outduelled his USA counterpart Bob Bryan in the key captaincy decisions of their quarter-final tie in Málaga on Thursday as Australia defeated the Americans 2-1 in the battle between the two nations who have won the men’s “World Cup of tennis” more than any other.
Continue reading...Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos – BBC.com
What is the International Criminal Court?
The court has the power to bring prosecutions for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Treasury Sanctions Gazprombank and Takes Additional Steps to Curtail Russia’s Use of the International Financial System – Treasury
- Treasury Sanctions Gazprombank and Takes Additional Steps to Curtail Russia’s Use of the International Financial System Treasury
- US Sanctions Gazprombank to Squeeze Russian Gas Exports Bloomberg
- Treasury imposes sanctions on Russian banks, financial officials The Hill
- The US is ramping up sanctions by targeting the last major Russian bank not yet blacklisted Business Insider
- US Treasury targets Russia's Gazprombank with new sanctions Reuters
World reacts to ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant
ICC said it had found 'reasonable grounds' to believe that Israeli officials were responsible for starvation in Gaza.
‘Reward for terrorism’: Israeli politicians unite to condemn ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Leaders from across spectrum are outspoken in rejection of court’s ‘antisemitic’ and ‘outrageous’ decision
Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum united to condemn the decision by a three-judge panel of the international criminal court to issue arrest warrants for the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the former defence minister Yoav Gallant.
Netanyahu’s office described the warrants as “an antisemitic decision … equivalent to the modern Dreyfus trial”, referring to the 1894 trial of a French artillery captain of Jewish descent that has become one of the most prominent examples of antisemitism.
Continue reading...Cost of ceasefire with Hezbollah: Senior defense official lays out terms for Lebanon truce – The Jerusalem Post
- Cost of ceasefire with Hezbollah: Senior defense official lays out terms for Lebanon truce The Jerusalem Post
- Defense official says major chance for Lebanon truce after US envoy visits for talks The Times of Israel
- Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes for a Cease-Fire in Lebanon The New York Times
- Israeli officials demand the right to strike Hezbollah under any cease-fire deal for Lebanon The Associated Press
- Department Press Briefing – November 19, 2024 Department of State
US police bodycam shows officer kill homeowner, after he called 911
Brandon Durham called police to report intruders in his home in Las Vegas. But police shot him, not his attacker.
Spain’s deadly floods
Journalist Sonia Gallego takes us through scenes of anger and devastation over Spain's deadly floods.
UN’s Guterres pushes COP29 negotiators to seal deal after draft spurned
As Baku summit winds down, rich and poor countries at odds over how fight against climate change will be financed.
Israel bombards Gaza as the US blocks another ceasefire
Israel launched attacks across Gaza, killing about 90 Palestinians, as the US blocked a fourth Gaza ceasefire resolution
Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles at Russia: What we know
A day after Kyiv fires the Anglo-French missiles into Russia, Moscow hits Ukraine with an ICBM, reports say.
Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe – minister
He is said to have escaped through a hospital a window in August.