ICJ justices heard arguments from South Africa calling on Israel to immediately withdraw its army from Gaza.
BRUSSELS (AN) – Israel fiercely rejected charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, arguing it is doing everything it can to protect civilians during its military operations in Gaza.
Lawyers for Israel on Friday said that South Africa, which brought the case to the United Nations' top court, was acting on "outrageous distortions" that made it essentially a "legal arm" of the militant group Hamas that killed 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 more in an Oct. 7 attack.
Independent experts convened by the U.N. cite a 'striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation’ for spying charges.
The warrants say Sergei Shoigu and Varley Gerasimov carried out war crimes by targeting Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.
Internal documents show the embattled Frontex linked Greece's forcible expulsions to 2022 migrant drownings.
The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
The head of Freedom House called the shooting 'a grim and shocking blow to the American democratic process.'
As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
A U.N. report estimates at least 25% of global dust emissions that scatter on land and ocean come from human activities.
Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
