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U.N.'s top court orders Israel to 'immediately halt' Rafah offensive
The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
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The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
ICJ justices heard arguments from South Africa calling on Israel to immediately withdraw its army from Gaza.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
WHO's chief warned that 'a torrent of mis- and disinformation' affects pandemic treaty negotiations restarting this week.
Justices at The Hague granted South Africa's request for provisional measures against the Israeli military in Gaza.
Though it cannot enforce its orders, the court issues advisory opinions that carry legal weight and moral authority.
The election adds only the sixth female judge and denies Russia a seat for the first time in the court's 77-year history.
Government plans would blow past limits needed to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board urged more trust-building to boost monitoring, accountability and financing.
Football's governing body will mark the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in Uruguay, where the first was held in 1930.
The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa said the health leader was "targeted by an Ethiopian government investigation that appears to have been politically motivated."
African leaders say they have a market-based plan to fight human-caused global warming that will spread economic development among millions of people on the continent.
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
Speakers blamed major economies for a system that puts profits over fighting poverty and caring for the planet.