UN expert presents shocking allegations of Israeli torture, sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees
By Brad Reed, CommonDreams.org A United Nations expert on May 19 delivered a report offering evidence of systemic torture, brutality, and sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli captivity. Alice...
ICC seeks arrest warrant for Israeli Minister Smotrich over forced displacement, genocidal remarks
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Yoel Smotrich for the forceful displacement of Palestinians from their...
Activists abducted during Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla launch mass hunger strike
At least 87 activists abducted by Israeli forces during the raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have launched a hunger strike, organizers announced May...
Greed, the world’s wealth controlled by a few, contributes to global economic instability
“Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way,...
Africa can no longer be sidelined at UN Security Council—AU chief
Africa can no longer be excluded from permanent representation on the UN Security Council (UNSC), African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has...
New ‘Nakba’ in occupied al-Quds: Israel steps up Silwan demolitions near al-Aqsa
Palestinians say Israel is exploiting wartime impunity to accelerate expulsions and expand settler-linked biblical-themed parks in occupied East al-Quds. Media reports indicate that Israel has dramatically...
More than 43,000 suffered life-threatening injuries during Israeli genocidal war in Gaza: WHO
During Israel’s genocide in Gaza, of the 172,000 Palestinians injured since October 2023, more than 43,000 have suffered life-changing trauma to their limbs, spinal...
Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas
LA PAZ, Bolivia—Clashes erupted May 14 in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the...
Over 40% of Sudan’s population face high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns
CAIRO—More than 40% of the population in war-torn Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity through May as the conflict enters its fourth year,...
African energy giant reaffirms commitment to OPEC
Algeria remains committed to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ and considers the producer alliances a foundation of...