Report: Syrian rebels plan chemical attack on Israel from Assad-controlled territories
By RT.com * Farrakhan delivers warning against Syria military strike, sends letter to congressional leaders on errant U.S. policy A chemical attack may be launched on Israel by Syrian rebels from government-controlled territories as a "major provocation", a number of sources have told RT. The news comes as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed that Syria puts its chemical weapons arsenal under...
Judge dismisses UN, Haiti cholera lawsuit
(FinalCall.com) - A judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Haitians infected with cholera has not deterred activists who will continue seeking justice. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York made the ruling last month, dismissing the 2013 lawsuit against the United Nations for introducing cholera...
‘Trouble’ ahead if there’s no Brexit deal in next 10 days, Irish FM warns
With the December 31 deadline fast approaching, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that there is a risk of “trouble” in the absence of a “major breakthrough” in Brexit negotiations over the next 10 days. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said his country is preparing for the focus to “shift to preparing for a no trade deal and all the disruption that...
Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
Related news: Iran starts second phase of injecting homegrown Coviran vaccine to volunteers (PressTV, Jan 4, 2021) TEHRAN, Iran—As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast’s worst outbreak, a women’s group hopes to empower its members by helping them make and sell face masks. The organization called “Bavar,” or “Belief” in Farsi, formed in 2016, allowing women looking for...
Will International Court ruling mean anything for Israel?
The Zionist state of Israel is back in the hot seat with the International Criminal Court at The Hague after judges ruled the ICC has jurisdiction in locations where war crimes have been charged in Palestinian territories and unlocks the gate for a war crimes probe. Conflict has raged over 70 years in Gaza, and started after 1967 in the...
UN agency raises alarm over ‘targeted’ violence against women in Myanmar protests
The United Nations entity dedicated to protection of women’s rights has voiced deep concerns over “targeted and disproportionate” violence against women being recorded during the crackdown against peaceful protesters in Myanmar. In addition, women in detention are also reportedly experiencing sexual harassment and violence, UN-Women said in a statement in mid-March. “Women have long played a celebrated and vital role in the history of Myanmar....
UN chief to Indigenous forum: ‘Prioritize inclusion and sustainable development’
Although they represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity and speak the major share of its languages, indigenous people are three times more likely to live in extreme poverty, the UN chief told the opening session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on April 19. And as their languages and cultures remain under constant threat, indigenous peoples have...
New Israeli gov’t is ‘distinction without a difference’
The saying “the more things change, the more they stay the same” rings true in the settler-occupier state of Israel. Within one month, there was an 11- day war between Israel and Palestinian resistance forces mainly connected to Hamas, a brokered cease-fire, the ousting of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the installation of a new premier and coalition government. However, after...
Fire kills 41 inmates, 80 hurt at crowded Indonesian prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Sept. 8, killing at least 41 inmates, two of them foreigners serving drug sentences, and injuring 80 others. Firefighters battled through the early morning hours to extinguish the flames as black smoke billowed from the compound of the Tangerang prison on the outskirts of Jakarta. After the blaze...
Furor over Miss South Africa appearing in pageant in Israel
JOHANNESBURG—Controversy is swirling around the Miss South Africa beauty pageant, as the government has withdrawn its support for the event because of its plans to participate in the Miss Universe 2021 contest which is to be held in Israel in December. The current Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, appears to be caught in an uncomfortable spot because of the furor. The...