Universal jurisdiction also lets other nations prosecute US and Israeli leaders for targeting civilians — a war crime.
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Critics have said Trump is angling to replace the UN with the “Board of Peace,” which he is in charge of.
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The US recently signed a $210M deal to buy cluster munitions. More than 100 states have ratified a treaty to ban them.
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States like Canada have long known the current system of international rules-based order is a “fiction,” Carney said.
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UNRWA’s head called the attack “a new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law” by Israel.
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“You cannot continue to have the largest energy reserves in the world under the control of adversaries,” Waltz said.
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“People fear that there’s going to be more bombings,” said Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas.
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Reports from Venezuela describe overnight attacks and US plans to control the government and oil industry.
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The UN said that Sudan’s Umm Baru is experiencing one of the worst levels of hunger recorded by its assessments.
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UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners.
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The administration’s deep cuts to humanitarian assistance come at a time when aid is needed more than ever.
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UK authorities have refused to meet with the activists, some of whom have been on hunger strike for over 50 days.
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