#International Law
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Articles (16)
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🇺🇸 Iran’s Foreign Ministry defends retaliatory strikes, slams US betrayal
[USA]
Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran's attacks on US targets across the region are legitimate defensive actions.
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🇺🇸 US designates Iran as 'state sponsor of wrongful detention'
[USA]
The U.S. on Friday designated Iran as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" and demanded that the country release any Americans in its detention. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the designatio...
Related: #Diplomatic Relations, #Human Rights -
🇺🇸 FIFA and UEFA accused of aiding war crimes
[USA]
FIFA and UEFA presidents are accused of aiding war crimes over the support of Israeli football clubs in OWB.
Related: #Human Rights, #Sports Governance -
🇺🇸 Arab Leaders Condemn Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel
[USA]
The ambassador, Mike Huckabee, seemed to endorse Israeli control of lands stretching from Egypt to Iraq. He said his comments were taken out of context.
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🇺🇸 Supreme Court wades into U.S.-Cuba business disputes, with billions at stake
[USA]
The justices have never interpreted Title III, under which Congress authorized the U.S. president to suspend if deemed "necessary to the national interests."
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🇺🇸 U.S., U.K. to discuss use of British base as Iran balks at Trump's threat
[USA]
Marco Rubio and his U.K. counterpart will discuss an apparent disagreement over the use of U.K. bases Trump says "may be necessary for" an attack on Iran.
Related: #Diplomatic Relations, #Military Posturing, #Nuclear Proliferation -
🇬🇧 Lockerbie bomb suspect appears in US court over confession claim
[United Kingdom]
Lawyers for the Libyan man want an alleged confession to the attack on Pan Am flight 103 ruled inadmissable as evidence in a later trial.
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🇬🇧 Palestinians say new Israeli measures in West Bank amount to de facto annexation
[United Kingdom]
The measures aim to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank in terms of property law, planning, licensing and enforcement.
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🇺🇸 Israel Gives Itself More Control Over West Bank, Clearing Barriers to Settlement
[USA]
Actions by the security cabinet make it easier for Jews to buy land from Palestinians. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the terri...
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🇺🇸 Death Row Reversal by China Is a Gesture to Canada
[USA]
The ruling by China’s highest court followed a recent meeting between China and Canada’s top leaders led to a thaw in the two countries’ relations.
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🇺🇸 Knox's friend: She's very happy to be able to go home
[USA]
Erica Hill talks to Giulia Alagna, a friend of Amanda Knox, about their recent conversation following Knox's release from an Italian prison.
Related: #Justice, #Human Interest -
🇺🇸 Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after visa penalty threat
[USA]
The Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Angola have said they will cooperate on migrant returns.
Related: #Migration, #Diplomacy -
🇬🇧 British couple's 10-year Iran prison sentence has left them in 'panic', says son
[United Kingdom]
British nationals Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been sentenced to 10 years in prison over allegations of espionage in Iran.
Related: #Diplomatic Relations, #Human Rights, #Political Detentions -
🇺🇸 Panama court voids CK Hutchison port contracts; shares drop
[USA]
Related: #Maritime Logistics, #Global Economy, #Stock Market
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🇺🇸 Iranian dissident describes facing her would-be assassin in court: "It is not easy"
[USA]
A would-be assassin operating on behalf of the Iranian government has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say an Iranian operative hired Brooklyn man Carslile Rivera to assassinate women...
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🇺🇸 Trump Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
[USA]
A flurry of posts from the White House, Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security have included images, slogans and even a song used by the white nationalist right.
Related: #Human Rights, #Defense Policy