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ICC opens examination into Israeli war crimes – US blasts ‘tragic irony’ * Palestinians welcome probe
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court launched a preliminary probe Friday that could clear the way for a full-scale investigation into possible war crimes in Palestinian territories – plunging the court into the most politically charged conflict it has ever tackled. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said her office would conduct an...
Fighting rages anew at Ukraine, 3 soldiers killed
The heavy fighting is in spite of a 12-point peace blueprint mapped out in Minsk in early September which called for a ceasefire in the nine-month conflict in which more than 4,800 people have been killed …read more Source: World...
Fighting rages anew at Ukraine airport, 3 soldiers killed
…read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine: 6 soldiers killed in clashes with pro Russian fighters
18 soldiers were also injured in eastern region of Donetsk. …read more Source: World...
Health crisis worsens in eastern Ukraine, WHO warns
In all, 5.1 million people are affected by the humanitarian crisis, including 1.4 million deemed highly vulnerable, the United Nations health agency said in a statement. …read more Source: World...
PERRYSCOPE – Multipolar world order in a shrinking world
By Perry Diaz After the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991, there was only one superpower left in a unipolar world order: The United States of America. For the next two decades, America was the world’s hegemon. It kept peace in an ever-increasing turbulent world. Thus began the era of Pax Americana (American...
Fighting flares again in Ukraine’s east
At least 11 people, including civilians, die in fresh fighting even as country faces a “financial crisis”. …read more Source: AL...
Fighting rages at airport, new Ukraine peace talks elusive
Lavrov said “We will hope that all this… does not lead to a renewed military confrontation.” …read more Source: World...
New wave of fighting kills 11 in east Ukraine
KIEV: Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday, as a new round of violence threatened all-out conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels. A military spokesman reported six soldiers killed and 18 others wounded over the past day, adding that a civilian was left...
More Soldiers, Civilians Killed in E. Ukraine Fighting
Fighting between Ukrainian government and separatist forces in the country’s east claimed more lives Friday, as an intense battle for control of the Donetsk airport continued. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said six servicemen had been killed and 18 wounded over the preceding 24 hours, and that a civilian had been killed in a...
