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Russia says it has started nuclear military drills

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 22, 2024

Published May 21, 2024 11:09pm Russian Iskander-M missile launchers drive along Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Evgenia Novozhenina MOSCOW — Russian forces have started the first stage of military drills “involving practical training in the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons” in the […]

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli defense chief, 3 Hamas leaders

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 21, 2024

THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement issued after over seven months of war in Gaza that he had reasonable grounds […]

3 branches of Iranian govt hold ‘extraordinary meeting” after Raisi”s death

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 21, 2024

By Reuters Published May 20, 2024 4:09pm A newspaper with a picture of the late Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is seen in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/ WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI — Iran’s three branches of government held an extraordinary meeting on Monday, with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber representing […]

Israel pushes further into parts of north Gaza; new cracks in Netanyahu coalition

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 20, 2024

Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Rami Zohod CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested […]

Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 20, 2024

Local resident Yana looks at her house damaged by a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko KHARKIV, Ukraine – Ukraine said Russian shelling targeted civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv on Saturday while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported successes by troops fighting […]

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 19, 2024

An Israeli solider waves the V sign outside an armored personnel carrier, as military operations continue in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, at an area outside Kerem Shalom, Israel, May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton CAIRO – Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some […]

US evacuates 17 US citizen doctors from Gaza — officials

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 19, 2024

US diplomats arranged for the 17 doctors to leave instead through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel. File photo WASHINGTON – The United States on Friday evacuated out of Gaza 17 American doctors who had been stuck since an Israeli takeover of the Rafah crossing closed the border with Egypt, official sources said. US diplomats […]

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 18, 2024

An Israeli tank holds a position as smoke rises in Gaza, near the Israel-Gaza border, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen THE HAGUE – Israel on Friday defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive at the International Court of Justice after South Africa asked judges to order it to halt operations in Rafah and completely withdraw from the Palestinian territory. […]

Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 18, 2024

Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Kuo Kuo Wen (C) tries jumping onto the desk during the voting for the Parliament reform bill at Parliament in Taipei on Friday, May 17, 2024. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/Sam Yeh TAIPEI – Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms […]

South Africa seeks halt to Israel’s Rafah offensive at World Court

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 17, 2024

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File photo THE HAGUE, Netherlands – South Africa will ask the top U.N. court on Thursday […]

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