UN official warns of possible war crimes, rape as a weapon in Sudan | Conflict News

UN official warns of possible war crimes, rape as a weapon in Sudan | Conflict News

The United Nations human rights chief has said that the apparent deliberate denial of safe access for humanitarian agencies within war-torn Sudan could amount to a war crime. “Sudan has become a living nightmare. Almost half of the population – 25 million people – are in urgent need of food…

Israeli MP denounces ‘tsunami of fanatic nationalism’ in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

Israeli MP denounces ‘tsunami of fanatic nationalism’ in Israel | Israel War on Gaza

‘We are on the brink of a fascist dictatorship,’ Knesset member Ofer Cassif tells Marc Lamont Hill. Over the past five months, Israel’s war on Gaza has caused mass devastation and led to more than 30,000 deaths. In January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague found that…

Iran Revolutionary Guard member and two others killed in attack in Syria | Conflict News

Iran Revolutionary Guard member and two others killed in attack in Syria | Conflict News

Iranian media reports say IRGC member Reza Zarei was killed in a suspected Israeli attack in the port city of Baniyas. A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two other people have been killed in a suspected Israeli attack, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. IRNA said…

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism | Israel War on Gaza News

New York, United States – He feared being called a “mishtamet”. A draft dodger. Someone who shrinks from their responsibility. But at age 17, Jewish social worker Asaf Calderon made a fateful decision: not to participate in the mandatory military service required of nearly all Israeli citizens. Instead, he pursued…

At least eight people injured in blast at cafe in India’s Bengaluru | Police News

At least eight people injured in blast at cafe in India’s Bengaluru | Police News

Investigators suspect the bomb was an improvised device. The reason for the blast is yet to be determined. At least eight people have been injured in India’s tech capital when a suspected home-made bomb went off inside a popular cafe, officials say. The blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in eastern Bengaluru…

What happened at Alexey Navalny’s funeral | Politics

Thousands bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest | Human Rights News

Thousands gathered to bid a final farewell to Alexey Navalny, many chanting his name and saying they will not forgive Russian authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest. Crowds of mourners turned up near a church in southern Moscow on Friday, waiting hours to pay…

After Macron touted troops to Ukraine, Putin warns West of nuclear war risk | Russia-Ukraine war News

After Macron touted troops to Ukraine, Putin warns West of nuclear war risk | Russia-Ukraine war News

President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons if Western powers send soldiers to within striking distance of Russia. His comments on Thursday, in a state of the nation address, were the kind of remarks usually uttered by Dmitry Medvedev, a Putin ally who served as Russia’s president from 2008-2012…