UN experts urge immediate end to death penalty — Global Issues

UN experts urge immediate end to death penalty — Global Issues

States that have not yet abolished the death penalty may only impose it for “the most serious crimes,” the group of eleven experts said in a joint statement, adding that under international law, “only crimes of extreme gravity involving intentional killing” should be considered “most serious”. “Drug offences clearly do…

Phil Spencer Responds To Starfield and Redfall Delay: “We Hear the Feedback”

Phil Spencer Responds To Starfield and Redfall Delay: “We Hear the Feedback”

News that Redfall and Starfield are being delayed into 2023 made waves this morning, not the least because they were expected to be major tentpole releases for Xbox this holiday season. Since then Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to respond, acknowledging fan disappointment while also saying that…

UN envoy condemns latest Israeli settlement expansion plan — Global Issues

UN envoy condemns latest Israeli settlement expansion plan — Global Issues

“I condemn today’s decision by Israeli authorities to advance plans for over 4,000 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank,” Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said in a statement.  Israel’s Higher Planning Council, which approved the move, also retroactively legalized two outposts:…