In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in…
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Miyada, Nagano Prefecture – Despite being 95 years old, Hideo Shimizu still remembers the 4½ months he spent…
How Putin has used flattery and deception to ‘fool’ five US presidents
Vladimir Putin has won both the physical war against Ukraine and the psychological war against Donald Trump. So…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza plan ignores criticism from inside and outside Israel
Here are two things worth keeping in mind when trying to make sense of events in the Middle…
War Crimes Then and Now: Hiroshima to Gaza
This week marks 80 years since the United States used its nuclear weapons against the civilian population of…
Israeli rights groups break taboo with accusations of genocide
JERUSALEM – When two human rights groups became the first major voices in Israel to accuse the state…
Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse their country of committing genocide in Gaza
For the first time, two of Israel’s leading human rights organisations have labelled the country’s actions in Gaza…
French court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections, but permits future warrants
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as…
Belgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police questioned two members of the Israeli army who were attending a music festival…
Factions in Suwayda Hold Civilians as “Human Shields”
Local factions aligned with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri are reportedly detaining a number of Bedouin civilians…