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Israel – ICJ 2024: Israel Before The International Court Of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, marked a historic precedent on 11 January 2024, as the highest judicial body of the United Nations began considering the claims of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) in its lawsuit against Israel alleging the commission of "the crime of genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Erdoğan accuses US, UK of 'seeking bloodbath' in Red Sea

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused U.S. and British forces of seeking to turn the Red Sea into a "bloodbath" following pre-dawn airstrikes on rebel-held Yemen.

The military action early on Jan. 12 was in response to weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who claim solidarity with Gaza.

Israel faces 'genocide' charge at UN top court

Israel will on Friday hit back at what it describes as "atrocious" allegations it is committing "genocide" in Gaza, in a closely watched landmark case before the U.N.'s top court.

South Africa has launched an emergency case at the International Court of Justice arguing that Israel stands in breach of the U.N. Genocide Convention, signed in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust.

Mitsotakis optimistic on F-35 approval and tackling soaring prices

"We are not close to going to The Hague, but we are certainly not as far as we were a year ago," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday about Greece's relations with Turkey in an interview with state-run broadcaster ERT.

Among other topics, Mitsotakis discussed foreign policy and combating soaring prices.

Israel faces Gaza 'genocide' case at UN top court

Israel and South Africa face off at the U.N.'s top court from Thursday, after Pretoria accused Israel of "genocidal acts" in Gaza, charges the Israelis have dismissed as "blood libel".

In an 84-page submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), South Africa urged judges to order Israel to "immediately suspend its military operations" in Gaza.

"Ukrainian playground": Because of the F-16, Russians are hiding warships in Georgia

This is what Frederik Mertens, analyst at the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague, states for Newsweek.
Ukraine's aggressive drone strikes and missile attacks have forced the Russians to move a large part of their fleet to Novorossiysk, a location in Crimea.

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