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Judges at the International Criminal Court have actually issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for supposed war criminal activities and criminal activities against humanity, Reuters reported on Thursday afternoon.The relocation follows the ICC district attorney Karim Khan revealed on ...
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Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, stated on Thursday that the continuous water crisis in the nation has not only made nearby nations face the issue of water deficiency, but it has also had a negative influence on political and financial relations between Afghanistan and these countries.Speaking at a workshop ...
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Pakistan&& s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has actually dismissed reports that Islamabad is thinking about selecting a new special representative for Afghanistan.Baloch said on Thursday that there was no truth in these reports but that unique envoys for Afghanistan from Russia and China had recently checked out Pakistan and met ...
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Nestled in an attractive valley in the Hindu Kush mountains, Panjshir province has long been a popular drawcard for travelers, both regional and foreign.Despite being a popular destination for visitors, Panjshir does not have basic infrastructure to deal with the growing variety of people going to the valley.That nevertheless will change.According to ...
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Afflicted by a severe funding deficiency, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned that with winter rapidly approaching, the outlook for a minimum of 25,000 Afghan households in Herat is bleak as they still do not have appropriate shelter a year after deadly earthquakes struck the province. On October 7, 11 and 15 of last year, ...
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The United States on Wednesday banned a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for when again blocking worldwide action targeted at halting Israel&& s war with Hamas.The 15-member council voted on a resolution advanced by 10 non-permanent members that called for an ... The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for when again obstructing international action focused on halting Israel&& s war with Hamas.The 15-member council voted on a resolution advanced by 10 non-permanent members that required an && instant, unconditional and long-term ceasefire& & in the 13-month conflict and independently demanded the release of captives, Reuters reported.Only the U.S. voted versus, utilizing its veto as a permanent council member to block the resolution.Robert Wood, deputy U.S. ambassador to the U.N., stated Washington had actually made clear it would just support a resolution that clearly requires the immediate release of captives as part of a ceasefire.&& A long lasting end to the war should include the release of the hostages. These two immediate goals are inextricably connected. This resolution abandoned that necessity, and for that reason, the United States might not support it,& & he said.Wood stated the U.S. had actually sought compromise, however the text of the proposed resolution would have sent a && hazardous message& & to Hamas that & there & s no need to come back to the negotiating table.&& Israel & s campaign in Gaza has killed almost 44,000 people and displaced nearly all the enclave&& s population a minimum of when. It was launched in response to an attack by Hamas-led fighters who eliminated 1,200 people and caught more than 250 captives in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Members roundly criticized the U.S. for blocking the resolution put forward by the council&& s 10 elected members: Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Switzerland.&& It is deeply regretted that due to using the veto this council has as soon as again failed to maintain its duty to preserve worldwide peace and security,& & Malta & s U.N. Ambassador Vanessa Frazier stated after the vote stopped working, including that the text of the resolution && was by no means a maximalist one.&&& & It represented the bare minimum of what is needed to start to resolve the desperate scenario on the ground,& & she said.Food security experts have actually warned that famine is imminent among Gaza&& s 2.3 million people.U.S. President Joe Biden, who leaves workplace on Jan. 20, has offered Israel strong diplomatic backing and continued to provide arms for the war, while trying unsuccessfully to broker a ceasefire deal in between Israel and Hamas that would see hostages launched in exchange for Palestinians held by Israel.After blocking earlier resolutions on Gaza, Washington in March abstained from a vote that enabled a resolution to pass requiring an instant ceasefire.A senior U.S. official, who informed press reporters on condition of anonymity ahead of Wednesday&& s vote, said Britain had put forward new language that the U.S. would have supported as a compromise, however that was rejected by the elected members.Some members were more thinking about causing a U.S. veto than compromising on the resolution, the authorities said, accusing U.S. adversaries Russia and China of encouraging those members.‘& lsquo; GREEN LIGHT & France & s ambassador Nicolas de Riviere stated the resolution turned down by the U.S. && really strongly & needed the release of hostages.&& France still has 2 captives in Gaza, and we deeply are sorry for that the Security Council was unable to develop this demand,& & he said.China & s U.N. ambassador, Fu Cong, stated each time the United States had exercised its veto to protect Israel, the number of individuals killed in Gaza had steadily risen.&& How numerous more individuals have to pass away before they awaken from their pretend rest?& & he asked. & Insistence on setting a precondition for ceasefire is tantamount to giving the green light to continue the war and excusing the continued killing.&& Israel & s U.N. ambassador Danny Danon stated ahead of the vote the text was not a resolution for peace however was && a resolution for appeasement & of Hamas.&& History will remember who stood with the hostages and who abandoned them,& & Danon said.
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