ICC TO REOPEN WAR CRIMES PROBE AGAINST ISRAEL
The ICC’s top appeals chamber on Monday reopened the case of war crimes allegations relating to the 2010 ‘Mavi Marmara’ flotilla, but the prosecutor could still decide not to move forward. The International Criminal Court’s top appeals chamber on Monday reopened the case of war crimes allegations relating to the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla. After […]
Netanyahu Vows to Annex Parts of West Bank
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has vowed to extend “Jewish sovereignty” to all Israeli communities located in the West Bank, a move effectively tantamount to annexation. Netanyahu made the same promise prior to Israel’s April 9 national election and is likely seeking to shore up right-wing support ahead of the September 17 do-over vote. There has […]
All Filipinos can enroll for national ID by mid-2020
The Philippine Statistics Authority says it is on track to have all 107 million Filipinos registered in the Philippine Identification System by mid-2022 All Filipinos living in the country can start registering for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by July 2020, while overseas Filipinos can start by 2021. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) kicked off […]
Amid tensions with India, Pakistani leader says country would not use nukes first
Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with archrival India after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the disputed Kashmir region. “We both are nuclear-armed countries. If these tensions increase, the world could be in danger,” Khan said, addressing members of the […]
Education secretary says all schools will be given support to teach LGBT-inclusive lessons amidst protests
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has pledged the government’s support for schools teaching LGBT-inclusive relationship and sex education. Williamson said that the government will be “supporting and backing every single school” as they prepare for the roll-out of a mandatory LGBT-inclusive curriculum. From September 2020, every primary school child will learn about different types of families, […]
France’s G-7 invitation of Zarif underscores U.S., European divisions on Iran’s nuclear ambitions
Top Iranian officials made an unexpected visit Sunday to the Group of Seven summit at the apparent invitation of France, a brazen end run around Washington that underscores the deep divide between the U.S. and its key European allies over how to deal with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, its destabilization of the Middle East and its […]
Top Leaders: Parents Must Get Children Out of Public School
Citing indoctrination and sexualization of children in government schools, along with other concerns, a number of top conservative and Christian voices across America have urged parents to remove their kids from public schools in recent days. Among the leaders who have joined the growing nationwide chorus were talk-radio king Rush Limbaugh, evangelist Franklin Graham, Christian […]
Delingpole: Michael ‘Hide the Decline’ Mann Loses Defamation Lawsuit
Professor Michael Mann — the litigious climatologist who invented the discredited “Hockey Stick” chart and was implicated heavily in the Climategate scandal — has lost a long-running lawsuit against Canadian climate sceptic Dr Tim Ball. Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, had taken exception to a joke made by […]
LEBANON’S AOUN SAYS ISRAELI DRONE STRIKES LIKE ‘A DECLARATION OF WAR’
Aoun met U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis on Monday to discuss “the latest developments,” the president’s office said on Twitter. Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Monday his country had a right to defend itself after Israeli drone strikes that were like a “declaration of war.” “What happened was similar to a declaration of […]
Silicon Valley is building a Chinese-style social credit system
In China, scoring citizens’ behavior is official government policy. U.S. companies are increasingly doing something similar, outside the law. Have you heard about China’s social credit system? It’s a technology-enabled, surveillance-based nationwide program designed to nudge citizens toward better behavior. The ultimate goal is to “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making […]