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This is not a genocide that can still be prevented. That threshold has already been crossed.
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Opinion | The Death of Gaza in Slow Motion
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July 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is not a genocide that can still be prevented. That threshold has already been crossed.
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Oh, Kenya.
June 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Oh, Kenya.
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TEL AVIV/DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development.
Newsdeck: Trump urges Tehran evacuation as Iran-Israel conflict enters fifth day
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
TEL AVIV/DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development.
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What’s the point of the BBC having a Verify service – supposedly there to fact-check and ensure viewers get only the unvarnished truth – when its team are themselves peddling gross distortions of the truth?
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-sta...
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-sta...
Listen: Starvation in Gaza is so bad even the BBC is covering it – and reporting it all wrong
Read by Matthew Alford
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May 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What’s the point of the BBC having a Verify service – supposedly there to fact-check and ensure viewers get only the unvarnished truth – when its team are themselves peddling gross distortions of the truth?
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-sta...
Matthew Alford reads my latest article: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-sta...
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“A new documentary has identified and named an Israeli soldier as the shooter, apparently solving a mystery that was a major focus at the time”
The New York Times reports on - and confirms - the exclusive/shocking revelations in Zeteo’s new film ‘Who Killed Shireen?’
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...
The New York Times reports on - and confirms - the exclusive/shocking revelations in Zeteo’s new film ‘Who Killed Shireen?’
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...
New Film Names Soldier in Palestinian American Journalist’s Shooting
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May 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“A new documentary has identified and named an Israeli soldier as the shooter, apparently solving a mystery that was a major focus at the time”
The New York Times reports on - and confirms - the exclusive/shocking revelations in Zeteo’s new film ‘Who Killed Shireen?’
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...
The New York Times reports on - and confirms - the exclusive/shocking revelations in Zeteo’s new film ‘Who Killed Shireen?’
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...
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Understanding Trump demands a hybrid approach that merges complexity theory, systems thinking, historical analysis and real-time geopolitical observation. His rise is shifting the tectonic plates of global power.
TARRIFYING: The difficulty of analysing Trump as a transformative force in global power and governance systems
www.dailymaverick.co.za
April 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Understanding Trump demands a hybrid approach that merges complexity theory, systems thinking, historical analysis and real-time geopolitical observation. His rise is shifting the tectonic plates of global power.
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Breaking News: President Trump threatened China with additional tariffs of 50% starting Wednesday if it did not rescind its retaliatory tariffs. Here’s the latest.
Trump Tariffs Live Updates: Stocks and Global Markets Waver as Trade War Intensifies
The S&P 500 swung wildly after more losses in Asia and Europe. President Trump said he would not back off his trade war, reinforcing fears of a global economic downturn.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Breaking News: President Trump threatened China with additional tariffs of 50% starting Wednesday if it did not rescind its retaliatory tariffs. Here’s the latest.
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The Israeli military on Saturday acknowledged that the initial accounts from troops involved in the killing of 15 people in Gaza — who the UN said were rescue workers — had been partially “mistaken.” The assessment came after a video appeared to contradict the military’s earlier version of events.
Israel Says Its Account of Rescue Workers Killed in Gaza Was Partly ‘Mistaken’
The Israeli military had previously asserted that the workers had been “advancing suspiciously” toward its troops. A video obtained by The New York Times on Friday appeared to contradict that account.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Israeli military on Saturday acknowledged that the initial accounts from troops involved in the killing of 15 people in Gaza — who the UN said were rescue workers — had been partially “mistaken.” The assessment came after a video appeared to contradict the military’s earlier version of events.
We cannot allow these deaths – any of these attacks – to become normalised. We must reject any narrative that they are inevitable, or part of the risk of the job.
Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain
Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain
April 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We cannot allow these deaths – any of these attacks – to become normalised. We must reject any narrative that they are inevitable, or part of the risk of the job.
Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain
Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain
A video has been found showing that the ambulances and fire truck were clearly marked and had their emergency signal lights on when Israeli troops hit. This contradicts the statement issued by Israeli authorities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.
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April 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A video has been found showing that the ambulances and fire truck were clearly marked and had their emergency signal lights on when Israeli troops hit. This contradicts the statement issued by Israeli authorities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
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Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, a revered human rights defender and mentor to many in Kenya's legal fraternity, has passed away, LSK Chairperson Faith Odhiambo confirms.
The lawyer was widely respected for his unwavering defence of human rights, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
The lawyer was widely respected for his unwavering defence of human rights, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
April 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, a revered human rights defender and mentor to many in Kenya's legal fraternity, has passed away, LSK Chairperson Faith Odhiambo confirms.
The lawyer was widely respected for his unwavering defence of human rights, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
The lawyer was widely respected for his unwavering defence of human rights, constitutionalism, and the rule of law.
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Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee Dies
Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee Dies
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 5 – Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee has died, fellow lawyers have confirmed. MP and fellow lawyer Otiende Amolo expressed his sorrow in a post on X, saying:
“Quite saddened to learn that my senior, Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee has passed on! A quintessential advocate who presented the best […]
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April 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee Dies
As Orbán quits the ICC, other nations have a choice to make: do we back the rule of law or not? | Steve Crawshaw
April 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As Orbán quits the ICC, other nations have a choice to make: do we back the rule of law or not? | Steve Crawshaw
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Israel and Hamas both signaled over the weekend that efforts for a renewed cease-fire in Gaza were underway, less than two weeks after the breakdown of a temporary truce.
What We Know About Talks for a Renewed Gaza Cease-Fire
Hamas said it had accepted a proposal for a new cease-fire, which would see some hostages released from captivity in Gaza. But details were elusive.
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March 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Israel and Hamas both signaled over the weekend that efforts for a renewed cease-fire in Gaza were underway, less than two weeks after the breakdown of a temporary truce.
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Afrikaners may grow long beards waiting for President Donald Trump’s executive order offering asylum to the promised land to take effect.
GROOT TREK RELOADED: Long walk to fleedom for 70,000 Afrikaners — US bureaucracy rises to occasion
www.dailymaverick.co.za
March 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Afrikaners may grow long beards waiting for President Donald Trump’s executive order offering asylum to the promised land to take effect.
US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’
March 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
US issues broad order to consulates to vet student visas over ‘terrorist activity’
Title 5 of the U.S. Code names only 15 specific employees of U.S.A.I.D.: one administrator, one deputy administrator, six assistant administrators, four regional assistant administrators, one chief information officer, one general counsel and one inspector general
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate USAID With Final Cuts
The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions. The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Title 5 of the U.S. Code names only 15 specific employees of U.S.A.I.D.: one administrator, one deputy administrator, six assistant administrators, four regional assistant administrators, one chief information officer, one general counsel and one inspector general
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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From, but necessary, read.
Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?
Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?
March 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
From, but necessary, read.
Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?
Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?
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Just published in open-access - an essay by Professor Paola Gaeta and me about Antonio Cassese's approach to law and life. Based on material from his archive we use Nino's own words to present his vision of what a lawyer should be doing. Available here academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
Antonio Cassese and The Man in a Case
Abstract. As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Tadić interlocutory appeal on jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavi
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February 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just published in open-access - an essay by Professor Paola Gaeta and me about Antonio Cassese's approach to law and life. Based on material from his archive we use Nino's own words to present his vision of what a lawyer should be doing. Available here academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...
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I’m really not particularly a Beatles person, but I really loved @ianleslie.bsky.social’a
John + Paul: A Love Story in Songs, which is out this week. I found it completely absorbing, and painfully moving. And, actually, it has rather turned me into a bit of a Beatles person now! 1/2
John + Paul: A Love Story in Songs, which is out this week. I found it completely absorbing, and painfully moving. And, actually, it has rather turned me into a bit of a Beatles person now! 1/2
March 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m really not particularly a Beatles person, but I really loved @ianleslie.bsky.social’a
John + Paul: A Love Story in Songs, which is out this week. I found it completely absorbing, and painfully moving. And, actually, it has rather turned me into a bit of a Beatles person now! 1/2
John + Paul: A Love Story in Songs, which is out this week. I found it completely absorbing, and painfully moving. And, actually, it has rather turned me into a bit of a Beatles person now! 1/2
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BRICS’s growing membership suggests that the bloc is gaining credibility around the world. But including more countries risks diluting the group’s ability to act in unison, Oliver Stuenkel and Margot Treadwell write.
Will Trump’s Unpredictable Foreign Policy Boost BRICS?
If Turkey and Saudi Arabia follow Indonesia in joining the bloc, it could gain more geopolitical heft.
foreignpolicy.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
BRICS’s growing membership suggests that the bloc is gaining credibility around the world. But including more countries risks diluting the group’s ability to act in unison, Oliver Stuenkel and Margot Treadwell write.
Globalisation may have run its course in current form, says HSBC chair.
March 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Globalisation may have run its course in current form, says HSBC chair.
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Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes in the private text dispute, calling the timing of a recent military operation in Yemen “a mistake.”
Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes, group chat report says
“I think we are making a mistake,” the vice president said to a group chat of several top administration officials, according to a stunning report by The Atlantic.
www.politico.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes in the private text dispute, calling the timing of a recent military operation in Yemen “a mistake.”