Category: Regions
Vetoes in U.N. Security Council Imperil Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid to Syria
New York Times Dueling resolutions failed on Russian- and U.S.-led vetoes, cutting off a cross-border lifeline from Turkey to more than four million people. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/middleeast/syria-humanitarian-aid-united-nations.html
Read MoreRomanian people smuggler jailed in UK for Vietnamese migrant deaths
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Marius Mihai Draghici was jailed for 12 years and 7 months over the deaths of 39 migrants who suffocated in a lorry brought to the UK from Belgium in 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3227362/romanian-people-smuggler-jailed-uk-vietnamese-migrant-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsrael transforms Palestinian territories into ‘open-air prison’: UN expert
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A UN expert says Israel has essentially turned the occupied territories into “an open- air prison” through extensive detention of Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/11/706874/Palestine-Israel-systematic-detention-Palestinians-open-air-prison-UN-expert-Francesca-Albanese–
Read MoreUS to deliver F-16s to Turkey after Ankara endorses Sweden’s NATO bid
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US decides to send F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/11/706868/US-to-deliver-F-16s-to-Turkey-after-Ankara-endorses-Sweden-NATO-bid
Read MoreErdogan’s U-turn On Sweden Could Signal Warming of Ties With the West
New York Times Long seen as an in-house disrupter in NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey could be scaling back his close ties with Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/europe/erdogan-sweden-nato-allies.html
Read MoreRikkie Valerie Kollé Is the First Trans Woman to Win Miss Netherlands
New York Times Rikkie Valerie Kollé, 22, will represent the Netherlands at the 72nd annual Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador later this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/europe/miss-netherlands-rikkie-valerie-kolle.html
Read MoreYoweri Museveni, Ugandan President, and Son Are Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
New York Times Testimonies sent to the International Criminal Court detail accusations of torture and abuse committed against hundreds of victims before and after the elections in 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/africa/uganda-president-crimes-against-humanity.html
Read MoreJapan’s Supreme Court Lifts Restroom Restriction at Work for Trans Woman
New York Times The decision represents some forward momentum in L.G.B.T.Q. rights in Japan, which lags behind other G7 nations in extending them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/asia/japan-transgender-supreme-court.html
Read MoreThe fight within the IDF about whether to fight Hezbollah and when – analysis
Jerusalem Post Israel’s fate then may be intertwined with what happens to these less than 10 Hezbollah fighters and their flimsy outpost. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-749652
Read MoreWill Turkey Become a Member of the EU? Here’s What to Know.
New York Times As part of his U-turn on unblocking Sweden’s bid for NATO membership, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey appears to have received vague promises about changing his country’s strained relationship with the European Union. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/world/europe/turkey-eu-membership.html
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