US vassals band together to suspend ICC prosecutor Karim Khan for Israel

US vassals have banded together in a vote of the International Criminal Court’s 21-state ‘Bureau’ to suspend ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Khan has been driving the ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals, including Benjamin Netanyahu and former ‘defence’ minister Yoav Gallant. ICC — Shameless political stitch-up Israel and the US have […]

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UN seeks to keep UNIFIL in southern Lebanon despite Israel-US opposition

Against the backdrop of the intensifying war against Hezbollah, the UN is trying to cement the continued presence of UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon, despite a Security Council decision, led by the US, to withdraw the forces from the area after they proved ineffective. Under the joint decision, the forces are supposed to leave Lebanon […]

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Israel freezes ties with UN secretary-general

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon announced that relations with the office of the UN secretary-general would be frozen after Israel was added to the blacklist alongside Hamas. "We are done with this UN secretary-general," he said. Following UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' decision to include Israeli bodies on the blacklist concerning sexual violence in […]

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The Nazi Experiment, Vol. 15: Hitler’s Land Equity Argument for Lebensraum

In this episode of the series, host James Lindsay revisits part of the fourth chapter of Hitler's infamous Mein Kampf to reveal his thoroughly laid out arguments for why Germany must conquer Europe, particularly going eastward toward Russia.

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UN intends ‘to make sure that all legal obligations are honoured’ after Israel demolished UNRWA headquarters

On 17 May, the Israeli occupation approved a plan to establish what it calls a defence compound on the site of the former United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem. Site of demolished UNRWA headquarters will now become a millitary base for Israeli occupation forces The proposal […]

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The race for UN secretary-general is on

The race to choose the next UN secretary-general passed its first public stage in April, but the real decision still lies ahead. So far, four candidates have presented themselves to member states: three from Latin America and one from Africa. The candidates are International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi of Argentina; economist and […]

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UN Shipping Deal Lives to Fight Another Day, as US Fails to Derail Negotiations

Negotiations on Net-Zero Framework postponed until the autumn, but appetite for green measures remains. Negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have ended with the Net Zero Framework (NZF) intact, despite a week of pressure and delay tactics from the United States. While the US and its allies successfully pushed ... [continued]

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America needs a space alliance

Right before the historic Artemis 2 mission, retired astronaut and former Navy captain Scott Kelly and India’s Gaganyaan astronauts, speaking in New Delhi, entertained the concept of a “World Space Organization” to guide humanity’s future beyond Earth. Kelly joked that this could be the start to a Starfleet, in reference to Star Trek’s central spacefaring […]

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UN panel warns of terror groups exploiting AI and crypto

Experts at a United Nations (UN) panel hosted by Pakistan have warned that terrorist organisations are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), encrypted communication tools, and digital (crypto) currencies to expand their reach and evade detection, marking a major shift in the global security landscape. Read More: PSCA, UN launch campaign against gender-based violence The discussion took…

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Another African Country Has Cleared its Debt to the International Monetary Fund

Without any fanfare from either party, it was recently revealed that Mozambique cleared its entire $701 million debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The news comes as a meeting between the officials and the IMF was scheduled for August, which it had previously been presumed would include discussions about the outstanding debt becoming […]

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