Algeria's UN draft resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Palestine was vetoed by United States during UN Security Council's 9552nd meeting on 20 February 2024....
Link to PDF of official press release in English....
Chief among the claims was a request to declare Russia responsible for the downing of MH17 in 2014, which killed 298 people, the majority of whom were Dutch citizens.
The ICJ decision on Jan. 31 stemmed from a case brought by Ukraine in 2017, which has taken seven years to conclude. The case originated from Ukraine's argument that Russia had financed terrorism during the conflict in Donbas.
Russia submitted objections to Ukraine's suit during hearings in September, arguing that the Hague-based court does not have the jurisdicion to hear the case. The ICJ will rule on those objections on Feb. 2.
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1c10lsjoq livestream for the icj hearing up
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza. The UN court confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention....
Venezuela’s vice president has vowed that her country will press ahead with a referendum on the future of a large tract of mineral-rich territory that it claims in a long-running dispute with neighboring Guyana.
Authorities in Guyana spoke of their ongoing border dispute with Venezuela, saying that they were seeking a permanent and unquestionable resolution to the issue. They also spoke in favour of accepting established international borders, a feature of nations in the western hemisphere which has allowed them to maintain peace and...
