JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled against a petition to remove a previously abandoned settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank that Israeli parliament cleared for rebuilding …
National Gallery of Australia to return bronze artifacts believed stolen to Cambodia
The repatriation of the three millennia-old statues is the latest to follow investigations by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and others.
German didn’t bargain for his ‘land’ lawyer
In this case, a relatively junior lawyer who was professionally speaking almost totally at the mercy of her senior, was the direct recipient of money from a German national who wanted to purchase …
White House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow
The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made a pitch to North Korean officials to increase the sale of munitions to Moscow.
Tax justice: progressive taxation
BANGLADESH has achieved impressive economic growth for the last two decades. The country is also preparing for graduation from UN Least Developed Country status in 2026. Positive trends in growth are …
Israel and the US are battling identity crises
Israel and the US are two improbable creations that went on similar journeys. Both may soon end with the dismantling of democracy. Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to defang Israel’s Supreme Court prefigures …
Two Tajik Citizens Killed In Mass Brawl Near Moscow
Two migrants from Tajikistan were killed in a mass brawl in the Russian city of Chekhov in the Moscow region on August 1.
China’s Ningbo investors seek opportunities in Cambodia
Around 40 companies are expected to explore investment opportunities in Cambodia this month, thanks to the optimism felt by a delegation of Chinese investors who met with the Council for the …
The Beirut port explosion: Three years after and still no justice | Opinion
On Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut’s heart stopped beating. It was shattered in a million pieces following a major explosion at its port.
Syria fishermen despair at water loss, river pollution
Tabqa Dam (Syria) (AFP) – Around war-torn Syria’s biggest freshwater dam reservoir, fishermen say their catch is now a fraction of what it used to be as environmental pressures have decimated …