Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here’s why.
WASHINGTON — Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas faces increasingly long odds of…
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Opinion: Hamas and Hezbollah can never be stopped by killing leaders
Since the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been at war in the Middle East. The conflict has stretched across borders, spanning Gaza to Lebanon to…
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OSCE reports deteriorating human rights in Ukraine amid escalating conflict – JURIST
The human rights situation in Ukraine has worsened significantly as intensified hostilities and systematic aerial strikes target critical infrastructure, according to a report by the Organization for Security and Co-operation…
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Israel and Lebanon agree to cease-fire
AMMAN, Jordan — Israel and Lebanon agreed Tuesday to a temporary cease-fire that would end a nearly 14-month conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah that has left more than 3,000 people…
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L.A. County faces its most important reform in decades
Supporters of Measure G declared victory this week, eking out a win with roughly 51% support. While the Los Angeles County charter changes didn’t get as much attention as other…
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Why Biden hasn’t been able to end Israel’s year-old Gaza war
As the world prepares to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack and the ensuing war is set to drag into a second year with intense fighting…
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Christian villages’ neutrality was no help in Israel-Hezbollah conflict
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon — For much of the last year, as Hezbollah and Israel traded blows in an escalating tit-for-tat, the predominantly Christian village of Ain Ebel remained mostly out of the…
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Israel and Iran exchange threats as combat surges in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT — As war in the Middle East widens, Iran and Israel on Wednesday traded threats of mutual destruction following the Islamic Republic’s missile barrage against Israel, while the Lebanese militant…
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Missiles over Tel Aviv fed Donald Trump’s narrative of a world in chaos and vaporized any hopes of an end to the war. In the near term, that poses political…
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Who was Hassan Nasrallah, longtime Hezbollah leader killed by Israel?
BEIRUT — Hassan Nasrallah was for a long time one of the world’s most hunted men. A founder of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its longtime secretary general, Nasrallah had…
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Escalating conflict on Lebanon-Israel border raises humanitarian concerns – JURIST
UN officials warned of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Lebanon on Thursday as death tolls mounted from Israeli air strikes. On Wednesday, advocacy group Human Rights Watch called for…
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UN Secretary-General calls for ceasefire in all Sudan conflict zones – JURIST
The UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Saturday that the UN Chief is “gravely alarmed” at the full-scale assault on the city of El Fasher by the Rapid Support…
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Revoked Conflict Waiver Means Delays In Slain Law Professor Case
Donna Adelson The fight to bring Dan Markel’s killers to justice just got a little bit longer. The Florida State Law professor was killed in 2014, gunned down in his…
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Israel strikes Beirut suburb as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies
BEIRUT — With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least eight people and wounding 59 others, Lebanese…
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Ecuador president declares ‘internal armed conflict’ after gunmen storm TV station, take hostages – JURIST
Daniela Pulido Ramírez from Facultad de Derecho Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and JURIST News Managing Editor Lauren Ban from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law contributed to this report. …
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Canada announces new immigration pathway for those affected by Sudan conflict – JURIST
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently….
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US says combatants on both sides of Sudan conflict have committed war crimes – JURIST
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced his determination that combatants on both sides of Sudan’s ongoing civil conflict have committed war crimes in recent months, and that some…
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Sen. Jeff Merkley Demands End To Israel-Hamas Conflict
Sen. Jeff Merkley, a progressive Democrat from Oregon, on Monday called for Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to cease their hostilities. He is only the second member of…
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Biden and Xi, in California, promise to work to avoid conflict
WASHINGTON — Breaking a yearlong silence, President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Silicon Valley on Wednesday and vowed to work to prevent tensions between the two superpowers from…
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Biden’s Goal in Meeting With Xi: Avoid a Spiraling Conflict
When President Biden meets President Xi Jinping of China at a lush estate on the edge of Silicon Valley on Wednesday, his primary goal will be simple: find a way…
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