Tag: Territorial disputes

Video shows Israeli police beating lawmaker at protest

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JERUSALEM — A video circulating online shows Israeli police punching a member of parliament and wrestling him to the ground at a protest against...

Israel rejects ICC probe, saying it lacks jurisdiction

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JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday said it would formally reject the International Criminal Court's decision to launch a probe into potential war crimes against...

Gaza man: After lengthy torture, Hamas forced me to divorce

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — After months of torture and interrogations in a Hamas prison, Palestinian activist Rami Aman says he was offered an...

Thousands flee to Colombia after clashes on Venezuela border

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BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Thousands of Venezuelans are seeking shelter in Colombia this week following clashes between Venezuela’s military and a Colombian armed group in...

Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry began administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines it received from the global COVAX initiative...

Kenya leaves int’l court case on ocean dispute with Somalia

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has withdrawn from International Court of Justice hearings on its dispute with neighboring Somalia over territory in the Indian Ocean....

Palestinians say West Bank protester killed by Israeli fire

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JERUSALEM — Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes on Friday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. ...

Sharp jump in US Navy transits to counter China under Trump

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WASHINGTON — Activity by the U.S. Navy in its campaign to challenge China's efforts to restrict transit in the South China Sea and in...

Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo

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TOKYO — Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region...

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank

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JERUSALEM — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli...