Tag: Territorial disputes
Video shows Israeli police beating lawmaker at protest
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
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
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
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
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
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has withdrawn from International Court of Justice hearings on its dispute with neighboring Somalia over territory in the Indian Ocean....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
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes on Friday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
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Sharp jump in US Navy transits to counter China under Trump
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
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
JERUSALEM — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli...