A U.N. fact-finding mission said the U.S. launched “indiscriminate attacks,” including on a school, that killed civilians.
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.
NYTimes – World Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
NPR – US The United States on Thursday charged former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to existing drug trafficking and firearms charges. Prosecutors allege detainees, including US citizens, suffered waterboarding, rape and beatings. The revised indictment also cites Venezuela's DGCIM military intelligence agency. The pair remain in US custody.
NYTimes – World Israel removed signs from Britain's consulate general in East Jerusalem and said the consulate had "ceased to function". British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the building would remain open as an independent UK mission, continuing to serve Palestinians. Israel had said in September it would act after UK sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements.
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