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UN members back resolution directing Israel to leave occupied territories

General assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Palestinian resolution after ICJ ruling in July

The Guardian - UK

UN General Assembly To Vote On Call For End To Israeli Occupation

UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

International Business Times

UN General Assembly To Debate Call For End To Israeli Occupation

UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

International Business Times

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US backs two permanent seats for Africa on UN Security Council

The US has thrown its weight behind creating two permanent seats for African states on the United Nations Security Council, and one rotating seat for small island developing states. Years of talks about reforming the council have led nowhere, and many doubt whether US backing will be enough to spur…

Radio France Internationale

New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues

Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence

The Independent UK

The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated

The United Nations is imposing the rule of law on cyberspace with a new global deal requiring a crackdown on the illegal misuse of computer technology

The Independent UK

The world’s highest court has confirmed what we Palestinians always knew: Israel’s settlements are illegal

This ruling lays bare the reality of Israel’s occupation. Acting on it will bring us closer to peace, says lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh

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Can Palestinians expect changes after ICJ ruling on Israel’s occupation?

The ICJ’s ruling that the occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful is a sign of increasing Israeli isolation.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Gaza war: ceasefire ‘close to the goalline’, says US – as it happened

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that a long-sought ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was within sight

The Guardian - AU

UN declares 2025 to 2034 the decade to combat increasing sand and dust storms from Africa to China

The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threaten health and economies from central Africa to northern China

The Independent UK

South Carolina is trading its all-male Supreme Court for an all-white one

South Carolina is trading its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to victims 30 years on from RAF Chinook crash in Scotland

TRIBUTES have been paid to the 29 people killed in an RAF Chinook helicopter crash at a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the disaster.

The National (Scotland)

UN to establish Srebrenica genocide memorial day despite Serbian opposition

The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.

France 24

Delaware Court on the First Amendment Exception to "Speech Integral to Criminal Conduct"

"Some courts have incorrectly used this exception to rationalize upholding a statute that criminalizes speech ... simply because their legislature passed a law labeling it criminal. The limited line of United States Supreme Court cases that have addressed this exception in no way supports such a broad reading."

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The U.N. General Assembly backs the Palestinians' membership bid

The assembly voted by a wide margin to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider the Palestinians' request to become a U.N. member.

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Palestinians Seek UN General Assembly Support For Full Membership

Palestinian officials seek UN General Assembly support for full membership amidst Israeli opposition. Ongoing tensions complicate peace efforts in the Midd...

The Guardian - AU

Why Anthony Albanese will face a tough call when the UN votes on full membership for Palestine

With a resolution up before the general assembly this week, Australia’s government may soon have to decide where it officially stands on Palestinian statehood

The Hindu

Hope Palestine's application for U.N. membership will be reconsidered, endorsed: India

India hopes the US will reconsider its veto on Palestine's UN membership bid, supporting a two-state solution.

WEKU

KY Commission on Military Affairs meeting features upbeat briefings on future of Army depot and stat

At the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs’ quarterly meeting this week, the executive director briefed attendees on several pro-military bills passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor

WEKU

What to know about the U.N. vote on whether to admit Palestinians as full members

The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and vote on the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations, which would allow it to vote during U.N. proceedings.

Latin Times

Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian State UN Membership

The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians' application to become a full UN member state, several diplomatic sources have told AFP.

International Business Times

Security Council To Vote Thursday On Palestinian State UN Membership

The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians' application to become a full UN member state, several diplomatic sources have told AFP. Amid Israel's military offensive in Gaza, the Palestinians in early April revived a membership application first made to the world body in 2011, though the…

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