Saturday, June 27, 2026

Tag: international law

“We will never again be a colony”: Venezuela defies Trump as...

With Nicolás Maduro detained in Brooklyn and at least 40 reportedly killed, Venezuelan leaders project unity while protests spread worldwide and US lawmakers warn of an illegal war.

Trump declares naval blockade against Venezuela as lawmakers warn of unauthorized...

President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.

10,000 Palestinians buried beneath Gaza’s rubble as families dig by hand

With more than 10,000 bodies still trapped under the ruins of Gaza, families search with shovels and bare hands while aid agencies warn that recovery could take years amid explosives, disease, and ongoing destruction.

UN rights chief says Trump’s boat strikes are illegal as death...

UN human rights officials, independent experts, and rights groups say U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, amount to extrajudicial killings, and may constitute a crime against humanity.

Trump expands boat-bombing campaign to Pacific as death toll climbs and...

Critics denounce the latest strikes as “unlawful extrajudicial killings” as the Trump administration extends its maritime attacks beyond the Caribbean and signals possible land strikes ahead.

Trump’s Caribbean strikes revive fears of a war for regime change...

UN experts denounce “extrajudicial executions” as Colombia recalls its ambassador and the U.S. masses ships and troops near Venezuela.

Lawmakers press Trump administration to protect Gaza aid flotilla amid reported...

Nearly 20 House Democrats led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib urge the Trump administration and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure the safety of the Global Sumud Flotilla, as reported drone attacks, arrests, and blockade enforcement raise legal questions and international scrutiny.

Doctors say Israeli troops deliberately targeted Gaza children

International physicians describe treating more than 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest in what they call evidence of war crimes.

UN commission confirms Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Independent UN experts say Israeli authorities are carrying out genocidal acts in Gaza, warning states that failure to act amounts to complicity.

Gaza-bound aid flotilla vows to continue after explosion on Tunisian port...

Conflicting claims emerge after the Global Sumud Flotilla says a drone struck its “Family Boat” in Tunisia; authorities dispute the attack while the aid mission to break the Gaza siege vows to continue.

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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool

The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.

Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban

For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.