middleeasteye.net (2024-01-24). Israel's case at the ICJ: An armed conflict where only one side is allowed to fight
Iwas the only journalist inside the courtroom at the International Court of Justice for South Africa's genocide case against Israel. Thirty accredited journalists were in a press room in another wing of the building, watching what the director showed them on a screen. Rather more journalists waited outside the building.
(2024-01-24). Israel plans to demolish all buildings in "buffer zone" in Gaza. wsws.org The New York Times reported Tuesday that Israel intends to fully demolish all buildings in a 1,000-meter "buffer zone" along Gaza's border with Israel, citing Israeli officials.
(2024-01-24). Supreme Court narrowly upholds federal immigration authority against Texas measures. wsws.org By a narrow 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the US Border Patrol can cut through razor wire installed by Texas on the banks of the Rio Grande.
(2024-01-24). Iraqi resistance says launches second phase of anti-Israel operations after US attacks. presstv.ir Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have vowed to continue their operations against military bases, after the Pentagon carries out airstrikes against sites used by the Iraqi forces on the border with Syria.
(2024-01-24). Africa's 10 'most open' countries for travel. independent.co.ug 
African countries are simplifying entry processes and dropping restrictions to improve cross-border travel at inter-country and regional levels. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | In the past eight years, 35 countries have improved their visa policies and, since 2016, five countries have abolished all visa requirements for African travellers. As a result, citizens of at …
(2024-01-24). Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Abbott Promises to Fight Fed Removal of Border Razor Wire. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-23). Twenty-One Israeli Soldiers Killed After Hamas Rocket Triggered Mine Explosion. news.antiwar.com Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when they came under attack by Hamas in the Gaza Strip near the Israeli border. The soldiers came under attack while they were planting mines to demolish two buildings in central Gaza, and a Hamas RPG hit a nearby tank, which likely triggered the mines and collapsed the …
(2024-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2024. democracynow.org Axios: Israel Proposes 2-Month Ceasefire in Exchange for Remaining Hostages, A Quarter of Gaza Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Unrelenting Israeli Attacks Target Schools, Hospitals, Yemenis Defiant as U.S. and U.K Launch New Joint Strikes on 8 Houthi Targets, SEIU Becomes Largest U.S. Union to Call for Gaza Ceasefire, SCOTUS Rejects Case That Sought to Silence Palestinian Advocacy Group, SCOTUS Offers New Hope to Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Agrees to Hear His Appeal, SCOTUS Allows Biden Admin to Cut Down Razor Wire on Texas's Southern Border, New Hampshire Votes in Nation's First Primary of 2024,…
(2024-01-23). Hezbollah Missiles Hit Israeli Military Base of Meron Again. english.almanar.com.lb 
In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to illustrate the attacks and their outcomes. The first statement mentioned that Islamic Resistance …
(2024-01-23). See the perilous journey migrants take to get to the U.S. america.cgtn.com Continuing our look at the migrant crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico, and the dangers migrants face along their journeys, CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports now on one of the greatest perils: Those final steps to cross the border itself. | The Rio Grande, running from El Paso, Texas, to the Atlantic Ocean, it marks more than half of the 3,000-kilometer U.S. Mexico border. | Defended with razor wire, military tanks and a floating border wall, it is also the front line of a migration crisis that saw a record two-and-a-half million undocumented migrant encounters in fiscal year 2023. | Tragedy on the Rio Grande…
(2024-01-23). Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Abbott Promises to Fight Fed Removal of Border Razor Wire. truthout.org The Supreme Court on Monday reversed a lower court's injunction on federal action to remove razor wire installed by Texas state officials last fall on a stretch of the state's border with Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) ordered the razor wire to be installed in October to deter migrants from crossing a 29-mile stretch of land along the Rio Grande River. Migrant rights organizations have said… |
(2024-01-23). Kiev's Implied Territorial Claims To Russia's Border Regions Are Totally Bogus. thealtworld.com It's actually Russians that have always lived in modern-day Ukraine's border regions, not Ukrainians that have always lived in Russia's like Zelensky implied. | Zelensky signed a
(2024-01-23). Israel Loses Control of its Borders. libya360.wordpress.com Khalil Harb In past wars, Israel was able to establish buffer or security zones inside enemy territory. But Tel Aviv's adversaries have flipped the map today, forcing the occupation state to evacuate its own borders — perhaps permanently. Israel once reigned supreme on the back of some immovable narratives: widely spun myths of a "promised…
(2024-01-23). Essequibo and Other Border Issues: Venezuela's Territorial Losses to Imperialist Powers Through the Centuries (Part 3). orinocotribune.com 
By Saheli Chowdhury — Jan 19, 2024 | This is the final part of a three-part series. The earlier articles can be found at the following links: The Essequibo issue in times of neocolonialism | Since the time of the 1899 Arbitral Award, colonialism…
(2024-01-23). For third time in an hour, rocket sirens in settlements close to Lebanon border: Israeli media. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-23). Marianne Williamson on Running for President, Challenging Biden & Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire. democracynow.org 
It's primary day in New Hampshire. As Donald Trump and Nikki Haley square off in the Republican race, we speak to 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on her longshot campaign against President Biden. In an unusual twist, Williamson's name is on today's ballot, but Biden's is not. Biden opted out of running in New Hampshire after the state refused to move its primary until after South Carolina's. Williamson discusses why she's running for president, her antiwar platform, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, immigration reform and the New Hampshire primary elec…
(2024-01-23). From Freezing Cold to Housing Insecurity, Migrants Face Crisis in NYC, Chicago & Beyond. democracynow.org 
As nine Democratic governors join together to call on President Biden and Congress to address the humanitarian crisis faced by migrants, we look at conditions faced by tens of thousands of asylum seekers in New York City and Chicago. Many arrived over the last year on buses from Texas as part of Republican Governor Greg Abbott's anti-immigrant efforts. We hear from a migrant staying in a tent shelter at a former airport site in New York City where they face below-freezing temperatures and a lack of medical services, and we speak with immigration rights activists. Murad Awawdeh, executive director of the New…
(2024-01-23). GARR asks DR to respect deportation protocols. plenglish.com In a statement, GARR urged DR to pay more attention to paragraph setting forth the division of family members, as Haitians suffer such a situation caused by the Dominican immigration authorities. | GARR also felt anger for how Haitians in DR are being treated, in particular the subhuman conditions they are being repatriated to. | We strongly reject all physical and moral abuses committed, destruction of their legal documents, rapes and expulsion of members of the same family. | Dominican authorities intercept Haitians on the streets without letting them get their children and other family members.
(2024-01-24). Lebanon and Jordan insist on an end to Israeli aggression on Gaza. plenglish.com Beirut, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The interim Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, Abdullah Bou Habib, and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, insisted on ending the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-01-24). Chile reports lowest birth rate in a decade in 2023. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Chile reported the lowest birth rate in a decade in 2023, and the figures would be lower if the country were not experiencing a wave of migration, according to information published here.
(2024-01-23). Democracy Now! 2024-01-23 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 23, 2024; From Freezing Cold to Housing Insecurity, Migrants Face Crisis in NYC, Chicago & Beyond; "Many of My Shows Have Been Canceled": Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei on Israel, Gaza & Censorship; Marianne Williamson on Running for President, Challenging Biden & Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire | Headlines for January 23, 2024; From Freezing Cold to Housing Insecurity, Migrants Face Crisis in NYC, Chicago & Beyond; "Many of My Shows Have Been Canceled": Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei on Israel, Gaza & Censorship; Marianne Williamson on Running for President, Challenging Biden & Calli…
(2024-01-23). Protests erupt in Germany after exposure of far-right conspiracy to deport migrants en masse. peoplesdispatch.org In the wake of revelations about a far-right conspiracy in Germany to expel migrants and "non-assimilated citizens", progressive sections in Germany have launched militant anti-far-right demonstrations across the country, raising the banner "Together Against the Right," in defense of democracy and against fascism. | From January 19 to January 22, more than 1.4 million people, including leftists, trade unionists, youth-students groups, and various other anti-fascist groups hit the streets in more than a hundred cities across Germany, protesting the xenophobic maneuvers and political schemings of far-right groups,…
(2024-01-23). Emails reveal Johnson administration knew about unsanitary conditions in Chicago migrant shelter weeks before five-year-old died. wsws.org The brutal conditions facing migrants are being allowed to occur with the deliberate aim of discouraging asylum seekers from coming to or staying in Chicago.
(2024-01-23). Asylum Seekers Face Freezing Cold, Housing Insecurity in NYC, Chicago and Beyond. truthout.org As nine Democratic governors join together to call on President Biden and Congress to address the humanitarian crisis faced by migrants, we look at conditions faced by tens of thousands of asylum seekers in New York City and Chicago. Many arrived over the last year on buses from Texas as part of Republican Governor Greg Abbott's anti-immigrant efforts. We hear from a migrant staying in a tent… |