english

ICC to ‘deprioritise’ investigation into alleged US war crimes in renewed Afghan probe, will focus on Taliban and ISIS-K

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested approval to resume a war crimes investigation into Afghanistan which won’t focus on alleged US offenses, but those committed by the Taliban and other groups. In a statement on Monday, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said he had filed an application to resume his office’s investigation […]

Nachrichten

Kurz und seine Öbag-Idee: “Was wär ich denn für ein ‘Würschtel’ als Bundeskanzler?”

Der Staatsanwalt interessiert sich für das Thema, ob und warum der Kanzler Unternehmer Siegfried Wolf als Öbag-Aufsichtsratschef wollte. Kurz hielt diesen seinen “Vorschlag” für eine “klasse” Idee. Die Hintergründe Diese Nachricht wird übernommen. Nach dem rumänischen Gesetz Nr. 8/1996 können die Nachrichten ohne das Herz der Eigentümer übernommen werden. Leontiuc Marius

english

North Korea says formally ending Korean War would be ‘foolish idea’ unless US scraps its hostile policy

It’s not the right time to start talks on ending the 1950-53 Korean War as Washington must first give up on its hostile policy towards Pyongyang, Ri Thae Song, North Korea’s deputy foreign minister, has said. Seven decades after the conflict, the Korean Peninsula technically remains in a state of war as the truce achieved […]

english

‘Workers have no interest in war with China’: Australian trade unions slam nuclear submarine deal with US & UK

The highly-discussed AUKUS pact between Washington, London and Canberra to arm Australia with a fleet of nuclear submarines is “reckless” and will only expose the country to danger on multiple fronts, Aussie trade unions said. Since its announcement a week ago, the trilateral deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered, yet conventionally armed, submarines has faced […]

english

Police fire rubber bullets at anti-vax protesters in Melbourne as demonstrators storm war memorial (VIDEO)

Victoria police have opened fire with rubber bullets on demonstrators protesting Covid-19 vaccinations in the city of Melbourne in an attempt to disperse an angry mob, some of whom were decked out in body armor and helmets. On Wednesday, the third day of protests against a vaccine mandate for construction workers in the Australian city […]

english

President Rodrigo Duterte declares ICC ‘no longer has jurisdiction’ over Philippines after it launches probe into his war on drugs

Speaking via his lawyer, President Rodrigo Duterte rejected the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe into his war on drugs, claiming his country has “left the Rome statute” and the tribunal “no longer has jurisdiction.” The ICC gave its prosecutor the green light on Wednesday to investigate allegations of crimes committed in the Philippines between 2011 […]

english

ICC backs probe into Philippines ‘war on drugs’ despite Manilla warning foreigners to stay out of it

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted its prosecutor’s request to open an investigation, within the jurisdiction of the court, into alleged crimes committed in the Philippines during the ‘war on drugs’. In a statement on Wednesday, the ICC’s pre-trial chamber granted its prosecutor permission to probe reported crimes in the Philippines between 2011 and […]

english

‘Journey between hope & fear, resulting in epic failure’: Kabul journalist speaks to RT about 20-year war in Afghanistan

As part of RT’s Unheard Voices special project, an Afghan journalist and a young refugee detail their experiences in the country they were forced to flee, as there was no hope and no future left for them in Afghanistan. Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary has dedicated years of his life to being one of the voices […]

english

Libya risks slipping into new round of civil war & violence if crucial December elections not held – UN envoy

The UN envoy to Libya has warned that the war-torn country could slip into conflict once again if presidential and parliamentary elections set for December are aborted.  “Aborting the drive for elections will for many be a signal that violence is the only path to power in the country. This cannot be allowed,” Jan Kubis, […]

english

Chinese Foreign Ministry mocks US over Afghanistan, says its ‘war machines’ have become Taliban playground

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has mocked the US and the chaotic collapse of the Washington-backed Afghan regime they left behind, as he shared footage of Taliban soldiers using captured aircraft as a swing. On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted a video on his Twitter account, claiming Afghanistan was the “graveyard of […]

english

Afghan invasion was never a ‘good war,’ it was always an imperialist project, John Pilger tells RT

The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 should be called what it was – an imperialist war launched under the guise of a fight against terrorism, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has told RT. Pilger joined RT’s Going Underground program to reflect on the lessons that should be learned from two decades of occupation […]