Ottawa reserving commercial airline seats to get Canadians out of Lebanon
The federal government has started booking blocks of seats on commercial flights to help Canadians get out of Lebanon.
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Israel’s New Campaign Against Hezbollah Started With Raid in Syria
The commandos came in helicopters, on a nearly moonless night.
Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
The Israeli military said Friday it carried out an airstrike on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a massive explosion leveled buildings in a southern district, sending clouds of orange and black smoke billowing in the skies.
Meet the man in charge of prosecuting war crimes
When thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded throughout Lebanon last week, it was a success for the planners of the attack.Was it also a war crime, with dozens of people killed and some 3,000 people injured? That type of question, along with all of the ensuing questions about whether to prosecute, how to prosecute, falls to Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, which was set up two decades ago to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity.As for saying whether the attack constitutes a war crime, Khan says he can't answer. "I need to be very disciplined, in terms of what I say. We don't have jurisdiction in relation to Lebanon. Lebanon is not a state party, unlike Palestine. We're focusing on situations that are clearly, we say, within our jurisdiction."
Canada readying troops in case of Lebanon evacuations: sources
The Canadian Armed Forces is changing its posture to the crisis in Lebanon and increasing troops in the region to give the government more flexibility — including the ability to move quickly if an evacuation of Canadian citizens is ordered, Global News has learned.
Sanders’ Resolution Forces Senate Vote To Block U.S. Arms Sales To Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a resolution on Wednesday that will force a vote in Congress to block billions of dollars in offensive American weapons sales to Israel ― a significant escalation by the Vermont independent as the Biden administration continues to arm the country in its expanding military campaigns that most of the international community has decried.
Angry claims of 'double standards' in international law roil the UN
«We are edging towards the unimaginable,» United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told assembled world leaders on Monday. «A powder keg that risks engulfing the world.»
Macron says Israeli PM and U.S. can act to stop ground invasion of Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that while he is working with Canada and other countries to stop a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, only the Israeli prime minister and the United States can prevent that from happening.