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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that he took note of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders. "I take note of the decision of the ICC Prosecutor to apply for warrants of…
Borrell slams Netanyahu in latest sign of tensions between Europe, Israeli prime minister
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the latest sign of strained relations between Europe and the controversial Israeli leader. The remark came in response to comments by Netanyahu last week accusing International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan of prejudice against Jewish people.
The Spanish politician said the accusation was an attempt to intimidate the human rights lawyer, adding that claims of antisemitism are made every time anyone “does something that Netanyahu doesn't like.”
The Israeli Prime Minister denounced the ICC’s announcement last Monday that it would seek arrest warrants against him and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three leaders of Hamas, for alleged crimes against humanity.
The EU foreign policy chief also announced a meeting of the EU-Israel Council would be held soon to discuss the human rights situation in Gaza and “the impact of the ICJ ruling on the association agreement,” according to Reuters. The comment suggests that trade between Israel and the bloc of 27 European countries may be placed in jeopardy by recent legal developments.
Nonetheless, European support has remained crucial in Israel’s ongoing operation in Gaza, with Germany serving as the country’s most important military ally after the US. Last month, the ICJ refused to issue an emergency injunction against Germany’s provision of arms to Israel in a case brought against the European country by Nicaragua.
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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the latest sign of strained relations between Europe and the controversial Israeli leader. The remark came in response to comments by Netanyahu last week accusing International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan of prejudice against Jewish people.
The Spanish politician said the accusation was an attempt to intimidate the human rights lawyer, adding that claims of antisemitism are made every time anyone “does something that Netanyahu doesn't like.”
The Israeli Prime Minister denounced the ICC’s announcement last Monday that it would seek arrest warrants against him and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three leaders of Hamas, for alleged crimes against humanity.
“This is exactly what the new antisemitism looks like,” said Netanyahu. “It has moved from the campuses in the West to the court in The Hague.” The Israeli prime minister slammed pro-Palestine protests at US colleges last month, saying they were “reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s” and calling for them to be disbanded.
The EU foreign policy chief also announced a meeting of the EU-Israel Council would be held soon to discuss the human rights situation in Gaza and “the impact of the ICJ ruling on the association agreement,” according to Reuters. The comment suggests that trade between Israel and the bloc of 27 European countries may be placed in jeopardy by recent legal developments.
Nonetheless, European support has remained crucial in Israel’s ongoing operation in Gaza, with Germany serving as the country’s most important military ally after the US. Last month, the ICJ refused to issue an emergency injunction against Germany’s provision of arms to Israel in a case brought against the European country by Nicaragua.
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Putin highlights role of border guards in protecting Russia in address on Border Guards Day Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated veterans and current service members on Border Guards Day, saying that Russian border guards act professionally and…
Russian military, border guards foil 29 Ukrainian attempts to infiltrate Russia since 2022 – Federal Security Service
Russian border guards together with the Sever Battlegroup have thwarted 29 attempts of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to infiltrate Russian territory in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod Regions as well as the Crimean Republic since February 2022, head of the Border Service of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Vladimir Kulishov told Sputnik.
The number of missile and artillery strikes on Russian territory is increasing and drone attacks on Russia’s military, transport, energy and social infrastructure are becoming more intense, Kulishov said, adding that the victims of such terrorist attacks are mainly civilians, including the elderly and children.
He also noted that in 2023, more than 5,500 attempts to enter Russia by individuals associated with international terrorist and extremist organizations, as well as special services and armed formations of Ukraine, were prevented.
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Russian border guards together with the Sever Battlegroup have thwarted 29 attempts of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to infiltrate Russian territory in the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod Regions as well as the Crimean Republic since February 2022, head of the Border Service of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Vladimir Kulishov told Sputnik.
The number of missile and artillery strikes on Russian territory is increasing and drone attacks on Russia’s military, transport, energy and social infrastructure are becoming more intense, Kulishov said, adding that the victims of such terrorist attacks are mainly civilians, including the elderly and children.
He also noted that in 2023, more than 5,500 attempts to enter Russia by individuals associated with international terrorist and extremist organizations, as well as special services and armed formations of Ukraine, were prevented.
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Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, attacked three US and Israeli merchant ships, as well as two US destroyers, in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said.
He added that the movement used drones to "successfully attack" US destroyers in the Red Sea.
Houthis vowed in November 2023 to attack any ships associated with Israel until it halts military actions in the Gaza Strip. The attacks prompted the US to form a multinational coalition, which includes the United Kingdom among others, to protect shipping in the area of the Red Sea, as well as to strike Houthi targets on the ground.
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"The naval and missile forces of the Yemeni armed forces conducted three joint operations. The first was against US ship Larego Desert in the Indian Ocean, the second against Israeli ship MSC MECHELA in the Indian Ocean, and the third against MINERVA LISA in the Red Sea for violating the ban on entering the ports of occupied Palestine," Saree told the Almasirah broadcaster.
He added that the movement used drones to "successfully attack" US destroyers in the Red Sea.
Houthis vowed in November 2023 to attack any ships associated with Israel until it halts military actions in the Gaza Strip. The attacks prompted the US to form a multinational coalition, which includes the United Kingdom among others, to protect shipping in the area of the Red Sea, as well as to strike Houthi targets on the ground.
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the streets of Tunis to protest Israel's Rafah operation. The recent strike on a tent camp in Rafah resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people and wounded dozens more.
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‘America breaks global rules’ it imposes on others, admits Financial Times
The term “rules-based international order” has drawn scrutiny as a favored talking point of the Biden administration. Which “rules” are being referred to, it is often asked, and who created them? If the expression is simply another name for “international law,” why not use that term?
The problem, as some observers have pointed out, is that “international law” and the “international rules-based order” are not, in fact, synonymous. The former is something concrete – a series of codes and conventions upheld by nominally-independent global bodies. The latter is, frequently, whatever the White House wants it to be: “the substitution of international law with the prerogatives of American hegemony.”
The International Criminal Court’s recent announcement it would pursue an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also placed the White House in a bind. The prospect of a junior partner of US imperialism being held accountable led Blinken to mull sanctions on the ICC, an important arbiter of the rules he claims to defend.
“The world’s democracies do not need to apologize for being ruthless in defense of free societies,” Rachman validates American foreign interventions and color revolutions all over the globe and presumes the United States has ever apologized for anything.
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The term “rules-based international order” has drawn scrutiny as a favored talking point of the Biden administration. Which “rules” are being referred to, it is often asked, and who created them? If the expression is simply another name for “international law,” why not use that term?
The problem, as some observers have pointed out, is that “international law” and the “international rules-based order” are not, in fact, synonymous. The former is something concrete – a series of codes and conventions upheld by nominally-independent global bodies. The latter is, frequently, whatever the White House wants it to be: “the substitution of international law with the prerogatives of American hegemony.”
Financial Times columnist Gideon Rachman acknowledges as much in an editorial on the subject, writing, “America’s own actions are undermining vital parts of the rules-based order.” What’s more, Rachman observes that the rules-based international order is “a deeply uninspiring concept,” “a phrase that means nothing to a normal person.”
The issue with citing rules is that the United States frequently breaks them. “The 100 percent tariffs that the Biden administration has imposed on Chinese electric vehicles are virtually impossible to reconcile with [World Trade Organization] rules on trade,” Rachman notes.
The International Criminal Court’s recent announcement it would pursue an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also placed the White House in a bind. The prospect of a junior partner of US imperialism being held accountable led Blinken to mull sanctions on the ICC, an important arbiter of the rules he claims to defend.
“The world’s democracies do not need to apologize for being ruthless in defense of free societies,” Rachman validates American foreign interventions and color revolutions all over the globe and presumes the United States has ever apologized for anything.
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Russian military, border guards foil 29 Ukrainian attempts to infiltrate Russia since 2022 – Federal Security Service Russian border guards together with the Sever Battlegroup have thwarted 29 attempts of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to infiltrate…
NATO is practicing nuclear strikes on Russian territory near the Russian border, head of the Border Service of the Russian Federal Security Service Vladimir Kulishov told Sputnik.
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US veterans sickened by radiation at Area 52 denied health benefits
Hundreds of veterans of the US Armed Forces have been sickened after being stationed at a top secret base in the Nevada desert, but the confidential nature of their work there has prevented them from receiving benefits for their health conditions. US media documented the story of one such former servicemember, who worked at an installation sometimes called Area 52.
For years the United States conducted extensive nuclear testing near the secret base. A 1975 federal report acknowledged that toxic radioactive dust scattered throughout the area posed a risk to people stationed nearby, but government analysts concluded nuclear testing should continue.
Some $25.7 billion in health benefits have been allocated to employees of the US Department of Energy and other federal agencies who were stationed in the area. But the work of Ely and other military veterans is excluded from service records, meaning they cannot prove they were present at Area 52.
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Hundreds of veterans of the US Armed Forces have been sickened after being stationed at a top secret base in the Nevada desert, but the confidential nature of their work there has prevented them from receiving benefits for their health conditions. US media documented the story of one such former servicemember, who worked at an installation sometimes called Area 52.
“It scarred my lungs,” said Mark Ely, a 63-year-old retired Air Force technician. “I got cysts on my liver… I started having lipomas, tumors inside my body I had to remove. My lining in my bladder was shed.”
For years the United States conducted extensive nuclear testing near the secret base. A 1975 federal report acknowledged that toxic radioactive dust scattered throughout the area posed a risk to people stationed nearby, but government analysts concluded nuclear testing should continue.
“Discontinuing the work done at the Range would be against the national interest,” concluded the assessment. “The Range could in principle be decommissioned, but the cost would be great… The environmental costs inherent in the work are small and reasonable for the benefits received.”
Some $25.7 billion in health benefits have been allocated to employees of the US Department of Energy and other federal agencies who were stationed in the area. But the work of Ely and other military veterans is excluded from service records, meaning they cannot prove they were present at Area 52.
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Will the EU impose sanctions on Israel over Rafah attack?
EU foreign ministers have for the first time seriously discussed the possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel if the Jewish state does not comply with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling to stop the military operation in Rafah, Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin said.
Despite Friday's court ruling, Israel attacked the camp northeast of Rafah on Sunday. The Palestinian Civil Defense claimed at least 40 people were killed and dozens more injured.
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EU foreign ministers have for the first time seriously discussed the possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel if the Jewish state does not comply with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling to stop the military operation in Rafah, Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin said.
"For the first time at an EU meeting in a real way I’ve seen a significant discussion on sanctions," Martin told reporters after the EU Foreign Affairs Council.
Despite Friday's court ruling, Israel attacked the camp northeast of Rafah on Sunday. The Palestinian Civil Defense claimed at least 40 people were killed and dozens more injured.
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Germany's Pistorius offers alternative to compulsory military service
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius presented at the Social Democratic Party (SPD) meeting proposals to reform military service in the country, while not returning to the abolished in 2011 universal military connoscription, Der Spiegel reported.
Instead of connoscription, the minister proposed to use various benefits to attract people to the army - free driver's license, discounts on education and language courses.
Pistorius did not say the word "connoscription" once during his speech, Spiegel noted.
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius presented at the Social Democratic Party (SPD) meeting proposals to reform military service in the country, while not returning to the abolished in 2011 universal military connoscription, Der Spiegel reported.
Instead of connoscription, the minister proposed to use various benefits to attract people to the army - free driver's license, discounts on education and language courses.
Pistorius did not say the word "connoscription" once during his speech, Spiegel noted.
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“The scale of Ukraine's losses on the battlefield is astounding,” according to Irish journalist Chay Bowes.
Bowes also pointed out that Ukraine hides information about losses in the ranks of its armed forces, and Western media do not counter this in any way.
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“There's a reason reporting military losses in Ukraine as illegal and access to the front is strictly restricted. Ukriane is lying about the vast death toll. And Western Client media is complying”, as per the stunned journalist’s X post.
Bowes also pointed out that Ukraine hides information about losses in the ranks of its armed forces, and Western media do not counter this in any way.
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Germany and Italy oppose Ukrainian strikes with Western weapons against military facilities on Russian territory, including artillery and fuel depots. This was reported by the newspaper Politico, citing European diplomats.
Russian officials have repeatedly warned against strikes with Western weapons on Russian territory.
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SPIEF is the largest annual Russian business event in the economic sphere, and is attended by dozens of politicians and entrepreneurs from around the world. The SPIEF is held in St. Petersburg. This year, the forum will take place on June 5-8.
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Ex-Pentagon officer praises Russia's EW systems triumphantly jamming Western weapons in Ukraine
"Russia has the most capable electronic warfare systems in the world, with the longest range and most powerful GPS and radio frequency jammers of any nation," David T. Pyne, an EMP Task Force scholar and former US Department of Defense officer, told Sputnik.
Russian EW systems "have proven effective at causing 90% of guided missile and drone systems supplied by the US to Ukraine to miss their target, most importantly HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket System]," the ex-Pentagon officer said.
Additionally, Russian jamming systems “are likely proving increasingly effective against US supplied Ukrainian air defense systems including Patriot and Hawk [interceptor] missiles enabling Russia to increase its air superiority over Ukraine," Pyne stressed.
Earlier this month, the Washington Post, citing Ukrainian commanders and a Ukrainian military research project, reported that the Russian army's jamming systems have disrupted the accuracy of some of Ukraine's US-supplied precision-guided weapons, prompting Ukrainian forces to stop using them on the battlefield.
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"Russia has the most capable electronic warfare systems in the world, with the longest range and most powerful GPS and radio frequency jammers of any nation," David T. Pyne, an EMP Task Force scholar and former US Department of Defense officer, told Sputnik.
Pyne said he was impressed by "the speed at which Russian long-range jammers have been able to adapt to jamming new US and NATO weapon systems that have been introduced into the [Ukraine] conflict."
Russian EW systems "have proven effective at causing 90% of guided missile and drone systems supplied by the US to Ukraine to miss their target, most importantly HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket System]," the ex-Pentagon officer said.
He suggested that Russian GPS jammers "will likely prove increasingly effective against the recently supplied extended range US ATACMS [Army Tactical Missile System] missiles as well."
Additionally, Russian jamming systems “are likely proving increasingly effective against US supplied Ukrainian air defense systems including Patriot and Hawk [interceptor] missiles enabling Russia to increase its air superiority over Ukraine," Pyne stressed.
Earlier this month, the Washington Post, citing Ukrainian commanders and a Ukrainian military research project, reported that the Russian army's jamming systems have disrupted the accuracy of some of Ukraine's US-supplied precision-guided weapons, prompting Ukrainian forces to stop using them on the battlefield.
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Russia has seized the initiative across the entire theater of operations, the head of the Institute for the Study of War, George Barros, acknowledged
“The Ukrainians are on the back foot and are forced to react,” he added.
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“Right now, the Russians are dictating the place, the time, the intensity and the tempo of military operations,” he said.
“The Ukrainians are on the back foot and are forced to react,” he added.
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🇷🇺 Russian Ka-52M helicopter attacked Ukrainian forces near Donetsk
The strike was carried out with unguided air missiles against camouflaged enemy equipment and personnel.
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The strike was carried out with unguided air missiles against camouflaged enemy equipment and personnel.
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