President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday redoubled his call for an independent tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes, using a speech in The Hague to demand accountability and invoking the trials of Nazis in Nuremberg after World War II. “Impunity is the key that opens the door to aggression,” Mr. Zelensky said […]
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White House says Russian Olympians should only be permitted as neutral participants.
The Biden administration said on Thursday that Russian and Belarusian athletes should only compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris as neutral participants, but did not weigh in on the bigger question: whether the athletes should be allowed in at all. Ukraine has in the past week undertaken a concerted campaign to persuade the International […]
White Men Charged in Attack on Black Teenagers at Pool in South Africa
Working-class white farmers frequently raise concerns about being killed or driven off their land. Black laborers have lamented the strenuous working conditions and unrealized promises of land ownership that were supposed to materialize in a democratic South Africa. After video of the violence at the pool surfaced, President Cyril Ramaphosa released a statement calling on […]
Russia and Iran Are Building Defense Partnership, White House Warns
The Biden administration said on Friday that Russia and Iran were strengthening their military ties into a “full-fledged defense partnership,” warning that their relationship posed a threat to Ukraine as well as Iran’s geographic neighbors. “Russia is seeking to collaborate with Iran on areas like weapons development and trade,” said John Kirby, a National Security […]