Daily Archives: 30. Dezember 2024


30.12.2024 - 15:48 [ Tagesschau ]

Heusgen: Deutschland soll in Syrien rasch Präsenz zeigen

„Wir sollten so schnell wie möglich unsere Botschaft wieder eröffnen und versuchen, die Protagonisten – die ursprünglich aus dem syrischen Ableger des Terrornetzwerks Al-Kaida hervorgegangen sind – in einem moderaten Kurs zu unterstützen“, sagte Heusgen dem Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland mit Blick auf die Islamistengruppe Haiat Tahrir al-Scham (HTS). Diese hatte Syriens Machthaber Baschar al-Assad nach einer Blitzoffensive gestürzt und führt nun mit einer Übergangsregierung das Land.

Deutschland solle dabei darauf verzichten, mit „dem erhobenen Zeigefinger aufzutreten“, sagte Heusgen weiter.

30.12.2024 - 12:46 [ Consortium News ]

John Pilger: Afflictor of the Powerful

In his many extraordinary films, books and articles, Pilger filled in what corporate media purposely left out: the industrial-scale human casualties of governments that dare call themselves democracies.

Pilger was simply doing his job as a reporter. What made him stand out exceptionally were herds of journalists not doing theirs.

30.12.2024 - 10:27 [ International Court of Justice ]

ALLEGED BREACHES OF CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY (NICARAGUA v. GERMANY)

(July 19, 2024)

Taking into account the agreement of the Parties,

Fixes the following time-limits for the filing of the written pleadings:

21 July 2025 for the Memorial of the Republic of Nicaragua;
21 July 2026 for the Counter-Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany; and

Reserves the subsequent procedure for further decision.

30.12.2024 - 10:12 [ Guardian ]

The world court will rule on Germany’s support for Israel. That shows how geopolitics has changed

(April 9, 2024)

Western governments could once be confident of protecting their friends. Nicaragua’s case shows those days are gone

30.12.2024 - 10:02 [ United Nations ]

Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned

Meanwhile in the West Bank, OCHA reported that as of Thursday Israeli military operations have killed 20 Palestinians over a 10-day period, including 12 deaths from airstrikes.

In Tulkarm refugee camp, a military operation caused significant infrastructure damage, with OCHA raising concerns over the repeated use of lethal, war-like tactics exceeding law enforcement standards.

OCHA also reported that 2024 marked the highest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since records began nearly two decades ago.

As of Tuesday, 4,706 Palestinians, including 1,949 children, have been displaced,

30.12.2024 - 09:41 [ Middle East Eye ]

Grim statistics on Israel‘s genocide in Gaza

Here are some of the key figures:

– 1,413 Palestinian families wiped out, with 5,455 family members killed
– 17,818 children killed in Israeli attacks
– 12,287 women killed in Israeli strikes
– 238 newborns and 853 infants killed
– 35,060 children now living without one or both parents
– 44 people dead due to malnutrition and starvation
– Six deaths from extreme cold in displacement tents, including five babies
– 1,068 medical staff and 94 Civil Defence personnel killed
– 520 bodies retrieved from seven mass graves inside hospitals
– 216 shelter and displacement centres targeted

30.12.2024 - 09:31 [ Antiwar.com ]

Syria’s De Facto Leader Says It Will Take Four Years To Hold Elections

“The process of writing the constitution may take about three years, and we look forward to a constitution that lasts for the longest possible period, and this is a difficult and lengthy task,” Julani, the former leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, told Al-Arabiya. “Organizing elections may take four years; any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census.”

Julani and his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is an offshoot of al-Qaeda, took over Syria after former President Bashar al-Assad fled on December 8. Julani has appointed HTS officials to senior positions in the new “transitional government,” including Anas Hassan Khattab, another former al-Qaeda commander who was named Syria’s intelligence chief.

30.12.2024 - 09:10 [ KBS.co.kr ]

Haftbefehl gegen Präsident Yoon beantragt

Das gemeinsame Ermittlungsteam des Büros für Korruptionsermittlungen gegen hochrangige Beamte (CIO), der Polizei und des Verteidigungsministeriums teilte am Montag mit, um Mitternacht beim Bezirksgericht Seoul West einen Haftantrag gegen Yoon gestellt zu haben.

Es ist das erste Mal in der Verfassungsgeschichte Südkoreas, dass ein Haftbefehl gegen einen amtierenden Staatspräsidenten beantragt wurde.

Das CIO hatte zuvor Yoon wegen Hochverrats und Machtmissbrauchs im Zusammenhang mit der Verhängung des Kriegsrechts am 3. Dezember dreimal vorgeladen.

30.12.2024 - 08:55 [ White House ]

Proclamation Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr.

With President Carter’s leadership, the modern Department of Education and the Department of Energy were created. He championed conservation, and his commitment to a more just world was at the heart of his foreign policy, leading on nuclear nonproliferation, signing the Panama Canal treaties, and mediating the historic 1978 Camp David Accords.