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European court finds Russian responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key...
They include the murder, torture, rape, and destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children. Key decisions It’s the first time an international court has concluded there have been widespread human rights abuses by...

European court finds Russia responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key takeaways
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments on Wednesday against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread violations of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines...

Europe human rights court finds Russia committed grave international law violations in Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday found that Russia committed grave violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) in Ukraine. Judges at the ECHR rendered a series of decisions related to consolidated complaints brought...

Ukraine to boost local arms production to 50% of needs within 6 months
A new Ukrainian government, expected to be approved Thursday, will race to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country’s weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
European court finds Russian responsible for international law violations. Here’s the key takeaways
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments on Wednesday against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread violations of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines...

ECHR rules Russia violated international law in Ukraine
A local girl with a dog reacted in Dec. 2024 at the site of a missile strike in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine. On Wednesday, the France-based International Court on Human Rights handed down two rulings against Russia, saying since 2014 it violated...

European court rules Russia violated international law, responsible for MH17 downing
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia violated international law in Ukraine and is responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, marking the first time an international court has officially held...

Top European rights court says Russia broke international law in Ukraine
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Judges also rule that Russia was behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014. Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that Russia violated international law in Ukraine, marking the first time an...

Tunisian group sues French-Tunisian imam for ‘high treason’ over visit to Israel
A Tunisian organisation has filed a legal complaint against French-Tunisian imam Hassen Chalghoumi and called for him to be stripped of his Tunisian citizenship following his recent visit to Israel in the midst of its onslaught on Gaza....

Europe’s top human rights court finds Russia has committed major violations of international law in Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court finds Russia has committed major violations of international law in Ukraine. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...

Russia responsible for downing flight MH17 and violating international law, court rules
“In none of the conflicts previously before [the Court had] there been such near universal condemnation of the ‘flagrant’ disregard by the respondent State for the foundations of the international legal order established after the Second World...

Nepal’s Resource Curse
· On the night of 15 May, two glacial lakes burst in Tharka in Humla and the debris flow washed away homes and bridges. · Last week, a slurry surge on the Kali Gandaki in Upper Mustang caused at least Rs15 million in damage, and was traced to a...

Russia responsible for MH17 downing, international law violations in Ukraine, Europe's human rights court rules
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Russia responsible for the downing of Flight MH17, a Malaysian airliner shot down by Russian proxy forces in Ukraine in July 2014, according to a July 9 statement. The Strasbourg-based court also...

ECHR condemns Russia for serious violations of international law
0 The Russian Federation is responsible for the downing of a passenger plane over Ukrainian territory on July 17, 2014, and for human rights violations during the war that began three years ago in Ukraine, according to the judgments issued by the...

Netherlands ashamed it couldn't protect Srebrenica: Foreign Min. at 30th anniversary
“We feel ashamed. We, the international community, have failed to protect them,” caretaker Minister Caspar Veldkamp of Foreign Affairs said in Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 1995...

Dutch Court Sentences Russian to 3 Years for Sharing Microchip Technology
A court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Russian national to three years in prison for violating EU sanctions by transferring sensitive semiconductor technology to Russian intelligence. German Aksenov, 43, had worked as an engineer in the Dutch...

Dutch launch €50 million fund to attract top researchers
July 11, 2025 The university's main entrance. Photo: Galaufs via Wikimedia CommonsThe Dutch government will open a new €50 million fund this summer to bring leading international researchers to Dutch universities and research institutes. In March...

Dutch cabinet proposes speed limit trials on cycle paths
July 11, 2025 Photo: Dutch NewsLocal councils will be allowed to trial speed limits on cycle paths from next year under a new government plan to reduce the number of cycling accidents. The proposal is part of a multi-year bicycle safety strategy...

International media react to Horner sacking by Red Bull
International (non-English) media also responded with shock these past few days to Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull Racing team principal after 20 years, reporting it as a seismic moment not only for the team but for Formula 1 too. Italian...

President Museveni Leads World Population Day Celebrations in Kayunga, Emphasizes Economic Transformation Through PDM
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday 11th, July 2025, officiated at the national celebrations to mark World Population Day at Busaana County Grounds in Kayunga District. The event, held under the theme: “Promoting Population Health and...