“Civilians continue to pay the highest price” arising from Ukraine’s on-going conflict with separatist rebels in the east, the UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, a conflict which is still claiming lives.
— Read on news.un.org/en/story/2019/02/1032581
Day: February 17, 2019
Top UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iranian claim against US over frozen assets | UN News
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that is has the jurisdiction to hear part of a case brought by Iran against the United States, aimed at unfreezing close to $2 billion in Iranian assets being held there.
— Read on news.un.org/en/story/2019/02/1032721
John Bolton thinks that the U.S. is above International law.
Facebook Says It Is Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments
The Silicon Valley giant says it deleted the accounts of the Chechen Republic’s tyrant — followed by 4 million people — because the U.S. government required it to do so.
— Read on theintercept.com/2017/12/30/facebook-says-it-is-deleting-accounts-at-the-direction-of-the-u-s-and-israeli-governments/
‼️ This is exactly why I don’t encourage any laws for government intervention of social media. It’s already happening!
Can Maduro Emulate Castro and Assad to Keep NATO’s Imperialist Hands Off Venezuela? | NEWS JUNKIE POST
Can Maduro Emulate Castro and Assad to Keep NATO’s Imperialist Hands Off Venezuela? | NEWS JUNKIE POST
— Read on newsjunkiepost.com/2019/02/16/can-maduro-emulate-castro-and-assad-to-keep-natos-imperialist-hands-off-venezuela/
IMF Discreetly Preps Massive Aid Package For “Day After” Maduro’s Fall | Zero Hedge
Will require massive structural reforms…
— Read on www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-15/imf-discreetly-prepping-massive-aid-package-day-after-maduros-exit
Lavrov Slams “NATO-Centric” Approach To Crises While Extending Hand To US On Nuclear Treaty | Zero Hedge
New START nuclear arms reduction treaty in peril…
— Read on www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-16/russia-offers-us-talks-extending-new-start-nuclear-arms-treaty-munich
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