Iranians are mourning children killed in a missile strike on a school in Minab, in Hormozgan Province, in what is described as the deadliest single attack in the war on Iran so far.The strike hit the school on 28 February and killed 155 people, including 120 children, according to the supplied report.It says the attack was carried out by missile.The report says a preliminary American military investigation found the strike was made in error.It says the intended target was an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guards Military Base.The scale of the deaths, especially among children, makes the incident a major point of... [Continue Reading]
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 23 Russian state institutions and officials over what it described as the systematic unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.The measures include asset freezes and travel bans.The bloc said the people and bodies targeted were involved in programmes subjecting children to pro-Russian indoctrination, including patriotic events, ideological education and military-oriented activities.The sanctions were approved by the EU's 27 member states.The move was announced in coordination with Canada and Britain, which also introduced similar measures on the same day.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the decision, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the removal of... [Continue Reading]
A Palestinian activist in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank has described a pattern of settler attacks that he says are systematic and aimed at forcing Palestinians from their land.Eid Hathaleen, who lives in the village, said the violence was not random but part of calculated attacks on his community.He said civilians and entire families were being deliberately targeted, including schoolchildren.He also said the attacks were taking place with what he described as full support from the military.The account was given in a video report focused on settler violence and the lack of accountability for... [Continue Reading]
A Danish high court has ruled that the removal of a Greenlandic woman's newborn daughter was illegal, in a case that could affect other families separated under the same system.Keira Alexandra Kronvold's daughter, Zammi, was taken from her two hours after birth in November 2024 and placed in foster care after Kronvold underwent parental competence tests known as FKU psychometric assessments.The court found that the decision breached Kronvold's fundamental legal rights under the International Labour Organization's Indigenous and tribal peoples convention, and said the tests used to inform the removal were outdated.Zammi is now 18 months old and living with... [Continue Reading]
Thirteen Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have returned to Australia from Syria, with arrivals reported in Melbourne and Sydney.The returnees left the Al Roj camp in Syria nearly two weeks earlier.One group landed at Melbourne Airport on Thursday night, while another woman and her child arrived at Sydney International Airport shortly afterwards.The arrivals were described as part of a wider repatriation of Australian women and children with links to former Islamic State fighters.Two of the women who landed in Melbourne have been charged with offences related to slavery.A 32-year-old woman who arrived in Sydney has... [Continue Reading]
Three Australian women have been denied bail after appearing in court over allegations including slavery, crimes against humanity and terrorism-related offences linked to Syria.The women were among a group of four women and nine children repatriated from the Roj camp in northeastern Syria, where they had been held for years before arriving in Australia on Thursday.In Melbourne, 53-year-old Kawsar Abbas and her 31-year-old daughter Zeinab Ahmed were charged over allegations they purchased a Yazidi woman as a slave for $10,000.Abbas faces four counts of crimes against humanity, while Ahmed is charged with two slavery offences.In Sydney, 32-year-old Janai Safar was... [Continue Reading]
More than 30 people have been killed in two attacks on villages in central Mali, according to local, security and administrative sources.The assaults took place in Korikori and Gomossogou and were claimed by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, known as JNIM.A youth official said at least 35 people were killed in near-simultaneous attacks on Wednesday.A security source said the victims were mostly militiamen, but that teenagers and children were also among the dead.Villages were looted and some properties were set on fire, according to a separate account.The attacks are the latest sign of worsening insecurity in... [Continue Reading]
Former Palestinian detainees have described torture, sexual violence and other abuse in Israeli prisons and detention centres, according to testimony gathered from survivors and rights groups.The accounts include allegations of rape, beatings and degrading treatment while in custody.One survivor, Mohammed al-Bakri, said he was arrested during Israeli military operations in Gaza in March 2024 and held for about 20 months.He said he was moved between several detention centres before being taken to a prison in occupied East Jerusalem.Al-Bakri said he was kept blindfolded and handcuffed for months and later sexually assaulted by soldiers.He also said dogs were unleashed during the... [Continue Reading]
Three Australian women linked to ISIL have been arrested after arriving at airports in Melbourne and Sydney, according to the supplied report.The arrests were made on allegations involving slavery and terrorism.The women were among four women and nine children who arrived from Syria after spending years in al-Roj Camp near the border between Syria and Iraq.The report says the arrests took place at the airports on arrival.No injuries or wider disruption were reported in the supplied material.The immediate focus appears to be on the criminal allegations and the return of the group to Australia.The case matters because it combines counter-terrorism... [Continue Reading]
Mohamed Soliman has pleaded guilty to murder charges over the June 2025 firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, that targeted demonstrators supporting Israeli captives in Gaza.The plea was entered on Thursday in a case that has drawn renewed attention to the attack and its aftermath.Soliman, a 46-year-old Egyptian citizen, was accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at the demonstrators.He has faced more than 100 state criminal charges linked to the incident, and has also been charged with federal hate crime offences.An 82-year-old woman, Karen Diamond, later died from wounds sustained in the attack.Prosecutors said Soliman pleaded guilty to two categories of murder... [Continue Reading]
Meta has told an Oireachtas committee that it has "fundamentally changed" how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook, as the company faces new scrutiny over how its services are presented to minors.Dualta Ó Broin, Meta's director of public policy in Ireland, said the company was "constantly" innovating in response to risks to underage users.He said this included "teen accounts" that restrict the type of content shown in feeds and extra steps for parents to limit material further.The hearing came after Coimisiún na Meán launched investigations earlier this week into Meta over recommender systems on Facebook and Instagram.Last month, the European Commission... [Continue Reading]
An 80-year-old crossing guard has died after being struck by a vehicle in Woodland Park, New Jersey, while escorting children, according to authorities.The victim was identified as Jean Schultz.Officials said she was hit on Monday and later died from her injuries.Schultz had worked as a crossing guard in Woodland Park since 2022.No further details about the vehicle or the circumstances of the crash were included in the supplied report.The case has drawn attention because it involved a school crossing guard carrying out a routine safety role at the time of the collision.Such incidents can raise concerns about traffic safety around... [Continue Reading]
Three women alleged to have links to Islamic State are set to be charged after landing in Australia from a camp in Syria.The reported charges include crimes against humanity and terrorism offences.The women arrived in Australia on Thursday, according to the supplied details.They had returned from an Islamic State-linked camp in Syria.The development marks a more specific legal step than earlier reporting on the wider repatriation case, which involved women and children linked to Islamic State returning to Australia.It now points to criminal proceedings focused on adult returnees.The case is significant because it brings counterterrorism and international-crimes allegations into Australia's... [Continue Reading]
Ukraine has accused Russia of rejecting a ceasefire proposal with renewed strikes across the country, including an attack on a kindergarten in the northern Sumy region that killed two people.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow responded to Kyiv's proposal for a pause in fighting with "new strikes and new attacks", adding that Ukraine would decide on its response depending on the situation overnight and the following day.He said the first 10 hours of the Kyiv-proposed truce were violated 1,820 times, with attacks on civilian infrastructure and drone strikes among the reported breaches.The kindergarten strike in Sumy took place on Wednesday morning, and... [Continue Reading]
A group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State have travelled from Damascus via Doha to Melbourne, ending years of uncertainty over their future.The group boarded a connecting flight from Doha on Wednesday after arriving from Syria, according to the supplied reporting.They were described as having been in legal and political limbo for more than seven years.The travellers included Kawsar Abbas, her daughters Zeinab Ahmed and Zahra Ahmed, and their children.They were accompanied by their uncle, Melbourne boxing coach Abraham Abbas, who had travelled to Syria to help bring them home.The return is significant because it brings back... [Continue Reading]
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
The Thin, Bloody Line Between Justice and Jungle Rule IS KILLING WITHOUT MERCY NOW LEGAL? By Anthony Sterling In September 2025, the United States military launched what became known as Operation Southern Spear, a lethal campaign targeting suspected drug smuggling vessels in international waters. The stated objective was to combat narco trafficking networks operating beyond territorial jurisdiction. The ethical shock came on 2 September 2025, when a double strike in the Caribbean left survivors clinging to wreckage for nearly an hour. Drone footage reportedly showed two individuals waving from debris after the first impact. Instead of rescue, three additional munitions... [Continue Reading]
In a highly polarized world and a highly volatile situation, many wars are perturbing the lives of many, forcing governments to take real measures to protect their citizens. Away from the geopolitical analysis and speculation, I would like to highlight one of many important aspects related to war preparation, which is the protocol of living in community shelters, historically comparable to the use of air raid shelters during major conflicts. During the war in Lebanon in the mid-eighties, I published an article about this protocol, and it seems very relevant to these days. 1- This is not your house: A... [Continue Reading]