#war-violence

#war-violence

Historically, the conversation about a war's justness began by asking whether a responsible sovereign had declared it. Today, some just war scholars argue only the United Nations holds this authority, since the U.N. charter forbids the use of force against another nation except for self-defense.

Qusay told Al Jazeera that the settlers divided themselves into groups to attack the Palestinian tents. Five of the settlers attacked his tent where he had been asleep and began beating him severely with their hands and sticks.

Boeing reported a first-quarter loss of $7 million, a significant improvement from the $31 million loss a year earlier, as defense and space earnings increased amid rising demand.

The evidence shows how sexualised violence is used to pressure communities, shape decisions about remaining or leaving their homes and land, and alter patterns of daily life.

When Israeli missiles destroyed entire homes in my neighborhood in southern Lebanon's city of Tyre, we decided it was time to save our lives again. More than 227,549 people had crossed the three official border points from Lebanon into Syria, according to the latest numbers from the United Nation's International Organization for Migration (IOM).

A whole vocabulary of mediaspeak terms applied to real life has gradually emerged. Included here, among others, are: collateral damage, neutralized, canceled, surgical strike, playbook, rules of the game, high-value target, and gamechanger.

The TPLF's announcement marks a significant shift, as it reinstates the Tigray Government Assembly, effectively ending the peace deal established with the federal government. This decision has raised alarms about the potential for renewed conflict in the region.

Tom Fletcher, the UN humanitarian chief, stated that hunger is tightening its grip in South Sudan, with emergency levels of food insecurity expected across all 10 states during the lean season.

If it were possible, I would like to live in peace and return home, and cultivate my land as in the past. It is very difficult to live like this with my children. Her fear is shared by thousands in Tshehaye. Across Tigray, around 800,000 people remain displaced and unable to return to their land, particularly in western Tigray.

United States President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace on Thursday, saying it's one of the most consequential bodies ever created in the history of the world. This is all part of the agreement to reach a ceasefire in Gaza after more than two years of Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians in the territory. Trump said the board will work in partnership with the United Nations to address crises far beyond Gaza.

Anthony Glees, Emeritus Professor at the University of Buckingham, called the US and Israeli decision to attack Iran a 'war of choice' and the first red flag which previously led to the last two world wars. He claimed that the conflict in the Middle East did not start out of necessity or self-defense, but as a deliberate decision by two leaders focused on gaining power and keeping it.

"Humanity has not made sufficient progress on the existential risks that endanger us all," said Alexandra Bell, president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "The Doomsday Clock is a tool for communicating how close we are to destroying the world with technologies of our own making. "The risks we face from nuclear weapons, climate change and disruptive technologies are all growing. Every second counts and we are running out of time. It is a hard truth, but this is our reality."