The Independent

 At its 75th anniversary, the world's best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — from Gaza to Syria to Ukraine to Myanmar and beyond — and its defenders are calling for a new commitment to international humanitarian law.The Geneva Conventions, which have been adopted by nearly all the world's countries since they were finalized on Aug. 12, 1949, are back on their heels as armed militia groups and national forces regularly disregard the rules of war. “International humanitarian law is under strain, disregarded, undermined to justify violence,” President Mirjana...

On Geneva Conventions' 75th anniversary, fighters in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond ignore rulebook of war

The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Reuters

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza and said the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process said.

Turkey blocks NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war, sources say

The Conversation Africa

In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.

DRC conflict risks spreading: African leaders must push for solutions beyond military intervention

 Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said.Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. With the development, Turkey, one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s actions in Gaza, becomes the latest nation seeking to participate in the case. Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua and Libya have also asked to join the case, as have Palestinian officials. The court’s decision on their requests is still...

Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza residents until Israeli hostages are returned, but “no one in the world would let us.”

Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’

Amnesty International sent an open letter to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, calling for immediate action against Venezuela for its crimes under international law. The rights organization urged the prosecutor, Karim Khan, to take immediate action regarding the escalating human rights crisis in Venezuela, where security...

Amnesty International calls on ICC prosecutor to take immediate action in Venezuela

 The Biden administration offered more vague sentiments of worry and concern but no concrete response on Monday after a CNN report revealed that at least one US-supplied bomb was used by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) to strike a school where refugees and, allegedly, Hamas militants were sheltering — killing more than 90.Officials at the State Department and White House were pressed at their respective briefings on whether the US could say definitively that American bombs had been used in the strike at the al-Tabaeen school, which was carried out in the early Saturday morning hours in Gaza’s Al-Daraj...

Biden officials grilled over reports US bomb was used in Israeli strike on Gaza school

NBC News

Independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council renewed calls on Friday for Israel to investigate the killing of 6-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, along with six members of her family and the two paramedics who tried to rescue her, in what the experts said “may amount to a war crime.”

Killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza may constitute a war crime, experts say

South Carolina State

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

The US will not restrict military aid to an Israeli Defense Forces unit accused of committing violations of human rights against Palestinians in the West Bank after determining the violations were “effectively remediated,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement obtained by CNN on Monday.

US decides not to restrict military aid to Israeli unit accused of human rights violations

Denver, CO

David Heitz

I recently had a reader leave a comment on one of my articles about his own experience with homelessness. Here is what he had to say:. “I am homeless. Here's (a) CliffsNotes version. I was an ASE-certified master automotive technician with three advanced level certifications. I did it for 37 years and was one of the top diagnosticians in the city, if not country. Due to some health issues I had to leave that industry and now work as a building maintenance tech at a high-end Denver hotel. My former roommate passed away and the … landlord basically kicked me out. In the interim … I have had two cars stolen in two years. So, I am now homeless, with no car…. I am a highly skilled and extremely intelligent individual who makes a whopping $21 an hour. I walk and ride the bus all over. I see more and more regular people, with pets, kids, and everything they own living in cars. These are not drug addicts or people with mental health issues.”

Opinion: Hard-working homeless men stuck at Crossroads shelter in Denver

Have you ever thought about what it costs to be homeless?. Oh, I know, the quick answer is that it doesn’t cost anything. Everything is free. My readers bemoan free phones, Medicaid, food stamps … everything that is provided to people experiencing homelessness. So, they especially didn’t like it when I reported that the Denver Basic Income Project wants more money from the city.

Opinion: Living unhoused proves an expensive pit to be in; Denver Basic Income Project provides exit

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid.In a joint statement released Monday, they endorsed the latest push by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war.The mediators have spent months trying to get the sides to agree to a three-phase plan in which Hamas would release the remaining hostages captured in its Oct. 7 attack in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and Israel would withdraw from Gaza.“The...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza

Axios

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and informed him that he had decided to end the investigation into the Israel Defenses Force's "Netzah Yehuda" battalion for human rights violations in the occupied West Bank and not impose sanctions on the unit, according to two senior U.S. and Israeli officials.

Scoop: U.S. won't sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in West Bank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Israeli military unit accused of mistreating Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has addressed rights violations within its ranks and is cleared to continue receiving U.S. military aid, the State Department said on Friday following a probe. Washington called for the probe after Israeli soldiers from...

US Clears Aid to Israeli Unit Accused of Mistreating Palestinians in West Bank

The Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted shipping in the Red Sea on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war. The attacks comes as Yemen’s main sponsor, Iran, weighs a possible retaliatory attack against Israel...

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels target shipping in the Red Sea, officials say

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Red Cross president says international humanitarian law under strain

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, said Monday that international humanitarian law (IHL) is “under strain” due to “noncompliance.”. In...

Red Cross president says international humanitarian law under strain

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