South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in Gaza during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah.It was the third time the International Court of Justice held hearings on the conflict in Gaza since…

Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104 opposition activists who have fled the country, the latest step in a crackdown on dissent that has continued unabated for nearly four years.Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, unleashed the crackdown in August 2020, when mass…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for alleged corruption next April, four years after he was formally charged with taking bribes in connection with a multi-billion-dollar arms deal and 20 years after he was first implicated, prosecutors said Thursday.Zuma is charged with multiple counts of corruption…

A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians.The trucks that will roll off the pier project installed Thursday will face intensified fighting, Hamas…

The Justice Department announced Thursday multiple arrests in a series of complex stolen identity theft cases that officials say are part of a wide-ranging scheme that generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons program.The conspiracy involves thousands of North Korean information technology workers who prosecutors…

Peruvian lawmakers on Thursday began yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office as authorities continue various investigations against her and her inner circle.The small legislative opposition cited “moral incapacity” as the reason for the removal request they submitted to Parliament. Boluarte has already survived four attempts to…

Russia on Thursday declared Britain’s defense attaché persona non grata and gave the diplomat a week to leave the country in response to London’s decision to expel the Russian defense attaché earlier this month over spying allegations.Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it summoned a representative of the…

Panama President-elect Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday pulled business leaders and an economist into his ranks, the first cabinet selections in what Mulino has promised will be an administration friendly to the private sector.Mulino, whose government will begin the transition process next month, tapped business leader Felipe Chapman for the…

Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election.Here’s a global look at other notable political assassinations and attempts during the 21st century:— Sept. 1, 2022: Argentina’s then-Vice President Cristina Fernández…

Lawyers in Tunisia took to the streets on Thursday to protest a string of recent arrests.One lawyer was arrested at the bar association headquarters, while the other was allegedly hospitalized due to injuries from the arrest.The National Bar Association called for nationwide strikes and staged a “day of anger” with…