Tag: halt

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah

The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israel insists it has the right to defend itself from Hamas militants and is unlikely to comply with the ruling. The order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) further ratchets up international pressure on […]

Navajo Nation Urges Biden to Halt Uranium Transportation Through Its Lands

Navajo Nation is asking the White House to stop the transportation of uranium through its reservation, citing public health risks. On April 29, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed resolution CAP-23-24, urging President Joe Biden to halt uranium hauling activities on Navajo lands, particularly along State Route 89 and U.S. Highway 160. Endorsed by the […]

South Africa seeks halt to Israel’s Gaza offensive

South Africa is asking the UN’s top court to order Israel to stop its military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza. It is presenting its case at a two-day hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. Israel is to deliver its response at the court on Friday. South Africa is also […]

UN court begins hearing call for Israel to halt offensive in Rafah

The United Nations’ top court has opened two days of hearings into a request from South Africa to press Israel to halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population has sought shelter. It is the fourth time South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice […]

Ukrainian forces ‘halt Russian advance in north-eastern town’

Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a key north-eastern town have halted the Russian advance, military officials in Kyiv said. Russian attempts to establish a foothold in the town of Vovchansk, which is among the largest towns in the north-eastern Kharkiv region with a pre-war population of 17,000, “have been […]

The race to raise blood money to halt an execution

A Kenyan mother, who has led a long and desperate campaign to save her son from execution in Saudi Arabia, was weak with relief when he was granted a temporary reprieve this week. Stephen Munyakho, 50, was due to be executed on Wednesday for the murder of a Yemeni man in 2011. It could have […]