Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has met Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid the day after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognised a Palestinian state. The diplomatic move by the three western European nations on Tuesday was condemned by Israel and will have little immediate impact on […]
The Government has formally recognised the state of Palestine following a meeting of the Cabinet. The historic decision was taken in a joint move with Spain and Norway, who will also recognise the Palestinian state from today. A statement released following the Cabinet meeting read: “The Government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state […]
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland has thanked the Irish Government for its formal recognition of the state of Palestine, while the Israeli embassy in Ireland has said it views the move as “undermining its sovereignty and security”. Taoiseach Simon Harris made the announcement that Ireland will recognise the state of Palestine in a joint move […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said he will propose that Spain’s parliament recognises a Palestinian state. Mr Sanchez said: “I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state. “I do this out of moral conviction, for a just cause, and because it is the only way that the two states, Israel and Palestine, […]
A NATO spokesman has confirmed to the Financial Times that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was indeed referring to Ukraine’s right to self-defence, including striking legitimate Russian military targets outside Ukraine. Source: European Pravda Details: In an interview with Radio Liberty, the NATO Secretary General said that the use of Western-supplied weapons to strike targets […]
The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced its verdict on Ukraine’s complaint against Russia concerning the latter’s violation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Source: European Pravda correspondent Details: The ICJ has completed its consideration of Ukraine’s complaint relating to accusations filed against Russia in 2017. […]