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Judge Nawaf Salam (Lebanon) was today elected President of the International Court of Justice by his peers, for a term of three years.
President Salam has been a Member of the Court since 6 February 2018. Before joining the Court, President Salam was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York from July 2007 to December 2017. His full biography can be found on the Court’s website, under the heading “Members of the Court”/“Current Members.”
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established by the United Nations Charter in June 1945 and began its activities in April 1946.
The Court is composed of 15 judges elected for a nine-year term by the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). The Court has a twofold role: first, to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States; and, second, to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and agencies of the system.
Prince William is to resume his royal duties on Thursday, having taken time off while his wife, the Princess of Wales, recovers from surgery, the BBC reports.
While King Charles steps back from public duties as he receives cancer treatment, the Prince of Wales – along with other senior royals – will take on some of his engagements.
However, Charles will continue state duties and meet the prime minister weekly.
The 75-year-old has returned to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk after beginning treatment on Monday.
The cancer was found during the King’s recent treatment for a benign enlarged prostate.
On Tuesday, the King met with his younger son, Prince Harry, who flew to London from California to visit his father.
Prince William will carry out an investiture at Windsor Castle, and attend a charity dinner in London in the evening.
(JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel overnight Tuesday for his 6th visit since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.
According to the State Department, Blinken is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 11:15 a.m., IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi at 12:15 p.m., Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at 1:30 p.m. and President Isaac Herzog at 3 p.m.
It remains unknown if Blinken will meet with War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz or opposition leader Yair Lapid.
The unusual request to meet privately with Halevi is being construed as an effort by Blinken to circumvent the political echelon and possibly receive a different perspective on the state of the war against Hamas.
Blinken was in the country last month for a series of reportedly tense meetings with Netanyahu and other members of the War Cabinet, as he pressed Jerusalem to shift towards a less intensive third phase in its war against Hamas.
During his last visit, Blinken also expressed support for “tangible steps” toward the creation of a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, speaking during a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Before arriving in Israel, Blinken visited Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The visit comes as Israel marks exactly four months since Hamas launched the war with its invasion and slaughter of 1,200 people.
On Tuesday night, Hamas announced its long-awaited response to a proposed hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Israel, in what Jerusalem said amounted to a rejection of the outline.
The Ynet news site cited senior officials in Jerusalem as saying that while Hamas claimed it had agreed to the framework as negotiated by Doha and Cairo, the terror group was demanding “impossible conditions” from Israel.
“In any case, Israel will not stop the fighting. Hamas’s response amounts to a negative answer,” the officials said, adding that the Prime Minister’s Office was still drafting an official response to mediators.
Blinken on Tuesday said the Biden administration was reviewing Hamas’s response and stressed it was “essential” to go ahead.
“There’s still a lot of work to be done. But we continue to believe that an agreement is possible and indeed essential, and we will continue to work relentlessly to achieve it,” he stated.
Israel has repeatedly rejected proposals for a long-term or permanent ceasefire and maintains that it will continue in its goal to eradicate Hamas, return some 136 hostages still being held and ensure that Gaza can never again pose a threat to the Jewish state.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged the Congress to renew funding for Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion, saying that failing Ukrainians will be doing the Kremlin’s bidding.
The “clock is ticking”, Biden warned, speaking from the White House.
The Republicans in Congress have been demanding to strengthen border security…
Being committed to constant development in innovative technologies and providing cutting-edge solutions to its subscribers, Bakcell has revealed its strategic expansion plans in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. As per the company’s announcement, Bakcell is set to increase the number of service centers to 10 in the region.
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