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UN Security Council Removes Syrian Officials from the Sanctions List

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Özge Karsu

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Israel Approves Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Exchange Plan

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Brianne Blain
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ICJ Delivers Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Obligations in OPT

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Özge Karsu

On October 22, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion, fol

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UK High Court allows continued export of jet fighter components to Israel

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ASIL Staff

On June 30, 2025, the High Court of Justice’s King’s Bench Division ruled th

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US Bombs Three Iranian Nuclear Sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan

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ASIL Staff

On June 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that American planes targeted and bombed three Iranian nuclear

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Taliban Weaponize Afghanistan’s Justice System Against Women, UN Finds

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan,

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US Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 4, 2025, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza and for the “immediate and unconditi

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Trump Signs an Executive Order Sanctioning ICC

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Özge Karsu

On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an execu