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Iraq denounces Israeli strike on Iran: UN must take firm measures
Shafaq News/ On Friday, the Iraqi Government strongly condemned Israel's military strikes on Iran, calling the attack a 'blatant violation' of international law and a grave threat to global peace and security. In a statement, Government Spokesman Basim Al-Awadi said, 'This act represents a blatant violation of the fundamental principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.' Al-Awadi noted the timing of the attack—coinciding with ongoing US-Iran nuclear negotiations—underscores its destabilizing intent and urged the international community not to remain silent. 'Mere statements of condemnation are no longer sufficient,' he stated. 'The international position must be translated into practical and deterrent actions.' The Iraqi government called on the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency session and take 'firm and tangible measures' to prevent further aggression and to reassert the credibility of international legal norms. Should current mechanisms fail, Baghdad urged world powers to initiate discussions on new frameworks for global accountability and justice. Reaffirming Iraq's commitment to sovereignty, non-aggression, and peaceful dispute resolution, Al-Awadi expressed solidarity with the Iranian people and all nations 'who believe in a just international order based on respect for rules rather than their violation, and on the rule of law, not the law of the jungle.'
Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Proposition B to appear on St. Louis County ballots
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – After a lengthy legal battle, voters in St. Louis County will have the chance to cast their vote on Proposition B Tuesday. Citizens heading to the polls for the April General Municipal Election will see Proposition B, which reads: 'Shall Section 2.190.3 be added to and Sections 4.020 and 5.020 of the Charter of County be amended to restore checks and balances, oversight, and accountabilityof the executive branch by authorizing removal of the St. Louis County Counselor or anyDepartment Director by five of the seven Councilmembers as set forth in Exhibit A ofOrdinance No. 29,241, on file with the St. Louis County Administrative Director and theSt. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners? The cost of legal counsel authorized ifthis amendment passes has no fiscal impact on taxes.' Essentially, the measure would grant the county council the authority to remove department heads with five of seven council members' votes, or a 'supermajority.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The proposition faced a great amount of scrutiny by St. Louis County department heads—to the point of it reaching the Missouri Supreme Court. A lawsuit against the county council claimed that the ballot language was misleading to voters and failed to explain how the proposition would 'radically amend' St. Louis County law. In February, the Missouri Supreme Court sided with the county council, allowing Proposition B to stay on the ballot. A 'yes' vote on Proposition B would approve the St. Louis County Council's ability to remove department heads with a 'supermajority' vote, or with five out of seven members' votes. A 'no' vote on Proposition B would reject the St. Louis County Council from being able to remove department heads with a 'supermajority' vote, or with five out of seven members' votes. Most recently, County Executive Sam Page has been accused of improperly using public funds for fliers opposing Prop B. To see St. Louis County's sample ballots, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
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Opinion - Trump is right on the Gaza Strip, but the details matter
Among President Trump's provocative ideas that have shocked the world since he returned to the White House, the recent proposal to 'clean' the Gaza Strip of the locals and turn it into a flourishing Mediterranean Riviera looks like the most outrageous. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it an example of 'outside of the box' thinking. It looks ill-grounded and premature from many points of view. Neither Egypt nor Jordan seem ready to welcome 2 million people, many of whom their governments reasonably count as terrorists and jihadis. Also, Israel doesn't have full control over the territory it should 'hand over' to the U.S. Lastly, the U.S. isn't ready to send thousands of American troops to pacify this uneasy exclave. With only Israel expressing enthusiasm towards the plan, it is doomed to fail. Nevertheless, I would argue that both the long history of conflicts in the area and the ongoing war — started with the cruel Oct. 7 attack from the Gaza Strip on Israel — suggest that in principle Trump is right. The population of Gaza shouldn't be awarded the privilege of sovereignty after all that's happened. Also, international humanitarian organizations, dominated by leftist and antisemitic groups, can no longer be trusted. Both Israel and other neighboring states cannot feel themselves secure with such a non-sustainable and chaotic entity nearby. This all means that the fictious sovereignty of the Gaza Strip, used by Hamas leaders to steal humanitarian aid and prepare for new assaults, should be put out of mind. For good or for bad, it seemingly cannot be done either through an Israeli occupation or through invasion by any other state. But there do exist legal mechanisms to push forward Trump's plan (of course, somewhat, and even significantly, modified). The judicial basis for the implementation of such a plan is in general set up by the Charter of the United Nations, precisely Chapters XII and XIII referring to the trusteeship system and the Trusteeship Council. These days both chapters have no importance as the trust system has ended in 1994 as the United States terminated administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands which was put under its control by the UN back in 1947. The unique chance for applying the UN rules to the Gaza Strip and for restoring the authority of the Trusteeship Council comes from Article 78 of the UN Charter which says: 'The trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have become Members of the United Nations, relationship among which shall be based on respect for the principle of sovereign equality.' The Palestinian Authority, even while it has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012, is currently not a UN member and therefore remains one of a very small number of entities to which all provisions of Chapters XII and XIII may be applied. The UN Charter, of course, says nothing about 'relocation' of local residents. Quite the contrary, its Article 73 states: 'Members of the United Nations which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories are paramount, and accept as a sacred trust the obligation to promote to the utmost, within the system of international peace and security established by the present charter.' In other words, as the first step, the U.S. should announce it wishes to re-empower the Trusteeship Council by initiating this issue at the UN General Assembly, as required by Article 85 (2), to propose the Council's composition and to win the General Assembly vote on the issue. Then either the U.S. or other member states should bring the proposal of putting the Gaza Strip under the mandate system to the Security Council. This would be an uneasy issue. But considering this territory's lack of strategic value and the risks it presents, many nations might support the move — including both China and Russia, which may hope the U.S. fails in this enterprise. Even if this particular effort isn't successful, the restoration of the trusteeship system as the number of chaotic and unrecognized entities is growing, would be an important move for which the Trump administration might be well praised and remembered. The Gaza Strip case shows that there are places in the world where the most basic norms of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights are massively violated by their own rulers, and the international community has no means to intervene and to stabilize these territories. To my mind, the restoration of the Trusteeship System — already codified in the UN Charter — would be an important step in the right direction, whatever its concrete short-term consequences might be. Vladislav Inozemtsev, Ph.D. in economics, is a co-founder and senior fellow with the Center for Analysis and Strategies in Europe, a Cyprus-based think tank. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Iraqi News
09-02-2025
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Iraq condemns the statements by PM of Zionist entity regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia
Baghdad-INA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed, on Sunday, its strong condemnation and denunciation of the provocative statements issued by the Prime Minister of the Zionist entity, Benjamin Netanyahu, regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state on the lands of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ministry stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "We condemn and denounce the provocative statements issued by the Prime Minister of the Zionist entity, Benjamin Netanyahu, regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state on the lands of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." The ministry affirmed its "categorical rejection of these statements, which constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and an assault on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, in addition to their violation of the rules of international law and the Charter of the United Nations." It stressed "Iraq's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," affirming "its firm position in supporting the security, stability and sovereignty of states." "It pointed out that 'any violation of the national sovereignty of any country is completely unacceptable.'"
Yahoo
06-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Lawsuit targets St. Louis County Council over April ballot measure
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Six St. Louis County department heads have filed a lawsuit against the county council, an effort to block a ballot measure they say would let the council remove them from office. The lawsuit, formally filed Wednesday, asks a judge to bar Proposition B from appearing before voters on the April 8, 2025, election ballot. Man charged with burglary, kidnapping after entering Mizzou sorority house: Records The lawsuit claims that the ballot language is misleading and fails to explain how the proposition would 'radically amend' St. Louis County law. According to a St. Louis County sample ballot, Proposition B currently reads: 'Shall Section 2.190.3 be added to and Sections 4.020 and 5.020 of the Charter of County be amended to restore checks and balances, oversight, and accountabilityof the executive branch by authorizing removal of the St. Louis County Counselor or anyDepartment Director by five of the seven Councilmembers as set forth in Exhibit A ofOrdinance No. 29,241, on file with the St. Louis County Administrative Director and theSt. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners? The cost of legal counsel authorized ifthis amendment passes has no fiscal impact on taxes.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The lawsuit argues that Proposition B contradicts the county charter and could result in hefty legal fees if a department head were removed and later sued for wrongful termination. The department heads are pushing for a court order that would deem Proposition B invalid and prevent it from appearing on ballots. The St. Louis County Council has not publicly commented on the lawsuit as of Thursday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
