The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis
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Migrant rescue ship defies Italy's alt-right poster boy Matteo Salvini
Migrants rescued by the crew of the NGO ship Sea-Watch 3 arrive in Lampedusa last night
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A small Palestinian village is under attack from illegal settlers and the Israeli state to forcibly extend their illegal settlements. It is a template for the future, writes RAMZY BAROUD
The fawning obituaries have painted a flattering portrait of Rod Liddle. STEPHEN ARNELL offers a rather less reverential view of the man and his legacy
Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA
Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER
A GERMAN NGO migrant rescue ship disembarked 65 people in Italy yesterday morning despite far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s recent legal threats.
Sea-Watch International’s ship, the Sea-Watch 3, rescued the migrants 300 nautical miles off the coast of Libya on May 15 as they were escaping the war-torn country.
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