Israeli PM tells U.S. he opposes a two-state solution in postwar Gaza
Israel is facing accusations, in a case South Africa brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last week, that its military operations in Gaza are “genocidal in character” and intended to bring about the destruction of Palestinians — allegations Israel rejected as “grossly distorted.”
#Netanyahu #WarCrimes #GazaUnderAttack #SouthAfrica
Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds
“We’ve decided as a country that we like to have very large, powerful corporations and we are OK with them being very profitable,” she said. “We need to take a really hard look at how our tax code incentivizes corporate profiteering and ask: ‘Do we as a country want to do something about that?’”
#inflation #UnitedStates #corporatenews #greed
Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts again, a month after deadly incident
In December more than 20 people were killed after Marapi, one of Sumatra’s most active volcanoes, erupted and spewed grey clouds of ash as high as 3 km (2 miles).
Indonesia straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
Volcanic ash from Sunday’s eruption covered nearby houses, vehicles and evacuation tents set up by the local disaster agency, Reuters footage showed.
#Indonesia #Science #volcano #eruption
Guatemala’s liberal new leader faces huge obstacles to anti-graft drive
Arevalo’s unexpected election victory over two rounds of voting last year was seen as a watershed moment for Guatemala, where the 65-year-old has cast himself as a leader of a people-powered movement bent on reshaping a political landscape long dominated by conservative elites.
#Guatemala #CentralAmerica #Elecciones2024 #Politics
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