The only soldier ever prosecuted over a massacre of civilians in 1972 that became known as Bloody Sunday has been found not guilty of murder and attempted murder charges. The presiding judge at Belfast County Court has ruled that while he was satisfied the former paratrooper was among a group of soldiers who shot at civilians after a civil rights march, there was not enough evidence to convict him of the killings.
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Folge vom 24.10.2025Families vow to fight on despite ex-soldier's acquittal over Bloody Sunday killings
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Folge vom 24.10.2025Australia deploys ADF liaison to US-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre in IsraelAustralia is deploying one ADF liaison officer to a new US-led coordination centre in Israel to support the fragile Gaza ceasefire and President Trump's 20-point peace plan. However, a local analyst has heavily criticised the contribution as purely symbolic.
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Folge vom 24.10.2025West Bank faces threat of annexation as Knesset vote condemned by US officialsMore aid is entering Gaza under a fragile ceasefire, but humanitarian agencies say it remains far from enough to meet the needs of its starving population. But discussions on how to achieve – and maintain – peace have coincided with Israel's Knesset narrowly advancing a bill to apply Israeli law to the occupied West Bank. It's being widely condemned as a preliminary step to approving total annexation.
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Folge vom 24.10.2025New US, EU sanctions aim to pressure Russia towards ceasefireThe United States has unveiled its most forceful move yet to pressure Russia into ending the war in Ukraine. President Donald Trump has announced broad sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil giants, Rosneft and Lukoil. The measures mark a decisive shift in tone from the US, targeting the lifeblood of Russia’s economy in a bid to choke off Russia's Ukraine war funding