It was the first official conversation between the two men since Leo’s papacy began. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

In a telephone conversation with President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine on Monday, Pope Leo XIV repeated his ...

Pope Leo XIV held a telephone conversation on Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the ongoing conflict ...

Beijing opposes and condemns ‘all moves that harm civilians and violate international law,’ says Foreign Ministry spokesman ...

We remain committed to ensuring that shocking incidents in which people were killed while attempting to distribute or access ...

International humanitarian law forbids intentional attacks on civilians. Targeting them or critical civilian infrastructure–such as hospitals–could constitute a war crime. It also prohibits attacks on ...

The formal statement was triggered when nine humanitarian groups pointed to the country’s incongruous response to Ukrainian ...

Meeting of States on Strengthening International Humanitarian Law Protecting Persons Deprived of their Liberty, 27 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer President of the ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments on Wednesday against Russia, finding ...

The current draft text reiterates key provisions of international humanitarian law in several places and outlines measures to improve implementation. It should do more, however, to clarify how ...