Elders urge action to halt unfolding genocide and famine in Gaza
A statement by Mary Robinson and Helen Clark following their visit to Egypt and the Rafah border crossing, 9-12 August 2025. Today we express our shock and outrage at Israel’s…
Trump administration releases FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. despite his family’s opposition
Martin Luther King, Jr WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 21, 2025, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released over 230,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Dr.…
EPP Group on Russia: Free Ukrainians, stop abuses, let red cross in
Russia must release all detained and deported civilians from Ukraine. In the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine, Russia must refrain from forcibly imposing its passports as a condition for receiving…
Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU
On 1 July 2025, Denmark took over the presidency of the Council of the EU. During the Danish EU Presidency in 2025 the Danish Parliament will welcome parliamentarians from across…
The Elders warn US, Israeli strikes on Iran have intensified global nuclear proliferation risks
The US and Israeli military strikes on Iran over the past two weeks are illegal, and have sent a dangerous message about the normalisation of military might overriding the rule…
:READ STATEMENT: US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS HE WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the best interest of my party and the country”. It comes four…
:ISRAEL: South Africa is serving as the legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organization
Armed Hamas gunmen chasing two civilian women at Kibbutz Alumim October 7 2023 FM Katz: “We will continue to fight the blood libel that South Africa is promoting and to…
Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China
One of Taiwan’s last diplomatic allies has cut ties with the island in favour of Beijing, just days after a new president was voted in in Taipei. Nauru, a tiny…
:ISRAEL: President Herzog meets Ambassadors from nations with citizens killed and taken hostage in the October 7 Hamas terror attack
President Isaac Herzog today, Thursday, met with the ambassadors to Israel from Thailand, Philippines, Tanzania, and Nepal, whose citizens were killed and taken hostage alongside Israelis in the barbaric terror…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan: “Gaza is not only an issue for those struggling to survive there, but for all of us”
Speaking at the Grand Palestine Rally, President Erdoğan said: “Surely, every country has the right to defend itself. However, in Gaza, there is no defense, but an obvious and despicable…