# international law
Latest news and articles about international law
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Guterres Condemns Israel’s Move to Restart West Bank Land Registration, Warns It Threatens Two-State Future
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israel’s cabinet approval to restart systematic land registration in parts of the West Bank, saying it risks dispossessing Palestinians and undermines the two-state solution. The move, the first large-scale registration since 1967, could convert wide areas to state land and deepen international concern about de facto annexation.
UN Chief Warns Israel’s New West Bank Land Registry Risks Dispossession and Erodes Two‑State Prospect
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres condemned Israel’s decision to resume systematic land registration in Israeli‑controlled parts of the West Bank, calling it illegal and warning it threatens Palestinian property rights and the two‑state solution. The Israeli cabinet approved the first such registry initiative since 1967, provoking Palestinian rejection and raising the risk that administrative steps could entrench territorial control.
Palestinians Urge Emergency International Response After Israeli Cabinet Approves Expanded West Bank Measures
Palestinian authorities and Hamas condemned an Israeli security cabinet decision to expand settlements and tighten West Bank control, urging emergency meetings of the Arab League, the OIC and the UN Security Council. Palestinians warn the measures violate international law and undermine prospects for a two-state solution while calling on the international community to take concrete action.
Tehran Warns of Fallout After EU Labels Revolutionary Guard a ‘Terrorist’ Organization
The EU moved on 29 January to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, prompting strong condemnations from Tehran that called the decision illegal and dangerous. The move deepens transatlantic alignment on Iran but risks legal, diplomatic and security fallout that could complicate nuclear diplomacy and increase regional tensions.
Jeffrey Sachs Calls U.S. Strike on Venezuela a Lawless Act, Warns of Regional Destabilisation
Jeffrey Sachs has denounced a U.S. military operation that reportedly seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife as illegal and emblematic of a broader pattern of U.S. interventionism. He urged the UN Security Council to defend international law, warning that such actions destabilise Latin America and weaken global norms against the use of force.
Jeffrey Sachs: US Strike on Venezuela Reveals 'Oil, Bullying and Vanity' at Washington’s Core
Jeffrey Sachs denounced the US military operation against Venezuela as illegal and symptomatic of a longstanding pattern of American interventions driven by strategic interests, notably oil. Speaking at the UN and in an interview, he urged the Security Council to demand an immediate cessation of coercive measures and the withdrawal of US forces, warning that the assault undermines regional stability and international law.