Reparations

UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade

Guidance published on Monday by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination stated that the obligations arise from a legally binding 1965 convention on racial discrimination.

People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.
Fire and smoke rise in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, UAE, March 4, 2026; illustrative.

US to make Iranian assets available for repairs in Gulf states that were damaged in Iranian attacks

International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Yuji Iwasawa (R) delivers a speech during a celebratory session marking the 80th anniversary of the ICJ in The Hague on April 17, 2026.

ICC orders $8.5 million in compensation for victims of Timbuktu Islamist who imposed Sharia law

 Tracers are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire at the drone during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 21, 2025.

Ukraine demands access to Russia’s frozen $300b. Kyiv tells 'Post'


7 Egon Schiele portraits to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star murdered in the Holocaust

In 1938, Grünbaum and his wife were arrested by the Nazis and forced to sign a document giving her power of attorney; forcing them to sign a paper claiming they voluntarily turned over the art.

Portrait of Arthur Roessler (1914) by Egon Schiele. Original male line art drawing from The MET museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Eighty years on, Italian victims of Nazi crimes finally to get compensation

In an ironic twist, it will be Italy rather than Germany that pays up, after it lost a battle in the International Court of Justice.

FASCIST SALUTE: ‘Il Duce’ Benito Mussolini with Nazi Chancellor Adolf Hitler.