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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was the “intention” of the Biden administration to close the detention facility, something President Barack Obama pledged to do within a year shortly after he took office in January 2009.

A revival of an Obama-era goal, President Joe Biden announced the launch of a formal review of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The goal is to shut down the controversial prison before the end of Biden’s presidency, Jen Psaki, White House spokeswoman, said. The military prison, which was set up at the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at...

The White House says President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was the “intention” of the Biden administration

The White House says President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process.

TODAY February 6, 2021 Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections. The decision prompted swift reactions from both Israel, which is not a member of the court and rejects its jurisdiction, and the Palestinian Authority, which welcomed the ruling. The United States objected to the decision. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bens...

Reuters Reuters 7 February, 2021, 5:11 pm FILE PHOTO: Public Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda attends the trial for Malian Islamist militant Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud at the ICC (International Criminal Court) in the Hague, the Netherlands July 8,2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/Pool THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal i...

The ICC Insists it Has Jurisdiction to Probe Israeli Crimes in The Palestinian Territories Published February 7th, 2021 - 07:35 GMT In this file photo taken on August 21, 2014 smoke trails mark the path of Palestinian missiles fired from the north-east of Gaza City. The International Criminal Courts ruling that it has jurisdiction over events in the Palestinian territories opens the way to an investigation of alleged war crimes committed in the 2014 Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza. ...

The United States has objected to the decision of the International Criminal Court