Rasa - It is the belief of a top human rights official for the United Nations that US President Donald Trump's pro-torture rhetoric could usher in a new era marked by the broad use of torture by world powers.

Rasa - Rule number one. The good guys always win. Rule number two. If the good guys lose, they play again - not in Mosul, where life has just won over death after terrorist atrocities and mass murders.

Rasa - The world community continues to condemn the surprise White House statement warning Syria against a chemical weapons attack.

Rasa - In comments that are doubtless going to add further chaos to the Syrian crisis, US Defense Secretary James Mattis insists the current program of arming the Kurdish YPG faction would not end after the capture of the ISIL-held city of Raqqa, and that they might just change the sort of weapons they’re giving the Kurds after that.

Rasa - Media outlets in the West are raising speculation that the United States is about to attack Syria again.

Rasa - During the past 6 years, the main victims of America’s regime change war on Syria have been civilians. This is while the protection of civilians during armed conflict is a cornerstone of International Humanitarian Law.

Rasa - Senator Tim Kaine says “recent US strikes inside Syria against the Syrian government and its Iranian allies are unlawful.”

Rasa - In Yemen, the object of US-backed, Saudi-led terrorism is terrorism; the object of oppression is oppression; the object of torture is torture; and the object of murder is murder.

Rasa - In a moment of weakness, France has surprised itself and the world. President Emmanuel Macron says his country no longer deems the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a precondition for resolving the conflict in the Arab country.

Rasa - On Friday, June 23, the Iranian nation and Muslims across globe once again took to the streets to raise their voice in support of the Palestinian people.