It causes skin to melt away from the bone and can break down a victim's jawbone, but white phosphorus - known in Vietnam as Willie Pete - is still used by sections of the world's military.

White phosphorus is a highly toxic substance, the use of which is prohibited by the Geneva Convention. PAP reports that the online published recordings from the Gaza attack have been verified and ...

Phosphorus is a non-metal that sits just below nitrogen in group 15 of the periodic table. This element exists in several forms, of which white and red are the best known. White phosphorus is ...

Russia accuses Ukraine of using white phosphorus munitions in violation of international law, claiming it as evidence of war crimes. The allegations, involving the use of incendiary weapons in ...

Indonesia may have again used the chemical weapon White Phosphorus on indigenous West Papuans in Kiwirok. I am calling for an ...

"There have been reports of the use of white phosphorus or other similar incendiary weapons. The WHO does not verify the type or provenance of weapons used", WHO Spokesperson Christian Lindmeier ...

A West Papuan advocacy group is calling for an urgent international inquiry into allegations that Indonesian security forces ...

BEIRUT, October 17. /TASS/. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used white phosphorus munitions again as it attacked areas near the border with Lebanon, Lebanon’s state-run news agency Al Wataniya ...

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The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has issued an urgent call for an international investigation into serious ...