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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two rulings on Tuesday, imposing a €2.4 billion fine on Google for abuse of its dominant market position and ordering Apple to repay Ireland €13 billion in tax. The court upheld the European General Court’s judgment and the European Commission’s decision to impose the fine against Google in [...]

The Court of The Hague issued its ruling on Monday in the case of two Pakistani individuals who had called on the public to assassinate Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The court delivered its ruling just a week after the Public Prosecutor’s Office announced plans to prosecute the two Pakistani nationals, a 56-year-old religious leader and [...]

Around 1200 anti-war and anti-genocide protesters clashed with police outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibit Center on Wednesday, according to a media statement by Victoria Police. Thirty-nine of the protestors against the Land Forces International Land Defense Exposition have been arrested so far and charged with various offenses, including assault on police officers and obstruction [...]

Afghanistan’s government-in-exile-controlled diplomatic mission in London announced on Sunday that it will close following a request by the UK’s Foreign Office to vacate the building within 20 days. In a post on X, Zalmai Rassoul, the Afghan ambassador for the former government, noted that the mission will officially cease its operations on September 27, thanking [...]

Former President of Colombia Andrés Pastrana on Saturday claimed that Venezuela is facing a “coup d’état” following the country’s disputed 2024 presidential elections. The leader of the IDEA group, a coalition of 31 former heads of government from countries in Latin America, emphasized the urgency of international intervention, specifically calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to [...]

Eight international human rights organizations on Friday condemned Kyrgyzstan authorities’ decision to liquidate investigative outlet Kloop Media, one week after the Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court upheld the decision. The organizations, which included Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and Civil Rights Defenders, denounced the decision in a joint statement, warning that the suppression of independent media [...]

Hungary on Friday confirmed its intention to send migrants to Brussels in protest of European Union (EU) rules on accepting asylum seekers. Rétvári Bence, Hungary’s deputy minister of interior, held a press conference flanked by buses to affirm the country’s plan to provide free fare for migrants on the bus route to the EU’s capital. [...]

The United Kingdom’s newly elected Labour government is aiming to accelerate global efforts to establish a tribunal capable of trying Russian officials for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, according to Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. This initiative seeks to breathe new life into a process that has faced numerous hurdles over the past [...]

The Council of Europe opened the world’s first legally binding global treaty on artificial intelligence (AI) for signature on Thursday. Unveiled at a conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, this historic treaty sets a new international standard by ensuring that AI systems align with human rights, democratic values, and the rule of law. Formally known as the Framework [...]

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree on Wednesday pardoning 30 individuals previously convicted of “protest-related crimes.” Seven women and 23 men were pardoned. According to Prosecutor General Andrei Shved, as quoted by state news outlet Belta, “hese individuals did not commit violent crimes against representatives of the authorities. They were convicted mainly for insult [...]