The European Commission (EC, Commission) issued a statement on Monday addressing concerns over the potential imposition of additional US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium exports. The Commission emphasized that it has not received any formal notification from US authorities regarding implementing such tariffs. The EC stated it would not directly respond to broad announcements [...]

Israel’s High Court of Justice rejected a petition on Sunday that sought to revoke Justice Isaac Amit’s appointment as Supreme Court president, a move that has triggered significant legal and constitutional discussions within Israel’s judiciary and political landscape. The petition, filed by a private individuals of right-wing organizations Lavi and Im Tirtzu, challenged the legality of [...]

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the federal US District Court for Massachusetts on Friday, claiming that an executive order which prevents transgender, intersex, and nonbinary individuals from obtaining passports that reflect their gender identity is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of seven plaintiffs who [...]

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Romanian President Iohannis Klaus resigned from his post on Monday to avoid what he called a political crisis due to alleged Russian election interference. President Iohannis issued a press statement announcing his resignation. He will leave office on February 12, 2025. As the decision to suspend the Romanian president has been set in motion in [...]

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A federal judge in New Mexico granted a temporary restraining order to block the US government from transferring three detained Venezuelan migrants to Guantánamo Bay on Sunday. The three men, currently being held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, filed the restraining order earlier that day. Their request claims the risk of [...]

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President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed Sunday for the dissolution of a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted over the weekend by Judge Paul Engelmayer. The TRO limited access of Treasury Department payment systems to only “civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties.” This notably excludes Elon Musk and his [...]

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A Ugandan court on Wednesday charged nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over their alleged involvement in corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering in connection with a hacking incident that led to a financial loss of at least $21 million from the country’s central bank. The hacking occurred last [...]

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The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) on Thursday dismissed the government’s application for leave to appeal a case concerning a satire show that criticized police anti-epidemic efforts during the COVID-19 lockdown. In the application, the Communication Authority submitted three questions for the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) to consider. First, the application [...]

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Seventy-nine member states of the Rome State of the International Criminal Court (ICC) reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for the court’s operation, in a joint statement issued on Friday. The statement said that “the court serves as a vital pillar of the international justice system by ensuring accountability for the most serious international crimes, and justice [...]

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A US federal judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order, halting the Trump administration’s attempt to sideline nearly 2,700 US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees by placing them on paid leave and recalling most of those stationed abroad. The ruling delivers a significant setback to the president’s push to curtail US foreign aid [...]

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