Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday took office as the President of Brazil for the third term since 2010 alongside Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.  In his inaugural speech, Lula spoke of hope and reconstruction in Brazil. He centered his speech on rebuilding Brazil by saving people from hunger and poverty. He criticized recent governments’ “devastation” [...]

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov Saturday warned Russian citizens of Russia launching  another wave of military mobilization. In a YouTube video released by Ukrainian military TV, Reznikov stated that within a week Russia will close the borders for its male citizens and declare martial law. Reznikov stated this will begin Russia’s wave of mobilization. During [...]

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Saturday released his Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary and highlighted the vital link between the safety of judges and the rule of law. Roberts’ comments follow a year of controversial decisions by US courts and an increase of threats against members of the judiciary. US Marshalls reported [...]

The Supreme Court of Illinois Saturday put a hold on the controversial Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, finding that the pretrial release provisions under the act violated the Illinois Constitution. The SAFE-T Act is a criminal justice reform law impacting many aspects of the criminal justice system such as policing, pretrial, sentencing and [...]

A Mali court Saturday sentenced 46 Ivory Coast soldiers to 20 years in prison for conspiring against the government, according to Mali Attorney General Ladji Sara. Another three soldiers were sentenced to death, despite being absent from the trial. The court found the soldiers guilty of “attacking and plotting against the government,” “undermining the external [...]

A Myanmar court Friday sentenced former leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi to another seven years of prison on charges of corruption. Suu Kyi’s total prison sentence now stands at 33 years. Suu Kyi’s trial took place entirely behind closed doors in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The five counts of corruption alleged that Suu Kyi abused [...]

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that licensed physicians can legally perform abortions insofar as the fetus is less than 15 weeks old. In September 2022, a trial court ruled that a 1901 near-total abortion ban could be enforced following Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. However, the Arizona Court of Appeals has partially overturned [...]

Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho was sentenced Friday to four months of pretrial detention following a seven-hour court hearing on charges of terrorism. Judge Sergio Pacheco issued Camacho’s sentence, which Camacho’s communications team called “armed, dark, abusive, attacking and inconsistent.” Camacho, who is the governor of the Santa Cruz region, was arrested on 28 [...]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul Saturday signed legislation validating natural organic reduction as a method of burial. Known as “human composting” in common parlance, the process involves placing the body of deceased in a vessel and adding organic material like wood chips, alfalfa grass and straw. Such an arrangement provides conducive environment for natural microbes to act [...]

Ukraine’s State Border Service Friday reported 12,000 men have tried to illegally leave the country with 15 casualties following the imposition of martial law and general mobilization orders in response to the Russian invasion. Of the 15 casualties, there are 12 cases of drowning recorded in the river section of the Ukrainian-Romanian border, and another [...]