A Brooklyn, New York federal judge Monday rejected Douglass Mackey’s arguments to dismiss an indictment brought by federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York (EDNY). Mackey is accused of participating in an online conspiracy to spread deceptive information during the 2016 Presidential election to injure some Twitter users’ right to vote. Mackey argued [...]

US federal law enforcement Monday arrested Charles McGonigal, a former FBI Special Agent in charge of the New York Field Office. McGonigal, along with former Soviet diplomat-turned-US citizen Sergey Shestakov, face five counts of US sanction violations, money laundering, and false statements from taking money from Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Federal prosecutors claimed that Deripaska, [...]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday settled with Bloomberg Finance L.P. over claims that the company made misleading disclosures relating to its paid subscription service BVAL, which provides daily pricing for over 2.5 million securities to more than 1,300 financial institution customers. Bloomberg agreed to pay the SEC a $5 million penalty and cease [...]

The New South Wales (NSW), Australia government Monday announced a new domestic violence prevention scheme to be trialed in the region which will release details and history of past offenders. The Right to Ask Scheme is based on the UK’s Clare’s Law, which “enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim [...]

Sierra Leone Monday passed a landmark law promoting women’s rights in the workplace and positions of power. The Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act (GEWE) was signed into law by President Julius Maada Bio, who stated that the law will “address the gender imbalances in this country comprehensively.” The GEWE, introduced to parliament in 2021, [...]

Amnesty International Monday urged Eswatini authorities to conduct an independent investigation into the murder of human rights lawyer and activist Thulani Maseko. In a news release, Amnesty International called for Maseko’s death to be “promptly investigated in an effective, thorough, impartial and transparent manner, completely independent of government.” Maseko was reportedly assassinated in his home [...]

European Union ministers agreed Monday on a new set of sanctions against Iran during this month’s EU Foreign Affairs Council, said the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU in an online statement. The sanctions follow a call by the European Parliament to add the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iranian officials [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday released a unanimous opinion in Arellano v. McDonough. The issue before the court was whether an exception to a deadline for veterans’ benefits is subject to equitable tolling. According to the court, the answer is no. Adolfo Arellano was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 1981. Thirty years later, [...]

The Canadian government Saturday announced a $2.8 billion settlement to conclude a 325-member class litigation launched by Indigenous Canadians affected by the country’s condemned residential school program, which sent 150,000 children into 139 residential schools from the late 1800s to the 1990s. The settlement money will be placed in a not-for-profit trust to “support healing, [...]

The Ombudsman Office of Peru (Defensoría del Pueblo del Perú) Saturday reported that 55 people have been killed by authorities amid ongoing protests against President Dina Boluarte’s government. The office also reported that it inquired into the arrest of 191 people in Lima and interviewed police to determine when protestors may be released. In further [...]