Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait this weekend called on their citizens to leave Lebanon amid conflicts in the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. On Friday, the embassy of Saudi Arabia warned its citizens “against being present and approaching the areas witnessing armed conflicts” and also implored its citizens “to quickly leave [...]
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Monday for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an attempted detainment of Floyd by Minneapolis Police in 2020. Thao was given time to speak during a portion of the hearing that was not recorded, with CNN [...]
A UK Association of Prison Lawyers (APL) survey published Monday reveals that prison lawyers are at risk of quitting if legal fees are not raised. The report asserts that prison law legal aid work is ‘no longer sustainable’ due to the ‘exhausting and poorly paid work’ undertaken by lawyers. It states that despite complex changes [...]
India’s lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, restored the membership of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday after India’s Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a 2019 defamation case. Gandhi is a key figure in the Indian National Congress (INC), India’s main opposition political party. After the news about parliament’s decision to restore him, [...]
Japan’s foreign minister voiced concerns over Iran’s uranium enrichment program on Monday in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, according to a press release from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The press release described the ministers as “exchanging frank views” over Iran’s “nuclear issue.” Japan’s foreign minister stated that Japan supports the ‘Joint Comprehensive Plan [...]
Protesters demonstrated in Belém, Brazil on Sunday during a Brazilian government environmental conference, The Amazon Dialogues, against the state oil company Petrobras’s proposal to begin offshore drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River. The proposed project is located in deep waters off the Brazillian state of Amapá. The protesters’ main concern is Petrobras’ lack [...]
Travis County District Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunctive order Friday, blocking a Texas abortion ban from being applied to people with pregnancy complications. However, mere hours later the Texas state attorney general’s office appealed the order to the Texas State Supreme Court, putting the ban fully back into place until the State Supreme [...]
Iraq’s Ministry of Communications announced Sunday that it had blocked the messaging app Telegram, citing national security concerns. The announcement claimed that this restriction was being enforced to preserve the integrity of users’ personal data, which it said the app had mishandled. The Ministry of Communications in their announcement stated that this ban followed guidance from [...]
Afghan refugees living in the UK are facing homelessness after government-led evictions from hotels, according to local government officials in a statement released Friday. Refugees who are unable to find long-term housing will become homeless. One in five Afghans leaving hotels were reported as homeless anecdotally, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). These figures [...]
Jack Smith, the Special Prosecutor handling former President Donald Trump’s case related to the January 6th Insurrection and alleged election interference, filed a motion Friday requesting a protective order to prevent Trump from making public some evidentiary materials due to statements made on Trump’s social media. In the motion, Smith argued that “f the defendant [...]
