Georgia police arrested several anti-government protesters on Sunday, including two prominent opposition leaders, following demonstrations demanding new parliamentary elections. Nika Melia, former chairman of one of the main opposition parties, and Gigi Ugulava, former mayor of capital Tbilisi, were arrested as thousands of protesters attempted to block a highway entrance into the capital. Ia post [...]

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced plans on Sunday to file a legal complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports. This move significantly escalates the ongoing trade tensions between the two countries. In its official [...]

The Nicaraguan National Assembly on Thursday unanimously ratified the constitutional reforms proposed by current President Daniel Ortega. Under Article 8 of the country’s new constitution, which now takes effect, President Ortega has effective control over the legislative and judicial branches of government as well as the executive; thereby granting Ortega control over all powers of [...]

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday declared the Supreme Court decision in the matter of trying armed civilians in a military court martial to be “wrong,” stating that the method reinforces the civilian judicial system in defending the lives of people against criminals armed with guns. In the decision, the court declared trials of civilians [...]

Italian authorities brought 43 asylum seekers back to the country from offshore processing centers in Albania on Friday, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal of Rome. The Court of Appeal has suspended the detention of 43 asylum seekers in Albania, awaiting a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) following a reference [...]

The Israeli ban on the United Nations Relief an Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday came into effect despite criticism and backlash, impacting the work of the organization in Gaza and the West Bank. In October of 2024, the Israeli parliament passed two laws mandating the cessation of UNRWA operations in Gaza and [...]

Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in the German city of Neu-Isenburg to protest the country’s far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). The protests delayed the party’s election campaign event at the city hall, known as the Hugenottenhalle. The party event, titled “Mega-Veranstaltung mit Alice Weidel” (Mega-Event with Alice Weidel), was a campaign rally for [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday called on the authorities in Sierra Leone to release Hawa Hunt, a well-known Sierra Leonean-Canadian artist and reality television personality, who has been detained for more than a month on charges of insulting the president and First Lady. Hunt, 42, was arrested on December 22, while appearing as a contestant on [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to preserve video recordings of the voting process as a case challenging the increase in the number of voters per polling station is pending before the court. The plea argues the increase could lead to the exclusion of voters due to [...]

A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to freeze federal aid funding, finding that the administration’s directive was likely unconstitutional. The decision came after a federal judge in Washington, DC, blocked the same order in a separate lawsuit earlier this week. Judge John J. McConnell of the [...]