Former Nepal Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the country’s interim prime minister on Friday. This occurred after deadly crackdowns against anti-corruption protests, which led to the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli alongside other government figures. Karki is known for her independence and staunch stance against corruption, and she [...]

Missouri’s state Senate passed a bill on Friday aimed at redistricting a Democrat-held federal congressional seat for Kansas City and turning it into a Republican-leaning seat. This move follows suit with other states around the nation attempting to change the landscape of the US House of Representatives in time for the midterm elections in the [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday celebrated the release of at least eight Belarusian journalists, part of a group of 52 political prisoners freed as the US eased sanctions on Belarus’ state airline Belavia. Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, shared a statement on the release: CPJ celebrates that at [...]

Utah authorities will charge the 22-year-old suspect in conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s killing, Tyler Robinson, with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice, according to an affidavit released Friday. In Utah, aggravated murder carries a maximum penalty of death. Robinson had been arrested early Friday morning after [...]

A UN official on Thursday condemned an Israeli strike targeting members of Hamas in Doha, Qatar, describing it as an “alarming escalation” that threatens ongoing negotiations to “broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.” Israeli fighter jets carried out a strike against Hamas and its negotiating team on September 9, targeting a residential [...]

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen condemned Israel’s actions during the annual State of the Union on Wednesday, and announced a partial suspension of the Association Agreement.  “The actions and statements by the most extremist ministers of the Israeli government, which incite violence,” stated Von der Leyen. ‘She added these extremist ministers “undermine [...]

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board by Monday, ahead of next week’s critical interest rate meeting. In an emergency motion filed late Wednesday, government lawyers urged the appeals court to stay US District Court Judge Jia Cobb’s [...]

A French parliamentary report released Thursday recommended strict new limits on social media access for minors, calling for a complete ban on platforms for children under 15 and a nightly “digital curfew” for older teens. The parliamentary commission specifically endorsed rules that would compel platforms to prohibit children under 15 from creating social media accounts [...]

Turkish prosecutors seized control over media conglomerate Can Holding on Thursday, citing charges of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Authorities issued 10 arrest warrants against various executives of the company and are reported to have raided the homes of Mehmet Sakir Can, Kemal Can, and Kenan Tekdag. The suspects also had their personal assets [...]

A Myanmar man was sentenced to seven years of hard labor for criticizing the military government’s parliamentary election plans, state-run media said on Wednesday. Ko Nay Thway had shared footage on his online account “Lashio Baegyi” of a car robbery that involved an assault on a female driver. In a post that has since been [...]