The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case Guerrero v. Johnson, which contemplates whether an inmate on death row can bring a second round of federal appeals challenging his execution due to an intellectual disability. Dexter Johnson was sentenced to death in 2007 over his role in a 2006 double murder [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Malian authorities to reveal the fate and whereabouts of politician Mountaga Tall and his son, Cheick Mamadou Tall, six months after both men went missing in Mali’s capital city, Bamako. Tall is a lawyer and the leader of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID), an opposition party in [...]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday announced that state prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for former Cuban president Raúl Castro. Castro is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with a 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes flying over international waters.   In a statement, Uthmeier said: Raúl Castro ordered the [...]

A US federal judge on Thursday extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) that calls on the White House to permit access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) and Politico, allowing the court more time to decide whether it will block President Donald Trump’s ban on the outlets during the pendency of their lawsuit. [...]

A federal judge on Tuesday heard arguments on the attempt by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) to block the early review by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of its stations’ broadcast licenses, but did not issue an immediate ruling. During a two-hour hearing, Judge Loren AliKhan for the US District Court for the District of [...]

Bolivia on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the country’s Attorney General Roger Mariaca on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering. This comes just days after the US Department of State imposed visa restrictions on Mariaca under similar grounds. Minister of Government Marco Antonio Oviedo announced that Mariaca was among 14 individuals arrested in a [...]

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed a challenge to the country’s general election held in February, holding that barcodes and QR codes printed on ballots did not violate the constitutional guarantee of a secret ballot. Section 83 of Thailand’s 2017 Constitution requires that members of the House of Representatives be elected by “direct and secret [...]

Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday expressed harsh criticism towards the United Nations, accusing the organization of breaking the “sacred covenant” on which it was founded.  Speaking at the General Debate of the Assembly’s 81st session, Milei touched on several issues which he framed as UN failures and overreach. A focus of the speech was [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday ruled that Missouri must hold its November elections using the new congressional districting map enacted in 2025. The current dispute began after the Missouri legislature passed House Bill 1 last September. The bill altered Missouri’s Fifth congressional district, which has been held by Democrats [...]

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that South Sudan’s hunger crisis is worsening amid ongoing armed conflict, diminishing international aid, and a “super El Niño” set to impact the nation and greater region. At a press briefing, WFP’s assistant executive director for program operations, Matthew Hollingworth, stated: “Conflict, displacement, economic hardship, climate [...]