Armenian state news agency Armenpress reported Friday that the country’s parliament will consider ratifying the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the treaty that established the ICC. Armenia signed the Rome Statute in October 1999 but has not ratified it. In 2004, Armenia’s Constitutional Court found that the Rome [...]

A Maryland federal judge denied Thursday a parents’ request to have their children “opt-out’ of education on LGBTQ+ history and topics. In Mahmoud v. McKnight, three families parenting elementary-aged children in Maryland, objected on religious grounds to the use of storybooks featuring LGBTQ+ characters in the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system. The court rejected the [...]

Saudi Arabian border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border, according to a Monday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report documented incidents between March 2022 and June 2023 using interviews with 42 Ethiopian migrants, satellite imagery and social media posts. According to the report, Saudi border guards [...]

A Texas woman was arrested Wednesday for threatening to kill the federal Judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, DC. According to the indictment, Abigail Jo Shry called the chambers of US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan on August 5. She allegedly stated “you are in our sights, we [...]

The Director General of the Swedish Security Service raised the nation’s terrorist threat level to its second-highest, according to a Thursday press release from the Security Service. The Security Service said the decision to raise the terrorist threat level was “not linked to any specific event, but is to be considered in a strategic, long-term [...]

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 [...]

Two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee legislature earlier this year after protesting gun violence won reelection Thursday for the Tennessee House of Representatives seats they were removed from earlier this year. One of the lawmakers, Justin Jones, won his election for Tennessee House District 52. The other, Justin Pearson, also won his [...]

The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled Friday that former minister Savior Kasukuwere is disqualified from running as a presidential candidate in the country’s August elections. Lovedale Mangwana, litigant for the nation’s ruling political party Zanu-PFF, contended that Kasukuwere was outside of Zimbabwe for the past 18 months and was ineligible to be on the ballot [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called Friday for an “immediate end” to violence in the West Bank amid rising tensions between Israel and Palestine. Türk urged a deescalation to the conflict, stating Friday that, “for this violence to end, the occupation must end.” Türk also said that, “n all sides, the people [...]

The nation of Mali postponed the release of the results of its constitutional referendums amid tensions with rebel groups and the UN. Mali’s Independent Election Management Authority (AIGE) has stated that electoral law requires the results be made public no later than June 23. The Election Observation Mission in Mali (MODELE Mali) noted several irregularities [...]