Former US President Donald Trump filed a motion on Thursday to move his New York hush money case to federal court, an attempt that could overturn his conviction and delay his sentencing date until after the presidential election in November. Trump’s legal team asked the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [...]

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US Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin G. Ritz announced on Friday that a man was charged with making threats against President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama on social media. Ritz’s office said that Kyl Alton Hall made various threats on X, formerly known as Twitter, on [...]

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The United States Senate on Tuesday passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSA), a bill that aims to protect children from harmful content online and hold internet companies accountable for exposing minors to content that can harm their mental health. KOSA would establish a “duty of care” for internet platforms, requiring them to [...]

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A US appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to a Tennessee law that restricts drag performances, reversing a lower court’s decision that blocked the law from taking full effect. The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found that the plaintiff did not have standing in the case, dismissing the plaintiff’s challenge to [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that the Zimbabwe army commander’s support for the country’s ruling party threatens the integrity of the country’s future elections as well as the rights of voters participating in them. The rights group called on the Zimbabwe government to end the military’s involvement in partisan politics, urging authorities to [...]

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Kuwaiti authorities have increased the repression of government critics in 2024, according to a new report published by Amnesty International on Thursday. The report found that authorities have engaged in various forms of repressive acts since January, including arbitrarily arresting and stripping Kuwaiti citizenship from civilians as well as prosecuting Kuwaiti politicians. Amnesty International Researcher [...]

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Over 30,000 people marched in Budapest Pride on Saturday and protested Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, according to local media. Ambassadors from various countries attended the event, including US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman. Pressman emphasized the United States’ support for the march, stating that the US “will always march alongside those standing up for human dignity, [...]

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The right to abortion has remained under threat in the US over the past two years, according to a statement released Thursday by Amnesty International. The rights group noted that millions of Americans have been deprived of the human right to an abortion in the two years since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. [...]

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The US imposed visa restrictions on dozens of Georgian officials on Thursday, just three days after Georgia’s parliament enacted its controversial “foreign agent” law. The restrictions apply to between “two and three dozen” unnamed members of the Georgian Dream party, members of parliament, law enforcement officials, and private citizens. US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew [...]

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Authorities and three industrial companies in the Republic of the Congo are failing to protect human rights, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Tuesday. The organization highlighted the oil spills and smoke emissions caused by two oil companies and one recycling company in the country, analyzing the impact of the incidents on [...]

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