The United Nations issued a statement Wednesday urging warring parties in Sudan to take tangible action to protect civilians as attacks continue in the country’s Blue Nile and North Kordofan states. The call comes as the war between rival militaries, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), continues with no clear [...]

The European Union will impose age-based restrictions for minors across social media platforms, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday. The decision coincides with the publication of a report by a panel of experts convened by von der Leyen last year to develop a “strong and practical” European approach to keep children safe [...]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government plans to seek criminal complaints in the United States over the deaths of Mexican citizens while in immigration custody or during anti-immigration operations.  Since US President Donald Trump launched the current immigration crackdown, at least 14 Mexican nationals have died in the custody of US [...]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday filed an application to bring proceedings against Rwanda over decades of war crimes and violence perpetrated in the DRC’s east. The Congolese government filed the case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ principal court for disputes between states. The DRC accused Rwanda [...]

The United Nations on Thursday renewed its call for full freedom of movement for peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, warning that restrictions on the operations of UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) could undermine efforts to monitor one of the region’s most fragile security zones. The appeal comes as UN peacekeepers continue tracking developments along the [...]

Bolivia’s legislature has passed a law granting embattled President Rodrigo Paz the authority to use military troops to clear roadblocks set up by protesters, as the country enters its fifth week of nationwide anti-government demonstrations. The law was passed in Bolivia’s Chamber of Deputies on Sunday, following an overnight debate, and was signed into law [...]

Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a controversial new bill that criminalizes the so-called “promotion” of LGBTQ activity. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill imposes prison terms of up to 10 years for individuals who “promote, sponsor, or advocate LGBTQ+ acts” and bans the funding of associated groups and activities. The bill comes in [...]

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from stripping temporary deportation protections for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals living and working in the US. Judge Dale Ho of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, handed down his decision in favor of a group of Yemeni nationals who had sued [...]

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged the US and Iran to return to peace negotiations amid rising tensions in the ongoing war, calling for a new “culture of peace” to replace the default recourse to violence whenever conflicts arise. The remarks come on the heels of a very public back-and-forth between the Pope and US [...]

Myanmar’s parliament convened for the first time in five years Monday, marking a formal restoration of legislative proceedings in the country following widely contested national elections held by the military junta government. The reopening of the legislature has raised important legal questions regarding the constitutional framework of governance, the legality of the elections held under [...]