United Nations delegates called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to alleviate Palestinian suffering on Monday evening before the UN General Assembly in New York City. “We have heard from 189 member states, delegations’ thanks for proactive leadership, embracing diplomacy and not shying away from hard topics and proving why our UN remains critical, especially [...]

In an executive order issued on Thursday, US President Donald Trump formalized a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to operate TikTok as a “newly established joint venture” in the United States.  ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s parent company, and its affiliates will own less than 20 percent of the US-based entity. The joint venture will have [...]

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Chinese authorities to release activist Zhang Yadi (张雅笛), also known as Tara, after she was arrested for creating a digital platform advocating for Tibetan rights in the Chinese language.  Zhang, 22, is a member of the activist group Chinese Youth for Tibet, which aims “to foster a deeper understanding [...]

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil informed a New Jersey court Wednesday that he will challenge a September 12 denial of his waiver of removability to Syria or Algeria. In a letter to the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, Khalil’s legal team alleged that he was denied a waiver of removability without an [...]

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US and China have reached a trade deal over social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. The president trumpeted the deal on a Truth Social post, stating: The big Trade Meeting in Europe between The United States of America, and China, has gone VERY [...]

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 [...]

The UN condemned growing violence and pro-war propaganda in a global update at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday. “Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned even more deadly. In July, more civilians were killed and injured than in any month since May 2022, as the Russian Federation intensified attacks along the [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan nationals and enjoined Trump from deporting two Venezuelans under the AEA. According to the court, the AEA is “applicable only in the event of a declared war, an [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday that claims arising out of the cancellation of grants under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be resolved in the US Court of Federal Claims (CFC) because the claims are primarily contractual. In its judgement, the court noted [...]

The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday, in its ongoing antitrust battle, that Google is barred from entering exclusionary contracts relating to generative AI or preloading Google Search on applications. The court found that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or Android devices, which are part of the Google [...]