Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Wednesday criticizing asylum and migrant protections in Latin America. The report outlined “poor regularization and integration policies” between Latin American countries that drive migrants to attempt dangerous passages into Central and North America. The report focused on Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru. HRW stated that [...]

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said Tuesday that it dismissed its first deputy over their role in a whistleblower case. NABU issued the statement on its Telegram channel without naming the specific employee or case. However, the agency stated (in Ukrainian), that the dismissal was due to the deputy’s “actions and statements of [...]

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to move his New York hush money case to federal court, an attempt that could overturn Trump’s conviction or delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November. Trump’s motion to move his case to federal [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a libel lawsuit filed by the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin against the New York Times (NYT). In 2022, US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed the case during jury deliberations. He stated that after hearing all available [...]

US federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment Tuesday against former president Donald Trump on four criminal charges related to a federal investigation into interference with the 2020 presidential election. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed the indictment in response to a July Supreme Court decision that US presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken within [...]

Peru’s Foreign Ministry reversed a previous decision on Wednesday to require visas for Mexican visitors. In a press statement, originally published in Spanish, officials stated the rationale for the reversal was a potential negative impact to the country’s tourism sector and a commitment to the free movement of people and goods. The decision to abandon [...]

US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and US Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced on Sunday draft legislation to “establish a national data privacy and security standard.” In the joint statement, the two lawmakers said that they plan to submit the bill, which will eliminate the “patchwork” of state regulation in favor of a federal law [...]

New York’s Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to repeal a largely unused law from 1907 that made adultery a criminal offense. The bill, which passed the State Assembly earlier this year, now goes to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. If signed, the adultery statute will be immediately repealed. Senate Bill S8744 repeals New [...]

Syria accused Israel on Monday of an attack on Iran’s diplomatic consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria. The Syrian Ministry of Defense stated the alleged attack took place at 5:00 PM local time with numerous missiles fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It claims that several missiles were “shot down,” with the remaining missiles [...]

An appeals court in New York lowered the $464 million bond imposed on former President Donald Trump in his civil fraud case on Monday. The five-judge panel ordered the bond be reduced to $175 million, and the payment date extended another ten days. The decision stayed a previous court order that Trump post the $464 [...]