US President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said on Thursday that the administration has agreed to end the immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota. Homan held a news conference in Minneapolis where he stated: “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude… A significant drawdown has already been underway this [...]

UN Secretary General António Guterres addressed the fifth general assembly of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) on Wednesday, regarding the future of global artificial intelligence (AI) use. Guterres discussed ways to encourage innovation and advancement while maintaining thoughtful oversight and regulation of AI and other digital technologies. “At a time of geopolitical fragmentation, digital cooperation is [...]

A top official with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday that activist Mahmoud Khalil will be taken into custody again and sent to Algeria. President Donald Trump’s administration had previously sought to deport Khalil over his involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations as a Columbia University graduate student in New York City. On [...]

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was charged on Wednesday for allegedly offering bribes to members of the Ukrainian parliament. On Tuesday, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) accused an unnamed political leader of bribery. Later that day, NABU and SAPO conducted searches at the offices of [...]

President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, on Wednesday. The Cuellars were indicted for bribery last year, for allegedly accepting around $600,000 in bribes from foreign officials. In a Truth Social post, Trump accused the former Biden administration of having “weaponized the justice system against their political opponent.” He [...]

US officials demanded Sunday that states “undo” full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that were paid out last week under court orders. Patrick Penn, deputy under secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), released a memorandum that called for states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November [...]

UN experts expressed concern on Tuesday about Indonesia’s continued disregard for the fundamental rights of its Indigenous peoples. They urged the Indonesian government to recognize Indigenous peoples and to work with them to develop an inclusive and sustainable national development strategy. Despite having voted in favor of adopting the UN Declaration on the Rights of [...]

The regional head of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Occupied Palestinian Territory warned on Tuesday of Israeli settlers’ increasing violence against Palestinian farmers. The statement comes at the start of the critical olive harvest season. According to the OHCHR statement, 757 settler attacks took place in [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday highlighting the devastation caused by illegal cattle ranching in the Brazilian rainforest, and especially its impact on Indigenous peoples in the state of Pará. The organization called on the federal government to remove the cattle ranches and restore affected communities. It also urged JBS, the world’s largest [...]

Former FBI director James Comey was indicted on Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress following pressure from US President Donald Trump, who considers Comey one of his political rivals. An indictment is a formal charge brought by prosecutors and approved by a grand jury, which allows a case to proceed within the court system. A [...]