A UN report published on Monday revealed that women are still largely excluded from international community activities in the fields of peacemaking and security. The report analyzed the rising number of conflicts globally and their effect on women. International conflict rates are the highest they have been since 1946, and roughly 676 million women lived [...]

A US federal judge on Wednesday extended a block on federally-deployed National Guard troops from entering Portland, Oregon. The extension acts as a temporary measure, until October 29, when a three-day bench trial is scheduled to determine if a longer block is necessary. The state also awaits an opinion from the US Court of Appeals [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied review of media personality Alex Jones’ appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment against him for damaging statements he made related to the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Jones sought review of a Connecticut court’s verdict against him, arguing that the ruling infringed on his speech rights as a [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday condemning the Tunisian justice system for sentencing a man to death for Facebook posts dissenting from recent government actions. HRW’s statement addressed the sentencing of a Tunisian citizen, Saber Ben Chouchane, for Facebook posts of pictures of himself at recent protests, and statements calling for fellow [...]

Nonprofit organization Democracy Forward sued the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI on Monday after the agency failed to release key video recordings in an alleged bribery scheme case involving former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tom Homan. Homan, currently Trump’s White House “Border Czar,” became the subject of a federal bribery investigation [...]

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday stating that the US will consider any attack on Qatar an attack on the United States and will employ any necessary diplomatic, economic, or military efforts to protect the nation. US Executive Order No. 14361 expands the nations’ longtime mutually-beneficial relationship. That relationship formally began [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law Monday that aims to enhance online safety by creating barriers for AI tech developers. Senate Bill 53, also known as the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA), has a goal of promoting the development and enhancement of new technology while protecting the freedom and [...]

Immigrant rights organization CASA and four Washington, DC residents filed a complaint against US President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday, claiming that multiple federal officials have engaged in illegal deportations of immigrants since August. The complaint comes after Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., which placed local police under federal control and deployed [...]

Amnesty International released a statement on Monday calling on the Lebanese government to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to investigate potential war crimes in the country during the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli government. It has been one year since the deadliest day in the conflict between the Lebanese-based political [...]

A New York state judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, the alleged shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione faces multiple federal and state charges after he was accused of stalking and killing Thompson in New York City at an investor conference on December 4, 2024. The contested charges in New [...]