Chinese officials arrested former chairman of the Bank of China Liu Liange on corruption charges, Chinese official state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) filed the charges against Liu, who is under suspicion of bribery and providing illegal loans, for his role as leader of the state-owned bank from 2019 [...]

A blast at the Anglican Church-run Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City’s southern Al Zaytoun neighborhood Tuesday evening local time killed hundreds of people, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Gaza’s health ministry initially placed the death toll at 500 and blamed an Israel Defense Force (IDF) airstrike. However, on Wednesday, the IDF released surveillance [...]

Kansas Proud Boys leader William Chrestman pleaded guilty Monday to obstruction of an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol Building. Chrestman’s plea came as part of a plea deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) also released Monday. The plea deal, as approved by [...]

The India Supreme Court on Tuesday held that there is no fundamental right for same-sex couples to get married. A five-judge bench of the court, headed by the Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, ruled against recognizing same-sex marriages, as well as civil unions for non-heterosexual couples in India in a 3-2 verdict. Earlier [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stated on Tuesday that Israel’s siege of Gaza, combined with a recently-issued evacuation order, could potentially amount to the international crime of the forcible transfer of civilians. This comes as the death toll from the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas reaches 4,200 people. [...]

The US Supreme Court blocked a lower court order Monday that would have prevented the ATF from enforcing its rule against partially assembled firearms and “weapons parts kits,” commonly known as “ghost guns.” The legal issue concerns an ATF rule promulgated in August 2022 which categorized partially manufactured firearms and “weapon parts kits”, which can [...]

Russia’s Duma voted on a bill to de-ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban (CTBT) Treaty in the bill’s first reading in the State Duma on Tuesday. Members of Russia’s State Duma unanimously adopted the bill withdrawing Russia from the CTBT. Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said the Duma could consider the bill by October 19. [...]

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that at least 2,778 Palestinians have been killed and another 9,938 injured since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7. The ministry also stated that around 1,200 individuals remain missing beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Gaza and that 500 children have been [...]

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced measures Friday to address concerns regarding disinformation and misinformation surrounding the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. This comes after the European Union urged social media platforms like Meta, X, Youtube and Tiktok to take more decisive action against misinformation. Meta’s announcement also prompted groups like [...]

A Washington DC federal judge Monday imposed a partial gag order on former US President Donald Trump ahead of his criminal trial over alleged election interference during the 2020 US presidential election. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s order prohibits the former president from making any disparaging statements about potential witnesses, the court or prosecutors ahead of the [...]