The Palestinian ambassador to the UK raised his nation’s flag over the new Palestinian embassy in London on Monday, following the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood. During the ceremony in Hammersmith, Ambassador Husam Zomlot presented the official signage for the diplomatic office, finalizing a political shift in the UK that began last year alongside Canada [...]
A US federal appellate court on Monday upheld a district court injunction on funding cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for medical research. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that “the district court properly exercised subject-matter jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ claims,” and that the proposed cuts [...]
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, respectively the former president and first lady of Venezuela, made brief statements during their arraignment in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Monday. The couple pleaded not guilty to all charges levied against them in a new indictment, which alleges narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine [...]
The state-run Myanmar Radio and Television service reported on Sunday that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military government, officially pardoned 6,134 prisoners, as well as at least 52 foreigners. Other prisoners received reduced sentences. The pardons marked the 78th anniversary of Myanmar’s independence from Britain, gained on January 4, 1948. The act [...]
Amnesty International reported on Monday that Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with excessive force and arbitrary arrests, with some detainees subject to torture and other mistreatment. Documented incidents include the use of tear gas, pepper spray and beatings against peaceful crowds in the localities of Kawempe and Iganga in November. An eyewitness [...]
A French court on Monday convicted ten individuals of cyberbullying charges related to spreading false claims about First Lady Brigitte Macron’s gender identity and personal life. The defendants, eight men and two women, aged 41 to 65, received sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight months of suspended imprisonment. One defendant received six months [...]
Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan submitted a letter of resignation to Governor Tony Evers on Saturday following her conviction of obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. In her letter, Dugan stated: As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings, which are far from concluded but which present immense and complex challenges [...]
Japan on Sunday condemned North Korea’s launch of multiple ballistic missiles in a press conference, stating that the tests constitute clear violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions and pose a serious threat to public safety and regional security. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from an [...]
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the US would “run” Venezuela, following a Pentagon raid on the country that led to the capture and transfer to the US of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores. Trump made the remarks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. [...]
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation launched a class-wide discrimination challenge on Thursday to a new Office of Personnel Management (OPM) policy that eliminates health-insurance coverage for most gender-affirming medical care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) programs, alleging that the change violates Title VII’s ban on sex discrimination [...]
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