UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday was declared to be under investigation by the parliamentary commissioner for standards based on allegations of breaching member of Parliament (MP) rules. Sunak allegedly failed to be “open and frank” in declaring his interest in the childcare agency, Koru Kids, in which his wife, Akshata Murty, is a shareholder. [...]
EU governments Saturday agreed to implement reforms to the Emissions Trading System (ETS). The reforms aim to reduce industrial emissions and invest in more climate friendly technologies as the EU progresses towards climate neutrality. The EU’s new law highlights its “polluter pays” principle as a way to tackle climate change. As part of the “Fit [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Monday reported Iranian authorities have arrested a total of 95 journalists since the start of nationwide protests over the September 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini. CPJ compiled the list of arrested journalists via inside sources, media reports and assistance from the Tehran Journalists Association. Of the 95 arrested, 72 [...]
The European Committee of Social Rights said in a statement Monday that they found France in violation of the European Social Charter over the country’s failure to implement accessibility regulations to aid citizens with disabilities. The statement says they found against France: because of the failure of the authorities to adopt effective measures within a reasonable [...]
Several Australian MPs Sunday accused Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of misrepresenting the prevalence of sexual abuse in Alice Springs. Following the federal government’s response to rising crime rates in the Northern Territory, Dutton claimed that sexual abuse remains “rampant” in the town. Northern Territory Police Minister Kate Worden has called Dutton’s trip to Alice [...]
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Saturday announced that they are prepared to return a group of captured Egyptian soldiers who were conducting training exercises in northern Sudan. The RSF stated that they will cooperate in returning the soldiers who “surrendered without resistance” in Merowe, located between the Sudanese capital Khartoum and Sudan’s border [...]
Leaders of the two warring factions in Sudan agreed to a three-hour ceasefire on humanitarian grounds Sunday, as the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that three of its aid workers are among scores killed in the fighting. The organization announced: I am appalled and heartbroken by the tragic deaths of three WFP employees on Saturday [...]
Conflict between the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday raised concern over the aggravation of the already precarious humanitarian and economic situation in the country. The conflict, which arose over a political agreement entered into by the two groups in a bid to transition from military rule [...]
A group of human rights organizations on Saturday, wrote an open letter urging top Armenian officals to oppose a proposed law that would restrict access to internet services, thus limiting the population’s freedom of expression. The letter, addressed to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan, states: Nations across Eastern Europe and [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a new federal law aimed at making it easier for authorities to track potential military conscripts amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which continues to deplete Russian troop numbers, in addition to untold humanitarian costs. The new law will overturn Russia’s previous military service rules, which provided: “When he [...]
