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A US federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to restart a controversial deportation policy that would send migrants to countries where they have no prior ties, including countries like Libya and El Salvador. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the motion by the Department [...]

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US President Donald Trump’s administration admitted on Friday that the deportation of a man identified as OCG was based on erroneous information. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said that there was no record of the man telling ICE that he was not afraid to go back to Mexico, attributing the error to an agency [...]

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A Thai court on Monday issued arrest warrants for 17 individuals, including construction executives and engineers, on charges of felony negligence leading to death in relation to the collapse of a thirty-story skyscraper in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake, according to local media. The partially built State Audit office tower crumbled within seconds after [...]

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On Friday, the US Supreme Court granted an emergency petition and an application for injunction to detained supposed members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) being held under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). On March 15, President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act and classified TdA, a Venezuelan gang, as a terrorist organization. Following this classification, [...]

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France filed a lawsuit against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, seeking the release of two detained French nationals. The two individuals, a modern literature teacher named Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, were detained by the Islamic Republic of Iran on May 8, 2022, while visiting the country as [...]

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a video message to the Nepalese government on Friday, warning that the Himalayan glaciers are rapidly melting and urging immediate action. Guterres addressed the issue that despite Nepal producing a negligible amount of emissions in comparison to other countries, they are feeling the effects of the increased temperatures. Nepal has seen [...]

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A Texas federal judge struck down the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s transgender employee protection policy on Thursday, stating the policy contradicts the plain text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas said that Congress is the entity that can add [...]

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday denounced Mali’s sweeping ban on political parties as a “draconian” violation of basic rights, warning that it could further silence dissent and institutionalize repression. Türk called on the transitional authorities to repeal the decree and release any individuals arrested on politically motivated grounds, stating that [...]

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday warned of a “major offensive” against press freedom in Peru, noting actions by all three branches of government—including judicial harassment, legislative initiatives and presidential enactments. RSF said the government’s actions have coincided with the murders of several Peruvian journalists in the first four months of 2025, reaching a level [...]

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A former supervisor of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for covering up an assault by correctional officers three years ago that led to the death of a 35-year-old inmate, Quantez Burks. A federal jury convicted former lieutenant Chad Lester in January of three [...]

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