US federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an eight-count indictment against three alleged Iranian-backed agents regarding what prosecutors called a foiled terrorist plot against a British air base housing US military personnel, RAF Fairford. The announcement notes that one of the operatives helped coordinate the plot while incarcerated in a New York jail. The indictment names [...]
Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday, charging that he violated constitutional and statutory limits on military action, including by directing unauthorized hostilities against Iran. Three articles allege violations of the War Powers Resolution arising from the Iran conflict. They accuse Hegseth of [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume construction on the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas, including within Big Bend National Park. In a four-page, unsigned opinion, the Court cited §102(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which “gives the Department [...]
Several UN experts, including six special rapporteurs and members of Working Groups on Arbitrary Detention and Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, on Monday called on the government of Sri Lanka to revise the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) to ensure the bill is consistent with international human rights law. The experts stated: [...]
Amnesty International on Monday welcomed the Red Line (Rode Lijn) March in Amsterdam which took place on Sunday and saw over 200,000 people take to the streets to urge the Dutch government to strengthen its response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza and its continued occupation of Palestinian territory. Commenting on the turnout at the [...]
Sudanese military authorities on Sunday detained Ahmed Haroun, a former senior government official wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur. Haroun’s National Congress Party confirmed his detention in a statement Sunday, demanding his release and saying authorities had provided no justification. Accounts differed over [...]
Amnesty International urged world leaders Sunday to end government support for the fossil fuel industry and accelerate an equitable transition to renewable energy ahead of the UN climate conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye. Responding to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) warning that global warming is on course to exceed 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, Marta Schaaf, [...]
The Paraguayan Senate voted Friday to remove President Santiago Peña from office for poor performance of his duties following the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank. The decision was unanimous among senators present. The lower-house Chamber of Deputies had approved the impeachment accusation Thursday with 78 votes in favor. Lawmakers alleged conflicts of interest arising [...]
Somalia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the terms of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the federal parliament have expired, ordering political leaders to agree on an electoral framework within 30 days and hold elections within 90 days. The five-judge panel held that constitutional changes extending presidential and parliamentary terms from four to five years did [...]
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered a stop to construction of President Trump’s “Triumphal Arch” for 14 days. Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) enjoining the National Park Service (NPS) from starting any work on the Arch. She also ordered NPS to inform [...]
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