European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen condemned Israel’s actions during the annual State of the Union on Wednesday, and announced a partial suspension of the Association Agreement. “The actions and statements by the most extremist ministers of the Israeli government, which incite violence,” stated Von der Leyen. ‘She added these extremist ministers “undermine [...]
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board by Monday, ahead of next week’s critical interest rate meeting. In an emergency motion filed late Wednesday, government lawyers urged the appeals court to stay US District Court Judge Jia Cobb’s [...]
A French parliamentary report released Thursday recommended strict new limits on social media access for minors, calling for a complete ban on platforms for children under 15 and a nightly “digital curfew” for older teens. The parliamentary commission specifically endorsed rules that would compel platforms to prohibit children under 15 from creating social media accounts [...]
Turkish prosecutors seized control over media conglomerate Can Holding on Thursday, citing charges of fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Authorities issued 10 arrest warrants against various executives of the company and are reported to have raided the homes of Mehmet Sakir Can, Kemal Can, and Kenan Tekdag. The suspects also had their personal assets [...]
A Myanmar man was sentenced to seven years of hard labor for criticizing the military government’s parliamentary election plans, state-run media said on Wednesday. Ko Nay Thway had shared footage on his online account “Lashio Baegyi” of a car robbery that involved an assault on a female driver. In a post that has since been [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that the armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) is escalating attacks on civilians, reporting that since March the group has illegally executed 127 people in western Niger. HRW documented five armed attacks by the group in Tillabéri region during that time frame, with the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Zambian authorities on Thursday to investigate the consequences of acid released into a river following the rupture of a dam holding mining waste, which has polluted local soils and affected the livelihoods of citizens. The rights organization stated that reports on the effects of the toxic spill demand that [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday largely upheld a California law aimed at protecting minors online. The case, NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, saw a three-judge panel affirm most of the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction against a California law that limits the ways that social media companies can [...]
Three high-ranking FBI officials filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging their recent terminations were politically motivated retaliation for their past work on cases involving President Donald Trump. The complaint stems from the August firing of the officials, who had accrued six decades of experience between them—Brian Driscoll, Steven Jensen and Spencer Evans. They claim to [...]
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for Moroccan authorities to exonerate activist Ibtissame Lachgar, who remains jailed after being sentenced to 30 months in prison for posting a photo of herself wearing a shirt reading “Allah is lesbian.” Lachgar was arrested in August and convicted this month of “causing harm to Islam.” The Rabat First [...]
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