The UK Parliamentary Privileges Committee released its report Thursday into Boris Johnson’s alleged breaching of parliamentary rules. Johnson is accused of violating Covid-19 lockdown restrictions throughout 2020 and 2021 and lying to Parliament about these violations. The report concludes that contrary to Johnson’s claims, guidance was not entirely adhered to in Downing Street, nor were [...]

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced formal charges against Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price Jr. on Tuesday. The charges include five counts of embezzlement, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest. The case is in the Superior Court for the State of California for the County of Los Angeles.  According [...]

The North Carolina Senate voted 19-18 on Tuesday to pass House Bill 570, which prohibits the state and pension plan fiduciaries from investing based on climate change considerations. The bill now goes to Governor Roy Cooper for passage or veto. According to the bill, the state is not allowed to consider “environmental, social, and governance” [...]

The past few years have seen a proliferation of online misinformation, accompanied by the growth of the fact-checking industry. This industry has evolved into a matured sector with its own funding sources and investments from major companies, which may have their own agendas. These companies are actively seeking to influence and control the industry, highlighting [...]

A UN migration agency reported Tuesday that 2022 was the deadliest year for migrants crossing from the Middle East and North Africa  (MENA) into Europe. According to a report from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project, a record number of 3,800 people died along migratory routes over the past year. The report [...]

The EU passed The Artificial Intelligence Act on Wednesday which is a draft law that establishes restrictions on the uses of artificial intelligence (AI). As one of the first legislative moves by a controlling body to regulate AI, the act may serve as a model for policymakers across the globe. “he EU is committed to [...]

The United Nations released the Global Trend Report 2022 on Wednesday which covers refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide. 112.6 million people fall under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number of forcibly displaced people is 108.4 million. Both figures are at their historic high since [...]

The UK Home Office announced Tuesday an expansion to the Disregards and Pardon Scheme to include women who were convicted under laws prohibiting same-sex activity, which have since been repealed. Women can now apply to be pardoned for these offences and have their convictions erased. While the UK partially decriminalised gay sex in 1967, offences [...]

Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 37 criminal charges in a Miami, Florida federal court. Trump faces federal criminal charges including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal, and [...]

The Netherlands and Canada jointly submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Syrian government of committing numerous violations of international law, including torture, since the beginning of the country’s civil war in 2011. The primary objective of the application, filed with the registry on June 8, is to [...]