The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that US immigration law regarding the reentry of migrants who have already once been removed from the US is “facially neutral as to race,” overturning a lower court’s decision. US officials first brought charges in a Nevada court against Gustavo Carrillo-Lopez under 8 USC [...]

A judge for the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County dismissed a lawsuit by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Monday, denying Lake’s final claims of election misconduct in the 2022 Arizona general election. Judge Peter Thompson held there was no evidence to find misconduct under Arizona statute § 16-672(A)(1), which describes the [...]

Thousands of individuals displaced by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia took to the streets Tuesday in demonstrations, demanding a prompt return to their homes and the withdrawal of what they perceive as invading forces. It has been approximately two and half years since the Ethiopian government launched operations in Tigray against the region’s ruling party, [...]

A group of Chinese citizens who live in Florida, along with a real estate firm that serves clients of Chinese descent, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Florida law that imposes restrictions on some foreign nationals and businesses from buying property in the state. Their lawsuit asserts that the law, SB 264, forces them to cancel [...]

In the wake of a damning UN report linking Russian mercenaries to a Malian massacre, the US State Department has said the Wagner Group may be using Mali as a secret arms depot to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine.  The Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian nationalist firebrand and longtime associate of President [...]

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a comprehensive report Tuesday naming over 450 child sex abusers within Catholic Church leadership in the state. The report follows a five-year investigation, which occurred following the large-scale revelations of child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania in 2018. The report names and provides information for 451 Church leaders within Illinois [...]

Multiple global and local aid agencies called for $7 billion full funding for the UN response to food emergencies in the Horn of Africa Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday’s Horn of Africa High Level Pledging Conference. The conference is being hosted by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the governments of Italy, Qatar, the UK and [...]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Monday that Colombia is suspending a truce with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) rebel group in flashpoint regions–including Meta, Guaviare, Putumayo and Caqueta–after the group killed four indigenous children. EMC is an offshoot of the now-disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). It consists of leftist guerrilla fighters who refused [...]

The Taliban’s ascension to power in Afghanistan two years ago dealt two significant blows to the nation’s legal system. Firstly, they orchestrated a mass release of prisoners, most of whom were Taliban fighters convicted of severe crimes. This unexpected action placed court personnel who had been involved in their sentencing in immediate danger, making them [...]

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s Senior Vice President, Shireen Mazari, announced on Tuesday that she is leaving the PTI hours after the party claimed that she was arrested for the fifth time. These events occurred just one day after Mazari was re-arrested despite a bench order to release her from detention from the Lahore High [...]