A UN expert on Friday warned of the threat to human rights posed by growing economic inequality between the North and South, in a meeting at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council. The independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, George Katrougalos, stated that “structural inequities remain embedded [...]

US President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Friday that he will send the National Guard to Memphis to address its crime concerns with the support of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. An article published by the Trump administration cited 2024 statistics concerning Memphis crime to support its decision, such as Memphis having [...]

Former Nepal Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the country’s interim prime minister on Friday. This occurred after deadly crackdowns against anti-corruption protests, which led to the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli alongside other government figures. Karki is known for her independence and staunch stance against corruption, and she [...]

Missouri’s state Senate passed a bill on Friday aimed at redistricting a Democrat-held federal congressional seat for Kansas City and turning it into a Republican-leaning seat. This move follows suit with other states around the nation attempting to change the landscape of the US House of Representatives in time for the midterm elections in the [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday celebrated the release of at least eight Belarusian journalists, part of a group of 52 political prisoners freed as the US eased sanctions on Belarus’ state airline Belavia. Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, shared a statement on the release: CPJ celebrates that at [...]

Utah authorities will charge the 22-year-old suspect in conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s killing, Tyler Robinson, with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice, according to an affidavit released Friday. In Utah, aggravated murder carries a maximum penalty of death. Robinson had been arrested early Friday morning after [...]

This article examines the legal and political significance of the enlarged partial agreement provision within the statute of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. It argues that this mechanism not only enhances the tribunal’s operational feasibility but also elevates its institutional stature by enabling flexible international support, circumventing traditional diplomatic impasses, [...]

A UN official on Thursday condemned an Israeli strike targeting members of Hamas in Doha, Qatar, describing it as an “alarming escalation” that threatens ongoing negotiations to “broker a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.” Israeli fighter jets carried out a strike against Hamas and its negotiating team on September 9, targeting a residential [...]

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 [...]