US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday titled reimposing certain sanctions against Iran. In a press statement , the White House criticized the previous Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA). The JCPOA agreement , signed by Iran, Germany, the five permanent members of the UN [...]
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines signed the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Act of 2018 into law Monday, creating its first national identification system, which will be issued to all citizens and foreign residents in the Philippines. The goal of the system, Duterte said, is for safety and better privacy, efficiency, reduced corruption and a simplified [...]
The California Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to uphold Proposition B, a San Diego pension reform initiative. The initiative was first placed on the ballot in 2010 by former Mayor Jerry Sanders after then-Councilman Carl DeMaio suggested that 401(k)-style retirement plans take the place of traditional pensions for future city employees. [...]
UN human rights experts on Friday urged Brazil to reconsider its economic austerity measures. Specifically, the experts are focused on the negative impacts such measures might have on the countries most socially vulnerable, such as lower income, youth, women, and ethnic minorities. “Women and children living in poverty are among those hit hardest, as are [...]
A judge in the UK’s high court ruled Wednesday that there were grounds for a dissolution of a religious marriage that was not recognized by British law. The wife filed for divorce against her husband in 2016, alleging there were grounds for her to claim some of the assets, all of which were in her [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) formally unveiled plans Thursday to rollback fuel economy standards previously aimed at bringing cars and small trucks to 50 miles per gallon by 2025. The new plan will freeze 2020 mileage targets, which are about 30 miles per gallon, for the next [...]
UN experts on freedom of expression on Thursday condemned US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media, saying that the attacks are “strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise doubts about verifiable facts.” The experts emphasized the importance of the free press, and urged Trump to end these attacks and condemn his administration’s [...]
Poland’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Supreme Court judges can continue to sit on the court until the Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the laws passed by Poland which give the government more control over the judiciary. One law passed by Poland’s legislative branch last week would give politicians the ability to select justices. Another law [...]
The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” calling it “an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” The Pontiff’s announcement accompanied a revision made to number 2267 by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. There is an [...]
Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus argued in a lawsuit filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Maryland that President Donald Trump’s plan to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a violation of the US Constitution. Congressional Republicans attempted and failed to repeal the ACA several times last year. Shortly after, [...]
