Amnesty International on Friday called for an international investigation into simultaneous explosions across Lebanon and Syria that have sparked global outrage. The explosions killed at least 37 people, including 12 civilians, and injured over 2,931. The rights group highlighted that the use of explosive devices in civilian areas constitutes an indiscriminate attack, breaching international humanitarian [...]

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty remains partially constitutional for serious offenses, including murder. However, the court ordered the government to amend criminal procedures within two years to better protect the right to life. The case challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty for intentional homicide and killings linked to other [...]

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that nearly 98,000 people with unverified citizenship documents can now vote in state and local elections, which could significantly impact key state ballot measures and tight legislative races. Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the court, said, “We are unwilling on these facts to disenfranchise voters [...]

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts sentenced Hong Kong activist Chu Kai-pong to 14 months in prison on Thursday for sedition, according to local media. Chu was convicted on Monday upon pleading guilty to one count of sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. He is the first to be convicted under the Safeguarding National [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday vacated a preliminary injunction that had blocked key provisions of Arizona’s contentious Senate Bill 1260, resulting in the reinstatement of Arizona’s 2022 voter registration and mail-in voting laws which were intended to increase election security. The ruling reinstates two critical elements of the legislation: [...]

A local Kentucky sheriff has been taken into custody on murder charges following the fatal shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins on Thursday. Judge Mullins, who had served for fifteen years, was shot several times in his chambers.  A preliminary investigation by Kentucky police identified Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines as the primary suspect. [...]

Israel submitted its official challenge to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legality of the requests for arrest warrants by the ICC Prosecutor, Karim Khan KC against Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, according to a press statement by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday. According [...]

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to pay a daily fine of R$5 million ($900,000 USD) on Thursday following the platform’s failure to comply with the court’s order to suspend its operation in Brazil. The decision comes after Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) reported an update to X’s application that provided [...]

Failed Fijian coup leader George Speight and six others were released from prison on Thursday after being granted a pardon by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, who acted on the advice of Fiji’s Mercy Commission. The president approved Speight’s release after the Mercy Commission recommended a pardon based on his behavior in prison and the length [...]

Two people were killed during a French police operation in New Caledonia on Thursday, according to French media. The police operation took place amid unrest between French loyalists and indigenous Kanak people in the territory. French forces took to the streets of San Louis in Le Mont-Dore, New Caledonia, and targeted people wanted for armed [...]