British Columbia’s chief coroner issued a statement on Monday announcing a formal inquest into potential systemic and procedural issues raised following a mass shooting that resulted in nine deaths in the small Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge. Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan’s will investigate facts leading up to the shooting and will notably analyze how artificial [...]

The state of Minnesota sued US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to prevent it from withholding $243 million in Medicaid funding, warning it may have to cut health care for low-income families if the funding is held back. The state seeks a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from withholding Medicaid funding–the health care [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Thursday that Germany’s proposed amendment to the basic income program for job seekers would undermine fundamental human rights and violate the country’s constitution, urging parliament to reject the bill. HRW’s senior Europe researcher, Kartik Raj, said that the proposed bill does not comply with Germany’s human rights obligations under [...]

Good faith, a form of honesty, is the lifeblood that flows through contracts, treaties and negotiations, leading to bargains, ceasefires, and the end of wars. Good faith presupposes sincerity of purpose. When parties come to the table to resolve a conflict, they assume that each side genuinely seeks a resolution. The demands may be excessive, [...]

The European Union’s second-highest court strengthened air passengers’ rights in the event of flight delays in a ruling released Wednesday, clarifying when travelers are entitled to financial compensation under EU law. In its judgment, the General Court of the EU concluded: The autonomous decision of the operating air carrier to wait for the passengers of [...]

The South Korea Central District Court on Wednesday jailed two doctors for performing an abortion on a woman who was in her 36th week of pregnancy. The court held that the hospital director and the operating surgeon are both guilty of murder, sentencing them to prison terms of six and four years, respectively. According to the prosecutor, the [...]

The United Nations on Tuesday urgently called for civilian protection amid growing violence and instability in the Middle East—and particularly in regard to the ongoing US and Israeli military operations against Iran. The UN urged a thorough investigation into a deadly strike on a girls’ school in Iran, and requested the disclosure of all relevant [...]

The Bank of Russia filed a claim on Tuesday at the EU General Court, challenging the December 2025 regulation to freeze its assets until the requests of the European Union are met and generated interests are redirected to Ukraine. The bank argued that the EU regulation is incompatible with rule of law and the principle [...]

The Supreme Court on Monday granted emergency relief to parents challenging California school policies on student gender identity, allowing a district court injunction to take effect while litigation continues in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In an unsigned per curiam opinion, the Court held that the Ninth Circuit’s stay of [...]