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Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council in July. For nearly a decade, Yemen has been gripped by one of the most severe humanitarian crises in [...]

The Court of The Hague issued its ruling on Monday in the case of two Pakistani individuals who had called on the public to assassinate Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The court delivered its ruling just a week after the Public Prosecutor’s Office announced plans to prosecute the two Pakistani nationals, a 56-year-old religious leader and [...]

A month ago, we witnessed the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, a 19-day sporting marvel where athletes from all corners of the world came together and pushed the limits of what is humanly possible. More than 200 countries participated in these Olympics, which also included two Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) and a Refugee Team. AIN [...]

Two Canadian men, Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert, were each sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for mischief over $5000 and possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence following their arrest during the Freedom Convoy blockade at the Coutts, Alberta, border crossing in 2022. The two were previously not found guilty [...]

Police in Munich, Germany engaged in a shootout with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate on Thursday, ultimately fatally wounding him. Previously, the perpetrator had fired shots at the Nazi Documentation Center, the Consulate General of Israel, and two other buildings in connection with the crimes, the Bavarian Police reported.  It was revealed that a [...]

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after being granted safe passage through an agreement between Venezuela and Spain. González, 75, landed at the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base near Madrid around 4 PM local time. He was accompanied by his wife and Spain’s Secretary of State for Global Affairs Diego [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld on Friday the conviction of former Capitol Police officer Michael Riley for obstructing the investigation into the January 6 Capitol riots. The court summarised the lower court’s fact-finding, stating that Riley had tipped off Jacob Hiles, one of the rioters, about potential charges against individuals [...]

The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has revoked its consent for the Federative Republic of Brazil to represent Argentina’s interests and nationals in Venezuelan territory, effectively immediately. This decision also terminates Brazil’s custodianship over the properties and archives of the Argentine mission in Venezuela. Brazil had [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday vacated the class certification of Black Lives Matter protesters in their 2020 complaint against the city of Los Angeles for alleged use of excessive force. The appeals court sent the case back to the trial court for a fresh look at class certification, offering [...]

The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that charges have been filed against Dimitri Simes, a Russian-born US citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Simes is accused of working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds from his involvement. The first indictment alleges that Simes and [...]