EU finance ministers announced an agreement Thursday to alleviate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan is intended as a safety net for EU member states, companies and citizens. The Ministers of Finance agreed that the impact of COVID-19 has triggered the escape clause in the EU’s fiscal framework. This gives member states [...]
Bangladeshi counter terrorism authorities arrested Abdul Majed in Dhaka on Tuesday. Majed faces the death penalty for the 1975 assassinations of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family. Rahman played a significant role in Bangladesh’s independence movement and served as country’s first prime minister from 1971 to 1975. Of Rahman’s family, only his daughters Sheikh Hasina [...]
Guinea President Alpha Conde enacted a new constitution by decree Monday. Although voters supported the new constitution, a referendum on its changes last month spurred mass protests by the opposition. The US, the EU and France have questioned the validity of last month’s vote. Although Conde has been criticized as becoming increasingly authoritarian, he argues [...]
A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday issued an order that will require President Donald Trump, his adult children and the Trump Organization to continue litigating a class action lawsuit they face in federal court. The Trump defendants had asked the court to force the plaintiffs into arbitration, but Judge Lorna Schofield of the Southern [...]
The Supreme Court of India ruled Wednesday that citizens must be given access to free COVID-19 testing, sparking concern from many experts. Many business leaders and health experts state that by placing a high financial burden on private medical firms, India could actually see a reduction in its COVID-19 testing. Small businesses currently do not [...]
Australian police reported Thursday that they have taken the “black box” of a cruise ship as part of a homicide investigation after 15 COVID-19 deaths were reportedly linked to the vessel. The ship, the Ruby Princess, was permitted to disembark 2,700 passengers last month without health checks. As a result, hundreds of passengers have tested [...]
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal on Thursday partially upheld the special administrative region’s recent ban on face masks during public gatherings. The ruling notes that “the expert evidence shows masks function as a facilitator of anonymity for rioters and those who resort to violence. The PFCR makes it an offence for anyone without [...]
The Court of Justice of the EU issued an order for the immediate suspension of Poland’s Disciplinary Chamber Wednesday. The Disciplinary Chamber was created within the Supreme Court of Poland by the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) in 2017. The chamber has the power to punish judges through a variety of disciplinary actions, including [...]
Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that former president Rafael Correa had been sentenced in absentia for corruption. The former president, as well as several other defendants, was found guilty of corruption for accepting bribes. The sentence calls for eight years in prison as well as a 25-year ban on political activities, including running for [...]
US Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf Tuesday urging a reduction of the immigrant detainee population to minimize the spread of COVID-19. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stopped the detention of immigrants who pose no security threats, but that is not enough according [...]
