A Texas judge issued an amended execution order Tuesday for Carl Wayne Buntion and set his execution date for April 21, 2022. The scheduling of his execution raises issues of religious expression and implicates the pending Supreme Court case Ramirez v. Collier. Buntion was convicted of killing a police officer in 1990 during a traffic [...]

Chinese authorities Tuesday published the Internet Information Service Algorithm Recommendation Management Regulations to regulate algorithmic recommendation activities used by apps and other internet services. The rules are expected to safeguard national security and social public interests, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and promote the healthy development of internet information services. The regulations [...]

The United States Department of Justice issued a statement Tuesday explaining its charges against Colombian national Mario Antonio Palacios, including “conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States” in connection with the July assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise. He was also charged with “providing material support resulting in death.” Palacios was arrested [...]

Newly elected District Attorney for Manhattan, Alvin L. Bragg Jr., announced changes for the office’s charging, bail, plea and sentencing policies to promote safety and fairness on Monday. In his staff memo, DA Bragg outlined critical changes and continuities that will define his office’s approach to particular crimes in Manhattan. The memo outlines five key principles [...]

The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed two petitions filed by Future Group companies seeking to quash Amazon’s arbitration proceedings before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Both the petitions asked the court to direct the SIAC to first decide on the Future Group’s application for terminating its 2019 investment deal with Amazon before continuing with [...]

A Swedish woman has been charged with war crimes for bringing her young son to Syria, where he was enlisted as a child soldier, and ultimately killed in the country’s long-simmering conflict, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The Swedish Prosecution Authority alleges the unidentified woman brought her son to Syria in August 2013, when he was 12 [...]

The Government of Canada announced Tuesday a $40 billion agreement-in-principle to reform the on-reserve child welfare system and compensate its First Nations child members. The agreement was made between Canada, the Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and other groups. It provides a global resolution for First Nations children [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday commended Pakistan for successfully completing its national campaign to issue about 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees with smart identity cards after verifying and updating their data. UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch praised Pakistan at a virtual press briefing in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The [...]

The High Court of Telangana Monday issued notice against the state government in a petition by Hyderabad-based social activist SQ Masood regarding the deployment of facial recognition technology (FRT) in the state of Telangana. Masood filed this petition in public interest after he was stopped by the police while returning home from work and asked [...]

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Monday refused to dismiss a class action brought by a former Amazon employee on behalf of all bereaved employees over failure to gain consent regarding facial recognition data. The case concerns procedures in light of the COVID- 19 restrictions that Amazon implemented for its employees, [...]