The Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Sunday announced that Israeli authorities withdrew the VIP travel permit for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Riyad Al-Malki. VIP travel permits allow selected senior Palestinian officials to travel about the occupied West Bank freely in contrast to ordinary Palestinians.  Authorities revoked the benefit during [...]

The Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom Saturday announced in a press release that London will host an international meeting of justice ministers from around the world to aid the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine. UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Dutch Minister of Justice and Security [...]

The Foreign Ministry of Brazil Thursday confirmed that the country rejoined the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) after a two-year hiatus. Brazil withdrew from CELAC in January 2020 under former President Jair Bolsonaro. This reunion is one of the initial moves towards change by new president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who [...]

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday took office as the President of Brazil for the third term since 2010 alongside Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.  In his inaugural speech, Lula spoke of hope and reconstruction in Brazil. He centered his speech on rebuilding Brazil by saving people from hunger and poverty. He criticized recent governments’ “devastation” [...]

The Ohio Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Ohio courts do not have to defer to a state agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous law. The judgment arose from a dispute as to whether an engineering firm in Ohio is required to appoint an employee, instead of an independent contractor, to be in “responsible charge” of the [...]

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Wednesday issued a statement condemning Afghanistan’s decision to ban women from working in humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). On Saturday, the Taliban ordered a cease in the employment of female workers in domestic and international NGOs. This decision was reportedly taken concerning complaints regarding female employees’ [...]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine Monday issued a statement questioning the legitimacy of Russia’s membership in the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the UN more broadly. According to the MFA, Russia took the seat of permanent membership of the UNSC by bypassing procedures defined in UN Charter. Ukraine noted that Article 23 [...]