Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said Sunday that Donald Trump will not support a national abortion ban and would veto any attempt at it if elected president in November, noting that Trump supports the right of individual states to decide. The comments come after the Democratic Convention directed harsh criticism on former president Trump for [...]

Russia and Ukraine exchanged a total of 230 prisoners of war on Saturday, following an intermediation by the United Arab Emirates. The exchange happened on the 33rd commemoration of Ukraine’s Independence Day of Ukraine from the Soviet Union. The UAE Foreign Ministry noted that the recent exchange brings the total number of prisoners released through [...]

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced on Sunday the suspension of its operations after the abduction of a bank official, adding that activities will remain halted until the official is released. Musab Msallem, the director of the Information Technology Department, was kidnapped by an unidentified party on Sunday morning, according to CBL. The bank [...]

Media platform X (formerly Twitter) announced on Saturday the closure of its operations in Brazil following what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The platform noted that there is uncertainty in ensuring the safety of its employees following what it described as increasing threats from Moraes, including the possible [...]

The US State Department announced Monday that it decided not to block aid to an Israeli military unit over human rights abuses, citing that it is satisfied with the measures Israel has taken since April to address the issue. According to a spokesperson, the State Department found that the human rights violations were effectively addressed, including by [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected a First Amendment challenge to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which penalizes unauthorized access to copyrighted material and limits the scope of “fair use” exceptions. Filed by Judge Nina Pillard, the decision stated that while the First Amendment protects the right to read, it [...]

A senior Turkish government official confirmed on Friday that Türkiye authorized Ethiopia to use Turkish-made drones, which have been involved in several attacks that have caused numerous civilian casualties. In January 2022, a targeted drone attack on a primary school caused the death of at least 59 civilians. Generally, if drones are used in scenarios [...]

Russian military officers allegedly killed five civilians and wounded 15 on Saturday following strikes in the Donetsk province, Ukraine. Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the province, reported that the shelling wounded more civilians, including children. Three people were killed in Ivanivka, one in Kostiantynivka, and one in Toretsk. In total, over the last 24 hours, [...]

A plane intended to carry several former Latin American heads of state was not allowed to take off from Panama to Venezuela on Friday, with the presidents planning to monitor Sunday’s upcoming Venezuelan elections. The President of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino, said that the plane was denied permission to take off due to Venezuelan airspace [...]

A state judge in Florida ruled on Saturday in favor of Donald Trump by allowing his libel lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board to proceed. This decision, issued by Senior Judge Robert Pegg of the state’s Nineteenth Circuit, ensures that Trump’s case will move forward to the discovery phase. The lawsuit centers on a statement [...]