The Georgia Supreme Court ruled on Monday that approximately 3,200 delayed mail-in ballots in Cobb County mail-in must be received by 7 PM on Tuesday to be counted in the US election. This decision overturns a lower court’s ruling, which had permitted mail-in votes postmarked before 7 PM on Election Day to be counted until [...]

Local police and the FBI are conducting an investigation following the detonation of incendiary devices in two ballot dropboxes early Monday morning, which damaged hundreds of ballots in Washington and Oregon. Authorities have assured the public that all affected individuals will have the opportunity to recast their votes. In Washington, voters are being encouraged to [...]

Georgia President Salome Zurabishvili and opposition parties questioned the results of the country’s parliamentary election on Saturday. The pro-Russia party Georgia Dream (GD) was declared as the winner, with opponents labelling the election illegitimate amid criticism from international observers and allegations of violence, voter intimidation, breach of vote secrecy, and obstruction of observers. The International [...]

Aboriginal Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe publicly accused King Charles of genocide on Monday for the continuing legacy of British colonization on the Aboriginal population of Australia. In her public accusation, Thorpe called on the British monarch to negotiate a treaty with Aboriginal people. Later, during an appearance on ABC Radio National, she supported her claim [...]

The trial for a class action lawsuit against Anglo-Australian multinational mining company BHP began on Monday in England, with 620,000 claimants seeking damages for the collapse of a tailings pond dam in Brazil that killed 19 and released 50 million cubic meters of toxic waste into the environment. There are additional class action lawsuits as [...]

The Senate of Kenya voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday following a two-day hearing before a full Senate, in which he was convicted on five of 11 charges. As a result of the convictions, Gachagua will be removed from office and barred from holding public office for life. Gachagua is expected to [...]

Senior UN officials demanded that Israel and Hezbollah respect international law following a visit to Lebanon on Monday, including ensuring the protection of civilians, peacekeepers, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian access, as escalating violence in Lebanon harms and displaces increasing numbers of civilians. Following a three-day visit to Lebanon, in which they met with government officials [...]

The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Tuesday regarding whether a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regulation that requires gun parts sold for home assembly to have serial numbers is within the scope of a law that allows the federal government to impose background checks, record-keeping and serial number requirements on [...]

The Government of Canada announced Sunday new funding to support Indigenous-led climate solutions in remote communities, helping them adapt to the impacts of climate change. The funding upholds the right to a healthy environment and contributes to the obligations of the the government and private sector under the Calls to Action of the Truth and [...]

The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated on Tuesday that urgent action from the UN Security Council is needed to prevent death on migration routes to Europe, noting that the enforcement of humanitarian law is no longer providing migrants with reliable protection from violations of their human rights. The IOM noted that ever [...]