The US Supreme Court Monday vacated the judgment in the case of Areli Escobar. Escobar is currently incarcerated on death row for the stabbing murder of Bianca Maldonado Hernandez during the course of committing or attempting to commit aggravated sexual assault. Escobar and Hernandez were unknown to each other and there were no eyewitnesses to [...]
International leaders Sunday expressed their condemnation after supporters of former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential office. President Luiz Inácio Luna de Silva commented: Whoever did this will be found and punished. Democracy guarantees the right to free expression, but it also requires people to respect institutions. There is [...]
A Reuters special report released Tuesday found that operatives are spreading pro-Kremlin messages in Germany. The report found that operatives have been attempting to shift Germany’s stance on the war in Ukraine towards a pro-Russia approach. Many of these operatives allegedly have ties to Russia and have reportedly organised rallies advocating for an end to [...]
The Canadian government Tuesday confirmed it welcomed 431,645 permanent residents in 2022, representing the largest number of permanent residents welcomed to the country in a single year. Canada has now recorded a record intake of immigrants the past two years in a row after the country announced they welcomed 401,000 permanent residents in 2021. In [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday announced that it will allow Mifepristone, a drug used during a medication abortion, to be dispensed by certified retail pharmacies. Mifepristone is used in conjunction with Misoprostol to terminate pregnancies of up to ten weeks’ gestation without the need for surgical intervention. Previously, the drug could only [...]
A Hong Kong court Thursday ruled a law that prohibits encouraging others not to vote in an election or to cast an invalid vote is constitutional, the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) reported. The decision came during the prosecution of Jacky So Tsun-Fung, who was charged with one count of evading s27A(1) of [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Thursday revived a Washington State school teacher’s claim that his right to free speech was violated after his principal told him that he could not bring his Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat to training sessions and threatened disciplinary action. The court found that though some [...]
The United Kingdom Government Wednesday imposed sanctions on Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier for “serious human rights abuses”. According to the sanction, Cherizier is one of Haiti’s most influential gang leaders and has been accused of performing acts that “threaten the peace, security and stability of Haiti.” The decision follows a UN Security Council meeting [...]
China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Webin Wednesday criticized the Taiwan’s decision to extend its compulsory military service period. Wang said the decision will make Taiwanese soldiers “cannon fodder.” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen announced Tuesday that compulsory military service in the country will be extended from the current four months to a one-year service. Tsai stated [...]
As part of an ongoing lawsuit, Arizona Governor Douglas Ducey agreed Wednesday to dismantle a wall of shipping containers installed on the border between Arizona and Mexico. The lawsuit, brought by the US government, alleges that the installation of the shipping containers on the border amounts to a trespass on land owned and managed by [...]
