North Korea announced on Friday that sending troops to support Russia in the war in Ukraine would align with international law, though it held back from confirming any actual deployments. The statement from North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu to the state news agency statement comes in the wake of claims that Ukraine, [...]
Mexico’s Senate voted on Friday to block courts from challenging or halting constitutional amendments approved by Congress. The vote was aimed at safeguarding a series of reforms from Supreme Court interference as the court reviews an extensive judicial overhaul. With a significant majority vote of 85-41, the Senate cleared the two-thirds requirement to pass the [...]
House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), called Friday for a federal investigation into consulting giant McKinsey. They raised serious concerns about McKinsey’s ties to the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, and questioned whether the firm should continue to [...]
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment on Thursday against a former Indian intelligence officer who is accused of planning a failed assassination attempt against a Sikh-American activist in New York City known for his vocal criticism of the Indian government. The charges allege that Vikash Yadav orchestrated [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which challenged the construction of a casino in Alabama on land they claim as a sacred burial ground. The three-judge panel ordered the trial judge to conduct a “claim-by-claim” [...]
Fijian President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has called for “respect for our region” and an end to missile testing in the Pacific following China’s recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Katonivere reminded the world of the Pacific Ocean’s troubling history as a nuclear weapons testing ground. [...]
The US Justice Department (DOJ) indicted three Iranian men on Friday, accusing them of orchestrating Iran’s alleged hack-and-leak operation targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The charges outline a sweeping effort to steal sensitive data from current and former government officials and to undermine trust in the presidential election. According to the indictment, the conspirators fixed [...]
The US Secret Service published a five-page document on Friday that sheds light on critical communication failures and missed opportunities leading up to the July 13 assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was grazed by a bullet. The summary, part of an upcoming report, underscores how [...]
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship had not been verified can now vote in state and local elections, which could significantly impact key state ballot measures and tight legislative races. Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the court, said: “We are unwilling on these facts to [...]
Nebraska’s State Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Friday that competing constitutional initiatives on abortion can remain on the ballot for the election in November. The court held that the proposed amendment does not violate Nebraska’s single-subject rule, which ensures ballot measures focus on just one issue at a time. One initiative looks to secure the [...]
