President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico said Friday that in February, he plans to introduce a series of constitutional reform initiatives. Obrador stated these proposals are geared towards enhancing the income of the population while also addressing improvements in the realms of justice and democratic processes, saying: It is a package of initiatives that [...]

United Nations experts called Monday for thorough accountability in the aftermath of the attacks that occurred in Israel on October 7. The alleged crimes against civilians during the attacks involve severe violations of international law, such as killings, hostage-taking and instances of torture, including sexual torture. The experts emphasized that as armed Palestinian groups carried [...]

Honduran Police announced Sunday that Nicaragua pardoned and returned 21 prisoners, including the leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) criminal organization David Elias Campbell Licona, also known as “El Viejo Dan.” Nicaragua also stated on Saturday that they intend to return prisoners to Costa Rica. Upon their return, Honduran officials received prisoners at the Border [...]

Albanian prosecutors have charged former Prime Minister Sali Berisha and his son-in-law on Sunday with corruption and money laundering charges over a land deal involving the grounds of a sports club. According to the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), Berisha was accused of “corruption of senior officials” in connection with the [...]

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesman Andrea Tenenti said Sunday that a rocket shell struck a UNIFIL peacekeeping operation location in southern Lebanon but no one was injured. On Sunday, Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked Israeli army posts and a village near the northern border. Israel responded with airstrikes in Lebanon as UN peacekeepers [...]

India’s Jharkhand High Court on Thursday released its judgment ordering a new investigation into the killing of a man which took place in the district of Latehar in 2021. The court in its judgment held that the initial police investigation was “hasty” and that it must order a new investigation to stress that “the Rule [...]

UN expert Tom Andrews urged the international community in Jakarta on Wednesday to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, saying the current strategy is ineffective. Myanmar is currently under military rule after the 2021 overthrow of its democratically elected government. Tom Andrews is a special rapporteur for the UN looking into [...]

The Supreme Court of India ruled Thursday that Coal India Limited (CIL) must comply with the Competition Act, 2002 despite being a public sector business under Coal Mines (Nationalization) Act, 1973. The court held that CIL was unable to “resist the imposition of standards of fairness and the duty to avoid discriminatory practices” through claiming [...]

Thailand’s Election Commission is investigating Prime Ministerial frontrunner Pita Limjaroenrat over his alleged ownership of media company shares, AFP reported Monday. The commission will investigate whether Pita held media company shares while standing as a Thai House of Representatives candidate, which is against the law. Pita has downplayed the problem, claiming that the company, ITV, [...]

The Paris Court of Appeals upheld Wednesday a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling. Following the decision, Sarkozy’s legal team denied the charges and stated they plan to appeal the matter to France’s highest court of appeals, the Court of Cassation. As [...]