British Columbia (BC) Premier David Eby on Sunday announced those who are severely addicted and mentally ill will be admitted into involuntary care. This announcement came in the lead-up to the provincial election campaign. The premier stated that if reelected, the New Democratic Party would open highly secure facilities to provide involuntary care for people [...]

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa Azin on Monday announced a decision to introduce a bill amending Article 5 of the constitution, to permit the establishment of foreign military bases in the country. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the president announced that a “Partial Reform Project to the Constitution” would be presented before the National [...]

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Monday calling on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations (UN) to assist their armed forces in adhering to International Humanitarian Law and ensuring basic human rights for Russian civilians in the Kursk region, where the Ukrainian army has been conducting [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned the arrest of at least 97 opposition members in Tunisia last week, asserting that authorities have escalated their crackdown on civil society ahead of the country’s presidential elections on October 6. The rights group found that at least 97 members of the opposition group Ennahda were arrested on September 12 [...]

The Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua has left Escoda Shoal, a disputed area in the South China Sea, following a five-month deployment, according to a Sunday announcement from the Philippine government. This mission, described as successful by National Maritime Council (NMC) chair Lucas Bersamin, marks the conclusion of an extensive operation. The purpose [...]

Vietnam’s Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a prominent activist and former member of the critical YouTube channel CHTV, Phan Van Bach, to five years in prison on Monday. He was convicted under  Article 117 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes “distributing anti-state propaganda.” Phan Van Bach had faced a maximum sentence of 12 years. Phan Van [...]

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree in the Official Federal Gazette on Sunday, confirming that recent judicial reforms have now taken effect following his formal approval of the constitutional amendments. One of the key reforms changes the appointment of magistrates, judges and ministers to an election based on popular vote. Other reforms [...]

Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspected gunman in an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, appeared in a Florida federal courtroom Monday. Routh is facing several federal gun crimes including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. The apparent attempted assassination took place while [...]

Temporary border controls at Germany’s northern and western borders went into effect on Monday, subjecting all of Germany’s land borders to random inspections as part of an effort to combat cross-border crime and limit irregular migration. The new regulations require travelers to carry valid identification when entering Germany. Non-EU nationals must meet German immigration requirements to [...]

Amnesty International on Monday urged Angola authorities to immediately release four activists who have been wrongfully detained for a year. Amnesty accused the authorities of refusing medical care to the four men. The four activists, Adolfo Campos, Abraão Pedro Santos, Gilson Morreira, and Hermenegildo Victor José, were arrested on September 16, 2023, in Luanda before [...]