Mexico’s Senate approved controversial judicial reforms on Wednesday despite protesters storming the chamber earlier in the session. The reform, pushed by President Andres Manuel López Obrador, obtained the two-thirds majority vote it needed to succeed in the Senate. It was approved with 86 votes in favor and 41 against after members the opposition bloc, led [...]
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday revoked the validation of six British diplomats. The FSB claimed the diplomats were coordinating “the implementation of subversive policy.” The FSB stated that they “received documentary materials confirming London’s coordination of the escalation of the international military situation.” The agency singled out the UK as the “main” unit [...]
The US Treasury announced Thursday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as sanctioned 16 individuals affiliated with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro under terms of Executive Order (EO) 13692, for allegedly obstructing an inclusive presidential election process and violating the human rights of Venezuelans. According to the Treasury, the 16 sanctioned individuals include leaders [...]
A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence on the basis of updated DNA evidence. Circuit Judge Bruce F. Hilton stated in his rejection of the bid that “none of this evidence is ‘new’ as it was available at trial.” Williams’ legal team filed [...]
Hungary may seek to file a lawsuit against the European Union for border protection costs, Gergely Gulyás, Hungarian minister for the Prime Minister’s Office, announced this Thursday. Gulyás claimed that Hungary spent the equivalent of 2 billion euros on Schengen Zone border protection without recompense from the European Union. The minister said that Hungary was [...]
Over 130 refugees from Myanmar have been on a hunger strike at the Matia Transit Camp in Assam, India since Monday, according to a Thursday Facebook post from Rohingya rights activist Sabber Kyaw Min. The strike highlights the group’s demands for release from indefinite detention and resettlement under the care of the United Nations High [...]
The UN Security Council unanimously decided on Wednesday to extend its longstanding sanctions against Sudan by adopting Resolution 2750. This extension, set under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, prolongs the sanctions for an additional year. The resolution, issued as document S/RES/2750(2024), stipulates that the sanctions including asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo will remain [...]
Several serving and former Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday. In a statement to air the closure of the Afghanistan (Brereton Inquiry) Report Marles said: “Two of the outstanding recommendations of the Brereton Report related to command [...]
Fiery protests sparked outside Argentina’s congress on Wednesday after the Chamber of Deputies voted to block a bill instating an increase in pensions. Previously, the bill had been vetoed by President Javier Milei, who says his priority is to maintain fiscal balance. The opposition failed to secure the two-thirds vote needed to overturn the presidential [...]
The Special Prosecution of Kosovo announced Wednesday that it has indicted 45 individuals for terrorism and other serious crimes related to an attack in the northern village of Banjska in September 2023. The charges follow an extensive investigation into an armed incursion by ethnic Serbs that resulted in the deaths of four people, including a [...]
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