Thousands of protesters in the Serbian capital Belgrade accused the country’s government on Monday of corruption and negligence, demanding political accountability after a roof collapse at a train station killed 14 people, including young children, in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city. Gathering at the intersection of Nemanjina and Kneza Miloš streets, protesters expressed concerns about [...]
Malaysia’s High Court dismissed on Monday the Malaysian Bar’s bid to overturn the decision to reduce former prime minister Najib Razak’s prison sentence and fine for corruption, local media reported. Razak had been convicted in relation to a scandal surrounding Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Justice Ahmad Kamal, the judge who [...]
President-elect Donald Trump called for recess appointments on Sunday, pressuring candidates competing for Senate Majority Leader to fast-track the incoming administration’s position-filling process. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments,” Trump wrote on X. “We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY!” The expedited process flows from [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Monday that it will initiate an external investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against its top prosecutor, Karim Khan. Päivi Kaukoranta, the president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), ICC’s oversight body, confirmed the initiation of an external investigation following consultations with the ASP Bureau. The investigation will [...]
The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and related crimes, according to anonymous sources who spoke to AFP. As noted by Human Rights Watch, the sources stated that the government had not provided a timeline for capital punishment’s reintroduction. Once the government decides the details [...]
Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda criticized the leading Social Democratic Party party’s decision to enter into a coalition agreement with Nemunas Dawn, a nationalist and populist political party whose leader has been accused of extreme antisemitism. Speaking to local media, Nausėda raised concerns about the effect that the antisemitic remarks of Nemunas Dawn’s leader, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, [...]
Human Rights Watch shared the hardships faced by Turkmen nationals living abroad who have been arbitrarily denied passport renewal in a report on Monday. In the report, Human Rights Watch urged Turkmenistan to issue passports to nationals living abroad via its diplomatic and consular missions. The report focused on Turkmen residing in Türkiye, which is [...]
A hīkoi (protest march) spanning the entirety of New Zealand’s north island against the government’s constitutionally consequential “Treaty Principles Bill” began Monday from Cape Reinga, the country’s northernmost point. Following in the footsteps of historic Māori protest marches, such as the 1975 Land March, which demanded recognition for Indigenous forms of communal ownership in property law, [...]
The Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia reported on Monday that Labor Party Members of Parliament for Western Australia risked serious misconduct by having publicly funded electorate officers engaging in political campaigning activities. The report, “Significant Misconduct Risks to Good Government,” was released following an investigation by the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC), a [...]
Riots broke out on Monday evening in the Nieuw-West suburb of Amsterdam in the Netherlands over tensions surrounding a soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in which locals clashed with Israeli supporters. This is the second rioting incident in two weeks in Amsterdam and is said to be characterized by antisemitic violence [...]
