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China announced countermeasures against two Canadian organizations and 20 affiliated individuals on Saturday. This decision, published in a statement on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, is rooted in what China perceives as unwarranted foreign interference in its internal affairs, particularly relating to human rights advocacy regarding China’s human rights record regarding Uyghurs and Tibetans. [...]

The UK Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear an appeal submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) regarding the Islandmagee Gas Cavern Project in Northern Ireland. The case, which concerns DAERA’s grant of a marine construction license to install a five hundred million cubic meter gas cavern storage facility under [...]

German police revealed Saturday that the suspect in Friday’s Christmas market attack in the city of Magdeburg is currently in pre-trial custody on charges of murder, attempted murder, and grievous bodily harm — as German politicians from opposing political camps condemned the coalition government for “ignoring warnings” about the attack. On Friday evening, a man [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived a suit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Muslim residents of Southern California. The case was heard on remand from the US Supreme Court and decided on the findings of the District Court. Yassir Fazaga and other plaintiffs had initially filed a putative [...]

The Public Prosecutor’s office in Guatemala conducted an operation at the compound of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish sect, on Friday. Following reports of abuse within the group, the authorities performed a search and seizure, taking at least 40 women and 160 minors into protective custody. Authorities also discovered at least one skeleton of a [...]

A trade-dispute panel ruled on Friday that Mexico’s export restrictions on US genetically modified corn violated the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The conflict stems from a presidential decree published by Mexico in February 2023. The decree established an immediate ban on the use of genetically engineered corn in dough and tortillas, and instructed Mexican government agencies [...]

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee unveiled a report on Saturday, revealing that Justice Clarence Thomas of the US Supreme Court has accepted millions of dollars in lavish gifts over his 30-year tenure without reporting them. The 20-month investigation uncovered, among other findings, a previously unreported flight to Saranac, New York, and a 2021 yacht [...]

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Saturday announced that the video-hosting service Tik-Tok will be shut down for one year following concerns that it incites violence and bullying in schools. Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that during the year, his government will monitor the reaction from other countries and the platform itself regarding regulations and [...]

The citizens of Magdeburg, the capital city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt, gathered on Saturday to mourn the victims of the attack on the Christmas market, which killed five and injured 200. The attack happened on Friday when a man drove a vehicle into the crowd at the Magdeburg Christmas Market. The police arrested the [...]

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria called on the new authorities in Damascus to protect mass grave sites and relevant documentation, in a statement issued on Friday. The statement released Friday comes after the CoI visited former prisons and detention centers in the country, including the notorious Sednaya prison and Military Intelligence [...]