Canadian Minister of Immigration, Marc Miller, announced Monday that Canada will be increasing the number of temporary resident visa (TRV) applications that will be accepted. This comes after Canada addressed the crisis in Gaza which implemented special measures for extended family. These special measures were put in place for Palestinians who currently live in Gaza, [...]

The European Union (EU) announced Monday that they will be ending their Military Partnership Mission in Niger (EUMPM), citing the “grave political situation” in the junta-led nation.  The EUMPM was established in December 2022, to enhance the capacity of the Niger Armed Forces to fight against terrorist groups while maintaining adherence to norms of human [...]

The UK’s incumbent Conservative Party has announced they intend to introduce mandatory National Service for 18-year-olds if they win the next election. In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the initiative as “A bold new model of National Service”, saying “Britain today faces a future that is [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Rabia Shuja holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from Griffith College, Dublin and is Chief Correspondent for JURIST in Pakistan. She reports from Islamabad. “He thinks for himself, He must be seized” These [...]

Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Mr. Simon Harris, alongside Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan, recognized Palestine as a sovereign State in a press conference Wednesday. Ireland, in a joint announcement with the governments of Spain and Norway, shared its intent to formally recognize Palestine on Tuesday, May 28. This recognition will entail [...]

Israeli air strikes on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah killed at least 45 Palestinians and wounded 249 others in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah designated for the displaced, Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials said. The Israeli military said its air force struck a Hamas compound in [...]

President Emanuel Macron of France will lift the state of emergency in New Caledonia on Tuesday, French newspaper Le Monde reported Monday. The state of emergency will lift on Tuesday at 5 a.m., but some curfew measures will remain. 480 mobile gendarmes will also be sent as reinforcements, according to the publication. New Caledonia, a [...]

Saudi Arabia appointed Dr Faisal Al-Mujfel as its first ambassador to Syria since relations were severed in 2012 on Sunday. This appointment comes after Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Syria earlier this year. The diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Syria initially deteriorated following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, sparked [...]

The Australian National University (ANU) on Monday officially ordered all students to pack up and leave an on-campus pro-Palestine encampment due to serious safety concerns. A notice to vacate was ordered on Monday following safety concerns about the location of the encampment. It is situated in the primary emergency evacuation zone for the large number [...]

Thousands of Georgians rallied in the capital Tbilisi Sunday to commemorate the country’s Independence Day, coinciding with the protests against the recent controversial “foreign agents” law. Georgia’s ruling party in Parliament said it intends to override a presidential veto over the law. Put forth by the ruling Georgian Dream party, the law targets nongovernmental organizations [...]