Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded on Wednesday to the alleged death of Oscar Jenkins, a Melbourne man captured while fighting for Ukraine, swearing to take “the strongest action possible” against Russia if Jenkins’ death is confirmed. Jenkins, who had joined Ukrainian forces in their conflict against Russia, was allegedly taken into custody by Russian [...]

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its previous decision on Tuesday which found Pennsylvania statutes preventing “18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency” to be unconstitutional. Pennsylvania statutes 6106, 6107, and 6109 have the combined effect of “preventing most 18-to-20-year-old adult Pennsylvanians from carrying firearms.” The appellants, Madison Lara, [...]

Amnesty International (AI) demanded action on Wednesday against Boko Haram following a recent wave of violence that resulted in the deaths of over 40 civilians in Borno State. In a statement, Isa Sanusi, the director of AI Nigeria, condemned the actions of Boko Haram, emphasizing their blatant disregard for human life and international humanitarian law. [...]

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to end hostilities that have raged between them for 15 months, as announced by various senior US officials. During a confirmation hearing for Marco Rubio, who has been nominated by incoming president Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of State, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Jim Risch briefly [...]

South Korean authorities took impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol into custody following an hours-long standoff. Yoon was detained in connection with his declaration of martial law on December 3. The arrest came early Wednesday morning after a tense standoff at the presidential residence. Investigators were initially prevented from entering the premises by President Yoon’s security [...]

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders condemned the Ugandan government Wednesday for the arrest, torture and judicial harassment of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza. Kiiza was arrested on January 7, at the General Court Martial in Makindye township while representing his client, opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye. Besigye, a former presidential candidate [...]

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) reportedly started the process of confiscating the property of human trafficking suspects Tuesday on the directions given by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif had directed the authorities to expedite the process in the first week of January. According to local newspaper DAWN, FIA has begun seizing the property under the [...]

The US House of Representatives voted 218-206 Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban transgender women from competing in women’s school sports teams. The bill bars persons deemed biologically male at birth from participating in school sports activities “designated for women or girls.” However, the prohibition does not bar transgender women from training with [...]

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq tendered her resignation as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, citing ongoing publicity concerning her family ties to deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a significant distraction from governmental duties. This comes after Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission filed criminal cases against Siddiq, Hasina, and four [...]

Apple appeared before the UK competition appeal tribunal for overcharging customers in a class-action lawsuit in a class-action lawsuit on Monday. Rachael Kent-Aitken, representing the claimants, brought the collective action through Article 47B of the Competition Act 1998, which allows a court-authorized representative to bring legal action that combines several individual claims into one ‘class [...]