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Russian court orders arrest of French journalist for crossing Kursk border illegally
Leninsky District Court of Kursk issued an in absentia arrest order for France 24 journalist Catherine Norris Trent and ...
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Canada top court orders Quebec to increase funding for First Nation police
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 8-1 on Wednesday that the Quebec government acted dishonorably by refusing to negotiate ...
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Beyond Rhetoric: Why Russia’s Nuclear Threats Merit Serious Consideration
On November 19, President Vladimir Putin announced a revised nuclear strike doctrine that escalated the consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The Russian nuclear strike has become much more ...
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WhatsApp challenges data protection fine at EU’s top court
WhatsApp Ireland Ltd has appealed a €225 million ($236 million) fine to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Tuesday, the European Union's highest court of appeal. The company, owned ...
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Federal judge holds New York City in contempt for violence in city jails
Chief US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain found New York City in contempt Wednesday for failing to reduce violence and brutality in the Rikers Island complex. Judge Swain said the city was placing ...
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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change
Maine's attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple large oil companies alleging negligence, nuisance, unfair trade practices, failure to warn and trespass as parens patriae. Included ...
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Google and Meta urge Australia to postpone bill banning social media for children
Google and Meta Platforms appealed to the Australian Government on Tuesday through written submissions to delay a bill imposing a social media ban for children under 16 years old. In their ...
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Scotland parliament passes bill to reduce prison sentences
The Scottish Parliament passed the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday to reduce short-term prisoners' time ...
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UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan highlights deterioration of press freedom under Taliban rule
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published a report on Tuesday highlighting the worsening condition of press freedom in Afghanistan, with journalists encountering ...
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Trump promises big US tariff hikes for Canada, Mexico and China imports in retaliation for alleged failures to stop illegal immigration, trafficking
US president-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to enact a 25 percent tariff hike on all goods from Canada, Mexico, ...
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Pakistan dispatch: Imran Khan protests called off after bloody government crackdown in Islamabad
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.  On Wednesday, Imran Khan’s ...
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ICC seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military chief over Rohingya crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) filed an application on Wednesday for an arrest warrant against Myanmar's military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, over alleged crimes against humanity ...