Nine European leaders, led by Italy and Denmark, are urging a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights. They argue the court's current interpretation hinders the expulsion of criminal migrants. The statement calls for greater national control over deportation and monitoring of unexpellable individuals, while also...
Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, threatened to resign due to lack of political party support amidst ongoing political turmoil. His cabinet persuaded him to stay. The crisis escalated after recent large-scale protests by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and other groups against the caretaker government formed...
Around 100 protesters demonstrated outside Donald Trump's Virginia golf club before a secretive dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, $TRUMP. Access to the dinner, costing over $1.5 million per person, was granted via a competition involving $TRUMP purchases. Critics, including Senator Jeff Merkley, condemned the event as corrupt,...
The US Congress voted to block California's ban on petrol-only car sales by 2035, overriding a state waiver allowing stricter emissions standards. This decision, supported by Republicans, energy firms, and carmakers, is opposed by Democrats and environmental groups. California's Attorney General plans to sue, and the move could...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused UK Labour leader Keir Starmer, along with French and Canadian leaders, of siding with Hamas, claiming their condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza amounts to support for terrorists. Netanyahu criticized their calls for Israel to halt its military operation, asserting that this would...
Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident, was allowed a contact visit with his one-month-old son after a federal judge overruled the government's plan for a plexiglass-separated visit. Khalil, arrested for protesting the Gaza war, has been detained since March. The government argued that allowing contact would...
The House passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a sweeping tax and spending bill championed by President Trump. It includes tax cuts, increased defense spending, and border security funding, offset by cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and green energy initiatives. The bill faces an uncertain future in...
Donald Trump presented misleading evidence of white South African farmer killings during a White House meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Images shown included a photo from the Democratic Republic of Congo falsely presented as a burial site and video footage of a memorial site misrepresented as mass...
President Putin announced Russia is creating a "security buffer zone" along the Ukraine border, citing the suppression of enemy firing points. Ukraine's foreign ministry called the plan aggressive. This announcement precedes a planned prisoner exchange between the two countries on Friday, following their first direct talks in three years....
A Republican-backed bill nearing passage in Congress would impose nationwide work requirements for Medicaid, impacting nearly 80 million Americans. The bill, projected to cause millions to lose coverage by 2034, mandates at least 80 hours of work or community service monthly for eligible adults without children. While seniors...
