President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday placing Washington DC's police force under federal control, invoking emergency powers that face potential constitutional challenges over ...

The UN Security Council voiced concerns on Sunday regarding the violence and attacks against civilians in Syria’s Sweida region. The Security Council adopted a presidential statement, document ...

A federal judge ordered Florida and federal officials on Thursday to halt further construction at the state’s controversial Everglades immigration detention complex—nicknamed “Alligator ...

On Thursday, the High Court division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court dismissed the case against photojournalist and social activist Dr. Shahidul Alam, filed in 2018 under the now-repealed Section 57 ...

A UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls has commended Zimbabwe for its constitutional commitment and legislative initiatives to advance gender equality, while urging stronger ...

The UN warned on Thursday that women and girls in Sudan are facing a 'gender emergency' as the North Darfur state capital of El Fasher remains under siege, facing starvation, violence and a cholera ...

More than 400 people were arrested on Saturday for showing support for Palestine Action, London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) reported. The MPS added that an additional eight arrests were ...

Amnesty International reported Wednesday that social media platform X, formerly Twitter, played a central role in fueling ...

On July 29, 1999, Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam, a distinguished Sri Lankan Tamil constitutional lawyer, academic, and parliamentarian, was assassinated by the Tamil separatist rebel group, the Liberation ...

A divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday shut down a district court’s move to allow criminal-contempt prosecutions of federal officials involved in the rapid removal ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday upheld an Oklahoma law that bans gender-affirming care for minors in the case Poe et. al. v. Drummond et. al. The court affirmed the lower ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy prohibiting settlement defendants from publicly denying enforcement allegations.