US Supreme Court declines to speed up ruling on Trump immunity claim | Donald Trump News

US Supreme Court declines to speed up ruling on Trump immunity claim | Donald Trump News

Decision by the nation’s top court turns down a request by prosecutor Jack Smith to expedite review of immunity plea. The top court in the United States has declined to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, rejecting efforts…

RSF files second war crimes complaint with ICC over Gaza journalists killed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

RSF files second war crimes complaint with ICC over Gaza journalists killed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Latest complaint by Paris-based press freedom group asks the court in the Hague to probe the deaths of seven Palestinian journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed its second complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli army against Palestinian journalists in Gaza….

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders, gives clemency to 11 people | Drugs News

Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders, gives clemency to 11 people | Drugs News

The US president says the actions are meant to address disparities in sentencing that have long taken a toll on the Black community. US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, says…

Top India wrestler to return honour in protest against sport body’s new chief | Women’s Rights News

Top India wrestler to return honour in protest against sport body’s new chief | Women’s Rights News

Bajrang Punia says he will return state award to protest election of new president backed by predecessor accused of sexual assault. A top Indian male wrestler says he is returning one of the country’s highest civilian awards in protest against the election of a president to the sport’s ruling body…

Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in state secrets case ahead of key election | Imran Khan News

Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in state secrets case ahead of key election | Imran Khan News

The ex-PM is granted bail in the cypher case, but no clarity on his release as the country prepares for February 8 polls. Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail in a case alleging he leaked state secrets, but he remains in jail on other charges ahead…

UN Security Council passes resolution on increased Gaza aid delivery | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN Security Council passes resolution on increased Gaza aid delivery | Israel-Palestine conflict News

BREAKINGBREAKING, The US abstains on resolution that it lobbied to weaken over the course of several days, allowing it to pass. The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, following several delays over the last week as the United States lobbied to weaken…

UK police probe alleged abduction of teen found in France after six years | Crime News

UK police probe alleged abduction of teen found in France after six years | Crime News

Alex Batty disappeared while on holiday with his mother and grandfather, living an off-grid life before he was found last week. Police in the United Kingdom have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of a British teen found in France after going missing abroad for six years. Greater…

Watching the watchdogs: Why the West misinterprets Middle East power shifts | Israel-Palestine conflict

Watching the watchdogs: Why the West misinterprets Middle East power shifts | Israel-Palestine conflict

“In Yemen, there is wisdom,” goes the medieval Arab saying. Remember that, if you’re trying to sort out how the Israel-Palestine confrontation in Gaza rattles the Middle East – because ongoing Yemeni attacks against Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea clarify one of the region’s most important political dynamics of recent…