Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

The trial was a historic attempt at justice, marking the first time victims of the abuse that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq testified in front of civilian jurors in the United States. But on Thursday, the judge overseeing the civil case in Virginia declared a mistrial,…

How US violates its own Leahy Law to ensure military support for Israel | Politics News

How US violates its own Leahy Law to ensure military support for Israel | Politics News

Washington, DC – Elderly Palestinian American Omar Assad was handcuffed, blindfolded and gagged by Israeli soldiers and left to die in a cold car park. His fatal detention in January 2022 sparked outrage and calls for accountability in the United States, with advocates urging the American government to apply the…

Tensions high at UCLA as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave | Israel War on Gaza News

Tensions high at UCLA as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave | Israel War on Gaza News

Tensions are high at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus where hundreds of police in riot gear have deployed in force, ordering peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters to leave or face arrest, less than 24 hours after their encampment was attacked by a violent pro-Israel mob. But hundreds of students,…

Boxer Ryan Garcia denies using banned drug Ostarine for Devin Haney fight | Boxing

Boxer Ryan Garcia denies using banned drug Ostarine for Devin Haney fight | Boxing

‘I don’t even know where to get steroids,’ Garcia said, after reports claimed he had tested positive for a banned drug. Ryan Garcia has denied using performance-enhancing drugs in a video posted on social media after ESPN reported that he had tested positive for a banned substance. Garcia defeated Devin…

Whistle­blow­er who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects dies | Aviation News

Whistle­blow­er who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects dies | Aviation News

Former Spirit AeroSystems employee Joshua Dean dies after sudden illness, family says. A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX has died, family members and his lawyer have said. Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee who alleged he was fired…

Activists say UCLA Palestine encampment assault followed days of harassment | Israel War on Gaza News

Activists say UCLA Palestine encampment assault followed days of harassment | Israel War on Gaza News

Los Angeles, California – At the entrance of the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) on Wednesday, events proceed in an orderly and quiet fashion, save for the constant buzz of a police helicopter hovering overhead. Those wishing to enter formed a queue, and organisers…

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein | Sexual Assault News

The announcement follows a decision last week to toss Weinstein’s New York conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has revealed plans to retry United States film producer Harvey Weinstein on charges related to sexual assault, less than a week after a New York…

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech | Israel War on Gaza News

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech | Israel War on Gaza News

The sun was casting shadows onto the green grass of Dunn Meadow at Indiana University Bloomington, as a line of police carrying batons and shields moved forward. Across from the police stood a daisy chain of protesters, their arms linked in front of a newly established pro-Palestine encampment. The cluster…