[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The European Commission launched two new legal proceedings against Britain on Wednesday after London published plans to override some post-Brexit rules governing Northern Irish trade, and resumed another challenge it had previously paused. The proceedings could result in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) imposing fines, although these would likely be more than […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Ghislaine Maxwell should spend fewer, and perhaps far fewer, than 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, her lawyers said on Wednesday, arguing that Epstein was the “mastermind” behind the abuse. Maxwell, 60, “cannot and should not bear all the punishment for which Epstein should have […]
The L’Dor Va-Dor Synagogue in Boynton Beach, Florida, cites a violation of religious freedom in its lawsuit, the filing for which states that abortion is required in Jewish law if necessary “to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman, or for many other reasons not permitted under the act.”
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] U.S. home building fell to a 13-month low in May and permits tumbled, suggesting the housing market was cooling as surging mortgage rates reduce affordability for many first-time home buyers. Housing starts plunged 14.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.549 million units last month, the lowest level since April 2021, the […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Dutch intelligence service said on Thursday it had uncovered a Russian military agent attempting to use a false identity to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov created an elaborate cover story dating back years to try and enter the Netherlands […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S.-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday. The coalition conducts raids and strikes targeting members of the jihadist group, which has been waging insurgent attacks since its defeat on the battlefield three years ago. “The detained individual was assessed […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Thursday he hoped his war crimes investigation in Ukraine would show there can be no escape from justice during conflicts. Visiting Ukraine as part of the investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity since Russian forces invaded on Feb. 24, ICC […]
Two former U.S. servicemen who volunteered to fight with Ukrainian defenders were reportedly captured by Russian forces last week.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that the White House said was aimed at “advancing equality” for LGBT people in the U.S.
Matters at the southern United States border continued to worsen last month as, even with Title 42 restrictions still in place, record numbers of migrants have flooded into the country.