Law scholars refute S.Korea leader's claim about legality of parliament move to probe wife

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Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency

Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn Gaza

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Venezuelan opposition leaders win EU parliament’s top human rights honor

Sakharov prize goes to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González after contested presidential election. The European parliament has awarded its top human rights honor, the Sakharov prize for ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Japan's parliament reelects struggling leader Ishiba as prime minister

Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, paving the way for the struggling leader ...

World - ABC News - November 11

Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives

Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the ...

Politics - NBC News - November 5

Pakistan's parliament amends law to extend the tenure of military chiefs from 3 to 5 years

Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five years

World - ABC News - November 4

GOP-led probe disputes ex-White House aide's House Jan. 6 testimony about note

A Republican-led House panel reviewing the work of the House committee that investigated Jan. 6 has released a report that Republicans say disputes a piece of testimony.

Arizona attorney general's office probing Trump's violent comments about Liz Cheney

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Friday that her office is investigating whether former President Donald Trump’s violent remarks about former GOP Rep.

Politics - NBC News - November 1

Law firm finds grooming claims against MrBeast co-host baseless

The YouTuber hired the firm to look into claims that a co-host had sent inappropriate messages to a minor.

Why Pennsylvania’s unusual voting laws make it ripe for rigged election claims

With Pennsylvania expected to be a close and crucial state in the 2024 race for the presidency, it's unusual election laws are again under the microscope.

Politics - NBC News - November 2

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Sexual misconduct allegations directed at former MrBeast collaborator are baseless, law firm probe finds

A third-party legal probe into Jimmy Donaldson’s MrBeast LLC found that allegations of sexual misconduct directed at the top YouTube creator’s company were baseless.

DOJ finds Fulton County Jail in violation of federal law in probe of inmate's death

The Justice Department (DOJ) issued a 105-page report Thursday outlining the inhumane conditions in the Fulton County Jail in Georgia. The DOJ found the jail managed by the Fulton County Sheriff's ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Willie Nelson talks about grief, legalizing marijuana and that Beyoncé collaboration

Willie Nelson, whose heartbreaking new album "Last Leaf on the Tree" comes out Friday, talks about grief, legalizing marijuana, and that Beyoncé collaboration.

Paraguay’s business-friendly leader urged to veto ‘black mark’ law

Investors call for President Santiago Peña to veto bill backed by his political sponsor aimed at tightening government grip on civil society

World - Financial Times - November 9

Gabon approves law allowing junta leader to contest elections

World - Yahoo News - 18 hours ago

Elon Musk could face ‘legal liability’ for his $1 million giveaway, says election law expert

NBC News Election Law Analyst Nate Persily discusses the legal questions surrounding billionaire tech founder Elon Musk’s latest election effort to support former President Trump ahead of the ...

Politics - NBC News - October 21

South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court which accuses Israel of genocide

South Africa has delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court

World - ABC News - October 28

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over male chromosomes claims

Algerian took gold in Paris amid huge controversy Complaint filed over online abuse and latest reporting Imane Khelif, the boxer who won Olympic gold amid a gender eligibility row , is taking ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Pro-EU leader wins Moldova election despite alleged Russian meddling

Maia Sandu said she would be president for all, after a run-off against a rival backed by a pro-Russian party.

Foreign leaders react as Trump wins 2024 U.S. presidential election

From enthusiasm from Israel's leader to thinly veiled anxiety from some of America's oldest European allies, foreign reaction to Trump's election victory is rolling in fast.

Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition claims victory

The parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.

Trump seemingly moving forward with Hegseth nomination amid news of past sexual assault probe

Trump communications director Steven Cheung on Friday expressed support for defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth after news broke of a sexual assault allegation Hegseth was investigated for in 2017. ...

Treasury should have told us about overspend by law, says OBR

Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, says officials have questions to answer as to why details of an overspend were not shared.

Trump calls for probe into those who started ‘untrue’ rumors about selling Truth Social shares

President-elect Trump on Friday said talk that he would sell his shares in Truth Social was "untrue" and called for anyone who spread such rumors to be "immediately investigated." "There are fake, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had ...

Health - ABC News - October 31

Despite Musk’s Claims of a ‘Mandate to Delete’ Regulations, Ethics Laws Could Limit His Role

Trump taps billionaire to be a leader of the new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, but his actual powers may be curbed.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

Tim Walz votes with his son Gus: What to know about the VP candidate's wife and kids

Walz and his wife Gwen met when they were both public school teachers.

'60 Minutes' responds to Trump's 'false' claims about Harris interview

The CBS News show “60 Minutes” responded Sunday to former President Trump’s claims that the network selectively edited an interview with his Democratic opponent, Vice President Harris, to make her ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Bombshell claim about murder coverup backs up cartel boss' story

Police and prosecutors conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of a governor, using a blood-stained truck found at the crime scene, federal prosecutors said.

Trump continues false claims about FEMA response in North Carolina

Trump will also rally in North Carolina and speak at a faith leaders meeting in New Hampshire.

Russian disinformation groups likely promoting false claims about Walz

Experts say Russian disinformation groups are behind the baseless claims targeting the Harris-Walz campaign.

Britain's PM rejects a claim by the Trump campaign about election interference

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s campaign that his Labour Party is illegally interfering in the U.S. presidential election

World - ABC News - October 23

Russia spread false claims about Helene, Milton, government response: Report

Russia spread false claims about the U.S. government’s response to hurricanes Helene and Milton in an effort to sow discontent and undermine public support for Ukraine, according to a new report ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

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