US President Donald Trump on Tuesday removed Chief Political Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC). Bannon was a controversial pick for the council, and according to the administration, was only placed on...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Wednesday a new Ukrainian anti-corruption law that requires activists and journalists who report on government corruption to file public declarations of their personal assets. The law was...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced deep regret regarding US decision to cut financial support for the UN population agency. According to Guterres, the decision is based on an inaccurate depiction of the nature and importance of the UN...
The US District Court for the Western District of Washington has issued a preliminary injunction to block Seattle's first-in-the-nation law that will allow drivers for taxis, Lyft and Uber to unionize. The law, passed...
The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that law-enforcement can seize private Facebook account information. The court ruled that Facebook could not contest the warrants and therefore the court could...
The UN Security Council conducted emergency talks on Wednesday regarding an alleged chemical attack in Syria that killed numerous civilians. According to statement made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday the UN is not currently in a position...
The state of Massachusetts on Tuesday requested the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court find that state authorities lack jurisdiction to detain illegal immigrants. This request comes after the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
The cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel approved draft legislation on Wednesday that would impose fines on social media websites for failing to delete users' entries that violate German hate speech laws. The fines ...
A UK high court on Wednesday stayed the extradition of a British man, Rosslee Charles, to Turkey given concerns over his safety. Charles, a gay man, was convicted of homosexual rape in Turkey in 2006. Before the trial, Charles had...
Australia's Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion on Tuesday rejected a call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz to create specific targets to improve the treatment of...