A Swedish court has sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Lina Ishaq, a Swedish citizen, was convicted for enslaving Yazidi women and children in Syria in 2015 as part…
Brandon Russell, a 29-year-old neo-Nazi leader, was convicted last week for conspiring to attack power stations around Baltimore in an attempt to trigger a citywide blackout. A Maryland jury took less than an hour to find him guilty, rejecting his…
Thousands of people took to the streets in Denver on Wednesday and Saturday last week in response to a series of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The protests were held in solidarity with undocumented immigrants and against…
The United Nations removed criticism of the Saudi government from the official transcript of a key UN conference held in Riyadh in December and threatened to eject a Saudi researcher from the event, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). HRW…
Saudi Arabia is set to execute six Shia citizens on charges that the United Nations has deemed arbitrary. Human rights organizations and legal experts argue that the cases highlight systematic discrimination against the country’s Shia minority. The individuals facing execution…
Canada, Mexico and China have announced retaliatory measures on President Trump’s recently imposed tariffs, as Trump threatens new tariffs on the European Union and possibly the UK. The Canadian department of finance published a list of US products imported into…
The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) went ‘offline’ Saturday as President Donald Trump vowed action to overhaul the agency, fulfilling his campaign promise to cut foreign aid and reduce government overspending. USAID workers got emails stating…
France’s withdrawal from Chad marks yet another victory for African nations seeking to reclaim their sovereignty from neo-colonial influence. After more than six decades of French military presence, Chad decisively ended its military pact with Paris, leading to the departure…
President Donald Trump has taken a bold and necessary step in addressing illegal immigration by announcing plans to repurpose the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as a secure holding center for undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. This move, unveiled during…
President Donald Trump took a decisive step Tuesday to protect children and parental rights by signing an executive order that blocks federal funding for gender transitions for minors under the age of 19. The move is part of his broader…
