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Geopolitics

UAE scam: Indian Consulate warns Indians against sharing biometrics

Indian Express – World · India

- **Warning:** Indian nationals in UAE urged to avoid unauthorized agents offering visa/ID services, as they misuse biometric data for financial fraud. - **R…

Geopolitics

South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption

The New York Times – World · US

Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to a former president and first lady, who…

Geopolitics

Odisha govt to transfer alimony from salaries of defaulting staffers to ex-wives

Times of India – World · India

Odisha government will now deduct alimony directly from employee salaries. This order ensures timely financial support for estranged wives and children. Repeat…

Geopolitics

How to avoid rental disputes: Delhi Police plans awareness session for Northeast tenants

Times of India – World · India

Delhi Police will host an awareness program next week for Northeast residents. The event will focus on rental agreements and security deposit issues. Tenants…

Geopolitics

CXMT joins growing list of Chinese tech firms suing US Pentagon over blacklists

South China Morning Post – World · China

Leading chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has joined a growing list of Chinese technology companies suing the US government over their additions to…

Geopolitics

SC to hear plea tomorrow against anonymous cash donations to political parties

Times of India – World · India

- Supreme Court to hear plea challenging tax provision allowing political parties' benefits. - Provision permits tax benefits for political parties under Inc…

Geopolitics

Expedia Faces Off With Cuban Families Over Land Seized Decades Ago

The New York Times – World · US

A trial involving claims against the travel company has opened in federal court. Dozens of such lawsuits have been filed since President Trump opened the door …

Geopolitics

Legal battle over Hong Kong tycoon Lim Por-yen’s HK$2.9b estate set to rumble on

South China Morning Post – World · China

A 15-year legal battle over late tycoon Lim Por-yen’s HK$2.9 billion (US$371.8 million) estate is set to continue, with rival parties preparing for further leg…

Geopolitics

Wife of British man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines

South China Morning Post – World · China

The wife of a British passenger who died after severe turbulence struck Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight SQ321 in May 2024 has begun legal proceedings against t…

Geopolitics

Jharkhand jail inmates can work outside, return by evening

Times of India – World · India

Jharkhand prisoners will soon work outside jail during the day. Selected inmates will earn a livelihood and return to prison in the evening. This initiative wi…

Geopolitics

‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out

South China Morning Post – World · China

Yutaka Kato* knew there would be risks when he reported suspected misconduct by his employer to Japanese authorities. What he did not expect, he said, was a 47…

Tech & Startups

Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft

TechCrunch · US

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

Geopolitics

Baltimore bridge collapse: U.S. judge dismisses most remaining claims against ship owner, operator

The Hindu – World · India

Ruling limits claims against the owner and operator of the Dali over the March 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse

Geopolitics

Judge deals setback to Trump’s bid to deport pro-Palestinian activists

The Hindu – World · India

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration’s use of immigration laws to revoke visas and pursue deportation of noncitizen college st…

Geopolitics

Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

BBC News – World · Europe

The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.

Geopolitics

‘Petty torture’: Imran Khan’s sons allege harsh prison conditions in Pakistan

Indian Express – World · India

- Imran Khan’s sons claim prolonged isolation and denied medical care in prison constitute “petty torture,” urging an independent health assessment. - Pakist…

Geopolitics

Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption

The Hindu – World · India

- Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno sentenced to 5 years in prison for accepting bribes from Sinohydro for a hydroelectric plant project. - His wife, …

Geopolitics

U.S. judge throws out confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind, says report

The Hindu – World · India

The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania

Geopolitics

Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning

The Guardian – World · Europe

About 80 people sign open letter to Andy Burnham calling for legislation to protect voice ownershipNicola Coughlan, Hugh Bonneville and Matt Lucas are among a …

Geopolitics

US judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Court order rules that Pentagon acted illegally, punishing AI company for criticism of government.

Geopolitics

U.S. judge says Pentagon’s measures against Anthropic were ’illegal and baseless’

The Hindu – World · India

A federal judge has ruled in favour of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon

Geopolitics

Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims

BBC News – World · Europe

Selena Gomez's lawyer says the fraud case is "absurd" - but it is far from unusual for celebrity family business relationships to go wrong.

Geopolitics

What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?

The Guardian – World · Europe

Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the NetherlandsIn October 2021, Abrham…

Geopolitics

Delhi model muder: Accused involved in 2021 case of assault and culpable homicide

Times of India – World · India

A 26-year-old man accused of killing a Delhi University student was arrested after a gunfight. The accused had been on the run since allegedly stabbing the wo…

Geopolitics

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

BBC News – World · Europe

The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

Tech & Startups

A Judge Has Blocked the Pentagon’s Attempt to Blacklist Anthropic

Wired · Global

A federal judge has called the Department of Defense’s designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk “illegal and baseless.”

Geopolitics

US judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to curb mail-in ballots

South China Morning Post – World · China

A US federal judge on Thursday blocked the US Postal Service from implementing core parts of a new rule it adopted at President Donald Trump’s direction that w…

Geopolitics

Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms

The Guardian – World · Europe

President’s directive stalls for a second time about a week before the first postal ballots are due to be sent outA federal judge on Thursday halted – at leas…

Geopolitics

Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Trump administration for censorship

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Staff at the military newspaper allege US government sought to violate First Amendment rights to free speech.

Geopolitics

Federal US judge faces complaint over staunch pro-Israel advocacy

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

A lawyer has accused Judge Roy Altman, who calls the keffiyeh a 'terror scarf', of anti-Palestinian bias in his remarks.

Geopolitics

Thirty years of advancing equal opportunity

South China Morning Post – World · China

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Thirty years after Hong Kong established a statutory body to combat discrimination,…

Geopolitics

Tate brothers blast US jail conditions as they seek bail in UK extradition fight

BBC News – World · Europe

Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.

Geopolitics

The path to America is narrowing. Here’s what that means for legal immigrants

South China Morning Post – World · China

US green card interviews are on hold worldwide, student and work visas are subject to new restrictions, and citizenship is under fresh scrutiny. Here’s what th…

Geopolitics

A Venezuelan Colonel Turned Actor Is Deported From Florida

The New York Times – World · US

A former lieutenant colonel in Venezuela’s National Guard living in Florida was deported, interrupting a lawsuit that accused him of ordering violent raids and…

Geopolitics

Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’

The Guardian – World · Europe

New rules are aimed at protecting people in debt in England and Wales and stopping homeowners being ripped offA clampdown on “rogue bailiffs” has been launched…

Geopolitics

Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children

BBC News – World · Europe

Prosecutors argued Clancy made a calculated decision to murder the children, while the defence argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

Tech & Startups

Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data

TechCrunch · US

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-o…

Tech & Startups

Google Engineer Accused of Polymarket Insider Trading Says He Was Just Gambling

Wired · Global

Michele Spagnuolo was arrested for alleged insider trading on Polymarket, but the Switzerland-based engineer says he was simply gambling—activity that is beyon…

Geopolitics

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague

The Guardian – World · Europe

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocideFrom the archive: Fourteen years a fugitive: …

Geopolitics

Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: rights group

The Hindu – World · India

At least 511 people have been executed so far in 2026, according to Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights, including at least 29 people in connection with anti-go…

Geopolitics

Ex-Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic dead at 84

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The former Bosnian Serb general was convicted of genocide committed during the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Geopolitics

Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health

BBC News – World · Europe

A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.

Geopolitics

Andrew and Tristan Tate: A Timeline of Their Rise and a Web of Allegations

The New York Times – World · US

The brothers, who have denied all wrongdoing, are fighting extradition to Britain on multiple charges, including rape and sex trafficking.

Geopolitics

Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets

The Hindu – World · India

The anti-graft agency in March last year said Ismail Sabri had submitted an assets declaration after being ordered to do so as part of its investigation into a…

Geopolitics

Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

The Hindu – World · India

The settlement ⁠was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations th…

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