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Geopolitics

Pakistan court rejects plea to shift Imran Khan to private hospital

The Hindu – World · India

The court refused to grant the petition to shift Khan to a private hospital. It, however, directed Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa to consti…

Geopolitics

China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritise use of Mandarin language

The Hindu – World · India

Called "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress", the ethnic minority law aims to forge national unity ‌and advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the…

Geopolitics

Cambodia approves draft law targeting cyberscammers

The Hindu – World · India

Cambodia has emerged as a hotspot for crime syndicates running a multibillion-dollar fraud industry that sees scammers lure internet users globally into fake r…

Geopolitics

Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds

BBC News – World · Europe

The case relates to cancelled flights during the pandemic, for which customers were given credits instead of cash.

Geopolitics

Allahabad high court orders 24/7 security for UP man ‘stopped from offering namaz at home’

Times of India – World · India

The Allahabad High Court has mandated 24/7 security for a Bareilly man fearing demolition of his private property after being prevented from offering prayers. …

Geopolitics

Israel drops abuse charges against soldiers

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The Israeli military has dropped charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.

Geopolitics

Chennai shocker: Man urinates on woman from auto, mob beats him to death

Times of India – World · India

A load van driver was beaten to death in Chennai after urinating on a woman from an auto. The victim's family has refused to accept the body, demanding the arr…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong insider-trading arrests send ‘very strong message’ on market integrity

South China Morning Post – World · China

Arrests in a HK$315 million (US$40 million) insider dealing case underscore Hong Kong’s commitment to upholding the integrity of its stock market amid a surge …

Geopolitics

‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

The Guardian – World · Europe

Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social mediaThe first-ever jury trial over the potent…

Geopolitics

Redress schemes for Post Office Horizon scandal have serious failings, MPs find

The Guardian – World · Europe

Committee says thousands of victims still waiting for compensation and ‘face unacceptable delays and inadequate offers’The redress schemes for victims of the P…

General

Celebrity chef resigns from Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations

NBC News – World · US

Celebrity chef and founder of Danish restaurant Noma, René Redzepi, has announced he is stepping down from the acclaimed landmark. This comes after allegations…

Geopolitics

Mandhira Kapur Smith files reply to Priya Sachdev’s defamation suit

Times of India – World · India

The courtroom drama surrounding Sunjay Kapur's estate escalates, with his sister Mandhira Kapur Smith insisting that widow Priya Sachdev Kapur produce critical…

Geopolitics

Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud

The Guardian – World · Europe

Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud caseA Tennessee grandmother says she is trying to rebuil…

Geopolitics

France's ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roads

BBC News – World · Europe

Fake dealerships were manipulating the state vehicle licensing agency's official records, France's auditor has found.

Geopolitics

Oppn may submit notice for CEC’s removal to presiding officer of one House of Parliament today

Times of India – World · India

- 130 Lok Sabha and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs signed a notice to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar. - Notice initiates constitutional process for CEC's removal. - MPs seek…

Geopolitics

Need balance between privacy and public interest: SC

Times of India – World · India

The Supreme Court stated that public interest cannot justify broad access to private information of public officials, emphasizing a balance with the right to p…

Geopolitics

Income cannot be sole decider of OBC creamy layer: SC

Times of India – World · India

The Supreme Court ruled that parental job status, not just income, must determine OBC 'creamy layer' exclusion. This decision impacts wards of PSU and private …

Tech & Startups

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Wired · Global

A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a c…

Geopolitics

British mum who kept woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years is jailed

South China Morning Post – World · China

A UK judge on Thursday jailed for 13 years a mother-of-10 who forced a vulnerable woman to work as a “house slave” for more than two decades. Amanda Wixon subj…

Geopolitics

Israel drops charges against soldiers in Palestinian detainee abuse case

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Charges dropped against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military facility.

Geopolitics

EU states must provide proper ID for transgender citizens

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The EU's top court on Thursday said the bloc's countries must provide trans citizens IDs reflecting their "lived gender." The case was referred to the ECJ by B…

Geopolitics

Gerry Adams was leader of IRA, ex-police officers tell high court

The Guardian – World · Europe

Two former members of Royal Ulster Constabulary testify at civil trial that Adams led proscribed organisationGerry Adams was the leader of the Irish Republican…

Geopolitics

British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes

The Guardian – World · Europe

UAE cybercrime law means sharing images or footage of war can bring jail, prison time and deportationA British man is among 20 people who have been charged in …

Geopolitics

Pardoning Netanyahu Now Would Be Improper, Key Israeli Office Says

The New York Times – World · US

Rebuffing pressure from President Trump, a legal office says the prime minister should be pardoned only if he resigns, confesses or is convicted.

Geopolitics

EPA chief met with Bayer CEO over supreme court fight, agency records show

The Guardian – World · Europe

Top US regulators met with Bill Anderson to discuss ‘supreme court action’ over glyphosate weed killerTop US regulators met with Bill Anderson, Bayer’s CEO, la…

Geopolitics

The billionaire whisperer: How Jeffrey Epstein built a fortune no one can fully explain

Times of India – World · India

Jeffrey Epstein's vast wealth remains a puzzle. His financial career involved secretive deals and powerful connections. He earned millions from a few billionai…

Geopolitics

Chinese developer Sunshine 100 to oppose Hong Kong winding-up petition over US$205m debt

South China Morning Post – World · China

Sunshine 100 China Holdings, a mainland Chinese developer facing debts amid China’s property sector downturn, said on Thursday that it plans to oppose a windin…

Geopolitics

China passes controversial 'ethnic unity' law

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

The new law means Mandarin will become the official languages for purposes such as education and public affairs. According to human rights groups, the move cou…

Geopolitics

Woman kept in ‘Dickensian’ servitude for 25 years speaks out as abuser jailed

The Guardian – World · Europe

Amanda Wixon, 56, sentenced to 13 years for keeping victim imprisoned at home in Gloucestershire since 1990s‘She didn’t want me to hug her’: carer of enslaved …

Geopolitics

Sussex therapist who claimed he could heal trauma with sex jailed for 11 years

The Guardian – World · Europe

Exclusive: Judge describes Gerald Peck, who was banned from practising in the 1980s, as ‘a charlatan and a fraud’A therapist who claimed he could heal birth tr…

Geopolitics

‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan

The Guardian – World · Europe

Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with ‘obscene force’, which the woman must prove in courtThe shocking l…

Geopolitics

Judge halts removal of Eritrean asylum seeker from UK to France under ‘one in, one out’

The Guardian – World · Europe

Court makes finding pending final hearing that trafficking victim ‘likely to suffer harm to his mental health’ if returnedA high court judge has halted the rem…

Geopolitics

Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups raise concerns

BBC News – World · Europe

"Violence and fear" will spike and "equality and non-discrimination" will be trampled on, warn critics.

Geopolitics

Jo Malone sued for using her own name in collaboration with Zara

BBC News – World · Europe

The perfumier sold the rights to her name in 1999 but has previously said she regretted the move.

Geopolitics

Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn

The Guardian – World · Europe

Charity criticises new measures that would make it harder for inquests to pass verdict of unlawful killingMen whose abusive behaviour drives women to take thei…

Geopolitics

'Unsustainable in law': SC rules OBC creamy layer status cannot be decided on income alone

Times of India – World · India

- TOI News Desk operates 24/7 to deliver current, comprehensive news to global readers. - Committed to excellence, they gather, verify, and present breaking …

Geopolitics

Malaysian man jailed for 10 months, fined US$12,700 over Facebook post insulting Islam

South China Morning Post – World · China

The administrator of a Facebook account has been jailed 10 months and fined 50,000 ringgit (US$12,700) by the Sessions Court in Miri, Sarawak, over a post deem…

Geopolitics

Senegal lawmakers back tougher anti-LGBTQ+ law with up to 10 years in prison

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Parliament approved legislation doubling prison sentences and increasing fines for same-sex relations. Activists say the move reflects a broader push for stric…

Geopolitics

How will Hong Kong follow mainland China’s ethnic unity promotion law?

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong should step up education on Chinese history and culture while highlighting security threats to cultivate public awareness about the need to defend th…

Geopolitics

Graham A. Harris, a giant of the Hong Kong Bar

South China Morning Post – World · China

The Hong Kong Bar Association was founded in 1949. To properly recognise barristers who have made a lasting and very significant contribution, members are able…

Geopolitics

Kanye West ordered to pay $140K in Malibu mansion renovation lawsuit

BBC News – World · Europe

A handyman had sought $1.7m (£1.267m) from the rapper over claims of unpaid work, medical expenses and being unfairly fired.

Tech & Startups

Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature

Wired · Global

The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent.

Geopolitics

Dances With Wolves actor to be sentenced in Nevada after sexual abuse conviction

The Guardian – World · Europe

Nathan Chasing Horse found guilty on 13 of 21 charges in case that affected Indigenous communities across USSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsl…

Geopolitics

'Negative image': SC imposes life ban on 3 academics for 'corruption in judiciary' chapter

Times of India – World · India

- Supreme Court imposes life ban on three academics for projecting negative image of judiciary. - Academics held responsible for damaging judiciary's reputat…

Geopolitics

UK court rejects bid to reinstate ‘terrorism’ charge against Kneecap rapper

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Rapper Liam O'Hanna welcomes ruling in case he says was 'never about any threat to the public, never about terrorism'.

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