Senegal signs law doubling penalty for same-sex relations to 10 years in jail
New legislation increases penalties and criminalizes promotion of same-sex relationships.
Editorial Staff Mar 31
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Briefing: The law is coming for social media, with the science still uncertain
Strategic angle: A California jury finds Meta and Google liable for child addiction, while France moves to restrict social media access for minors.
Editorial Staff Mar 29
Briefing: Pro-Ukraine lawmakers call out Russian delegation’s visit to Washington
Strategic angle: Lawmakers express strong opposition to the Russian delegation's presence in the U.S.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
Briefing: 'Justice necessary': Yazidi survivors deliver harrowing genocide testimony amid int'l indifference
Strategic angle: Yazidi survivors share their traumatic experiences as calls for justice grow amidst global apathy.
Editorial Staff Mar 27
EU Parliament Votes Through Measures Allowing Deportation of Migrants to 'Return Hubs'
MEPs voted 389 to 206 on a package of tougher immigration measures, including harsher penalties for non-compliant migrants.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Spanish woman to die by euthanasia after long legal battle with father
Strategic angle: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in Noelia Castillo's favour earlier this week.
Editorial Staff Mar 26
Briefing: Germany news: Pistorius brushes off SPD leadership talk
Strategic angle: Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has ruled out a change of leadership at the top of his center-left Social Democrats after an electoral slump.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Kenyans fighting illegally for Russia in Ukraine to be granted amnesty
Strategic angle: It is illegal for Kenyans to serve in foreign armies and can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage
A U.S. judge finds Pentagon's media policy conflicts with First Amendment rights.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats
Strategic angle: A new law phases out the hereditary peers in the British Parliament, marking a significant change in nearly 1,000 years.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine's drone support makes it a legitimate war target
Strategic angle: Eleven countries have requested Kyiv’s help in countering Shahed-type drones amid the Iran war and Tehran's ongoing attacks against the Gulf states.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
DOJ to appeal judge's decision to block Fed subpoenas in Powell criminal probe
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is purportedly being investigated for comments he made about the pricey renovations of the Fed's headquarters.
Editorial Staff Mar 14
Briefing: Moscow court sentences 15 men to life in prison for jihadist attack on concert hall
Strategic angle: A Russian court has handed down life sentences for a deadly jihadist attack that claimed 150 lives.
Editorial Staff Mar 12
Senegal passes law doubling penalty for same-sex relations to 10 years in prison
Senegal’s parliament intensifies crackdown on the LGBTQ community with new legislation.
Editorial Staff Mar 12