Australia will pay Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia will pay the small Pacific island of Nauru to resettle foreign-born criminals who the courts have ruled cannot be imprisoned indefinitely, […]
Legislation
El Salvador’s Congress votes to eliminate public campaign financing
Lawmakers in El Salvador have taken advantage of a newly streamlined constitutional reform process to eliminate public financing of political campaigns, making good on a […]
How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on […]
How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on […]
Japan to halt funding for a UN women’s rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession
TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the […]
Pakistani journalists protest after Senate passes bill allowing control over social media content
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill that critics argue is designed to suppress freedom of speech. The bill, […]
Pakistani journalists protest after Senate passes bill allowing control over social media content
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill that critics argue is designed to suppress freedom of speech. The bill, […]
Federal control board sues Puerto Rico’s governor over net metering law
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances filed a lawsuit Friday challenging amendments to the island’s net metering law, […]
EU executive criticizes rule of law issues in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy; lauds reforms elsewhere
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive commission Wednesday criticized rule of law developments in Hungary, Italy and Slovakia, but welcomed reforms in Poland and Spain […]
Russian parliament passes measure broadening ‚undesirable‘ organization criteria
MOSCOW — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved legislation expanding the reach of a law on declaring foreign-funded organizations “undesirable,” a designation that […]