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12+ hour, 11+ min ago (186+ words) India dispatch: Supreme Court weighs anti-terror law as activist enters sixth year jailed without trial US dispatch: federal judge dismisses President Trump's tax lawsuit amid constitutional scrutiny Beyond Sovereignty: The Legal and Moral Case for Treating Hormuz as a Global…...
UN rights chief condemns latest Russian attacks on Ukraine energy infrastructure
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (542+ words) UN Human Rights Chief Volker T'rk on Tuesday condemned the Russian Federation's latest large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which have caused mass power and heating outages in many major cities, including Kyiv and Odesa." T'rk described the attacks as…...
Ukraine dispatch: amid peace talks, July and August see sharpest rise in civilian deaths
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (724+ words) My time in Ukraine coincided with one of the most lethal periods in the country yet. Russia's assaults on Ukraine escalated sharply this summer, producing the deadliest civilian tolls in more than two years and intensifying just as peace negotiations…...
Ukraine president turns new anti-corruption bill over to legislature amid protests and EU criticism
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (211+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that he sent a bill to parliament, Verkhovna Rada, aimed at restoring the independence of anti-corruption agencies amid nationwide protests and criticism from the European Union (EU). Human Rights Watch (HRW) additionally condemned…...