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Turkiye’s top court upholds law on culling of stray dogs

Representative Image (AI) Turkiye’s top court on Wednesday rejected a request to annul a contentious law designed to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets, which criticssaid could lead to mass killings of the animals.The main opposition party had sought the overturn of the legislation that was enacted last year, arguing that it violated […]

Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected ants | World News

NAIROBI: A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country.The case has received considerable attention after the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) accused the four of engaging in “bio-piracy”.David Lornoy and Seppe Lodewijckx, both 18 of Belgium, Duh […]

Supreme Court Revives Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military that had been blocked by lower courts. The ruling was brief, unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. It will remain in place while challenges […]

US court blocks Donald Trump’s bid to end legal status for 400,000 migrants

US President Donald Trump’s bid to end temporary legal status for thousands of migrants was faced with rejection from a federal appeals court, giving a blow to his ongoing immigration crackdown aimed at increasing deportations. This appeal was as a part of his latest efforts to curb legal status and deport migrants including Cubans, Haitians, […]

US court ruling throws Voice of America return into flux | World News

Washington: A US appellate court on Saturday ruled against allowing Voice of America staff to return to work, throwing its resumption of operations into question after President Donald Trump shuttered the broadcaster in March.Voice of America (VOA), a US government-run news service for international audiences, has been off the air since Trump ordered the dismantling […]

UK court jails Ugandan judge over slavery conviction

A senior judge who worked for the United Nations as well as Uganda’s High Court has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison after she was convicted of enslaving a young woman to work as a maid in the United Kingdom.The Oxford Crown Court found that Lydia Mugambe had taken “advantage of […]

Ex-husband of Abrego Garcia’s wife called him a ‘gang member’ in court filing: New details emerge

Marco Rubio and Salvadoran President Bukele have been in touch about Abrego Garcia. In a startling revelation in the deportation case of Maryland’s Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, it has now been found that he was referred to as a gang member in a 2018 lawsuit, The lawsuit was, however, filed by the ex-husband […]

‘I am not afraid of you’: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi’s ‘loud and clear’ message to Donald Trump outside court

Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested during his citizenship interview, was released today after a court order in Vermont. Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was released from ICE custody following an order from US district judge Geoffrey Crawford. Immediately after coming out of the Vermont courtroom, Mahdawi said, “I am saying it clear and loud to […]

Cuban court revokes conditional release of two prominent dissidents

Representative Image (AI-generated) HAVANA: Cuba’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it had revoked the provisional release from prison granted to opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as part of a landmark deal struck with former US President Joe Biden in return for sanctions relief.Ferrer and Felix Navarro, another prisoner granted a similar reprieve in January had “failed […]

EU top court rules ‘golden passport’ schemes are illegal

European Court of Justice, Luxembourg (Image: AP) BRUSSELS: “Golden passport” schemes for deep-pocketed foreign investors violate European Union law, the bloc’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, after a legal challenge against Malta by Brussels.“The acquisition of Union citizenship cannot result from a commercial transaction,” the EU’s Court of Justice said, ruling that Malta had infringed […]