Lyle (left) and Erik Menendez sit in Beverly Hills Municipal Court where their attorneys delayed making pleas on their behalf in Beverly Hills, California in 1990. (Picture credit: AP) Lyle Menendez’s high-stakes parole hearing was thrown into turmoil on Friday last week after the surprise release of an audio recording from his brother Erik’s parole […]
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition filed by Republican legislators seeking to delay legislative action on a redistricting package that could place new congressional maps before voters this November, reported ABC news.“The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court stated, citing a lack of sufficient grounds […]
A federal judge in Manhattan has denied the US government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the sex trafficking case against late financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying the records offer limited value compared to the wider case file already held by the department of justice, reported news agency AP.The ruling on Wednesday by US […]
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (AP) The United States blocked Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to Pakistan, Dawn reported. Muttaqi was scheduled to visit Pakistan on August 4 as part of recent efforts to improve ties between Kabul and Islamabad. The initiative followed Pakistani deputy PM and foreign minister Ishaq Dar’s earlier […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP image) KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.“ The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough. Trump had previously […]
Iraqi Yazidi women mourn during a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide by the Islamic State in Iraq (AP image) The Potsdam Administrative Court has rejected an emergency application by a Yazidi family seeking reentry to Germany after their deportation to Iraq.The decision comes amid political pressure and public debate over whether […]
US vice-president JD Vance (AP image) US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Washington has no plans to recognize Palestinian as state, questioning the viability of such a move “given the lack of a functional government there.”Vance’s remarks came during a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening, the foreign secretary’s […]
Prince Harry has refuted claims of a physical fight with Prince Andrew during a 2013 family gathering, where he allegedly caused his uncle’s nose to bleed.The Daily Mail published excerpts on Saturday from Andrew Lownie’s new biography, suggesting a heated argument turned physical after “Punches were thrown over something Andrew said behind Harry’s back”. The […]
Breonna Taylor (File photo) A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department appeal for clemency on Monday and handed down a 33-month prison term to a former officer for breaching the civil rights of a Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, whose 2020 death sparked extensive demonstrations.The Kentucky jury found Brett Hankison, a previous Louisville police detective, […]
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined Florida’s request to allow the state to enforce parts of its new immigration law that had been blocked by a lower court, NBC news reported.The court’s brief order did not explain why it refused the emergency request from Florida’s attorney general.The case centres on a law signed this […]
