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UN expert says Guatemalan prosecutor’s office using criminal law to pursue opponents | World News

[ad_1] GUATEMALA CITY: A United Nations expert warned Friday at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defence attorneys, journalists and others.Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, travelled the country meeting with judges, lawyers, lawmakers and […]

Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systemic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP | World News

[ad_1] TEL AVIV: The only times the Palestinian man wasn’t bound or blindfolded, he said, was when he was used by Israeli soldiers as their human shield.Dressed in army fatigues with a camera fixed to his forehead, Ayman Abu Hamadan was forced into houses in the Gaza Strip to make sure they were clear of […]

Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law fuelling democratic concerns | World News

[ad_1] Nayib Bukele (Photo: Getty images) SAN SALVADOR: Human rights organisations, politicians and experts have sharply criticised a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence and criminalise dissent in the Central American nation by targeting nongovernmental organisations that have long been critical of President Nayib Bukele.The law proposed by […]

‘He listened to me’: Victims of an abusive Catholic group say Pope Leo XIV helped when others didn’t | World News

[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members.As Leo’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of the group, known as the Sodalitium Christiane Vitae. These survivors say […]

Runway lights weren’t working as pilot tried to land at foggy San Diego airport before fatal crash | World News

[ad_1] SAN DIEGO: The runway lights were out, a weather alert system wasn’t working and there was heavy fog at a San Diego airport when a pilot who had flown across the country made the decision to proceed with landing but came up short and crashed into a neighborhood, likely killing all six aboard the […]

US tightens security after murder of Israeli embassy staff | World News

[ad_1] Washington, May 24, 2025 -Police beefed up security at schools and religious buildings across Washington Friday as the US capital reeled from the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum.The 31-year-old Chicago man accused of Wednesday’s attack shouted “Free Palestine” as he was taken away by police — exacerbating fears […]

China criticises US ban on Harvard’s international students | World News

[ad_1] BANGKOK: The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, and one university in Hong Kong looked to capitalise on the uncertainty by promising to take them in.Chinese students make up a large part of Harvard University’s international student population. The university […]

Sweden to charge jihadi over Jordanian pilot burned to death | World News

[ad_1] Prosecutors in Sweden on Thursday said they planned to indict a convicted Swedish man for his suspected role in the 2014 capture and execution of a Jordanian pilot by the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group in Syria.Prosecutors allege the suspect helped force the pilot into a metal cage ahead of one of the jihadist […]

10 must-visit national parks around the world for families to explore together

[ad_1] Located in the far northwest corner of Montana, straddling the Canadian border, Glacier National Park is internationally renowned as one of the world’s most beautiful natural wonders. Spanning over a million acres, the park has come to be popularly known as the “Crown of the Continent.” The park landscape is an awe-inspiring collection of […]

A Paris court will deliver the verdict in Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial | World News

[ad_1] PARIS: The robbery was over in minutes, the fallout long: Nearly a decade after robbers stormed Kim Kardashian’s luxury residence and tied her up at gunpoint, a Paris court will decide the verdict Friday in one of the most audacious celebrity heists in modern French history. Nine men and a woman stand accused of […]