A federal jury on Friday acquitted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and the judge overseeing the case declared a mistrial for two other men after jurors could not come to a verdict for them. The men were charged in a plot prosecutors say had been inspired by their… Read More U.S. jury acquits two men in kidnap case of Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
The head of Yemen’s new presidential council said on Friday he would end the seven-year-long war via a peace process, in his first speech since power was delegated to the body by the Saudi-backed president this week. “The leadership council promises the people to end the war and achieve peace through a comprehensive peace process… Read More Yemeni presidential council leader Rashad al-Alimi pledges to end war via peace process
Russia’s justice ministry said on Friday it had revoked the registration of 15 foreign organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW). The Russian units of the organisations, which also included the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, “were excluded due to the discovery of violations of the current legislation of the Russian Federation,” the… Read More Russia revokes registration of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, several foreign organisations
The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets in the EU of the boss of Russia’s top lender Sberbank, Vladimir Putin’s two daughters and more oligarchs, according to a document published in the EU’s official journal on Friday. Since the start of war in Ukraine, the EU has blacklisted around 700 people linked to… Read More EU agrees to freeze assets of Sberbank chief Herman Gref, several Russian oligarchs
Britain added Vladimir Putin’s daughters to its sanctions list on Friday, mirroring moves by the United States, in what it said was an effort to target the lifestyles of those in the Russian president’s inner circle. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Britain and other Western allies have announced several waves of sanctions targetting Moscow’s… Read More UK imposes sanctions on daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of… Read More U.S. Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on Supreme Court
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