Laws that have driven smoking out of offices, restaurants, public transport and other public spaces have reduced exposure to second-hand smoke, but a global study suggests the problem remains far from resolved.
In a landmark 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major legal victory to President Donald Trump, ruling that lower federal courts lack the authority to impose nationwide injunctions on presidential
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The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law. ~ Nelson Mandela International law? I better call
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The 2025 Amarnath Yatra was meant to be a religious spiritual journey by thousands of devotees, who needed the spiritual comfort of the mystical caves of Kashmir. But what happened in the
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Donald Trump is not the first president to unleash the terror of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on immigrant communities across the United States. But he’s the most blatant in his
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The political fight over America’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) intensified in May 2025 with the passage of the House’s Reconciliation Bill. The program, rooted in a Depression-era initiative to help the poor access food, has
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Domestic legal systems differ, yet lawyers often assume that international law is universal…but my experiences as an international lawyer…have made me conscious of national differences in approaches to international law ~ Anthea
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“A war on Iraq is a good choice, the right choice…” ~ Benyamin Netanyahu (Testimony before the US Congress – 12.9.2002) “A forever war is beneficial to Netanyahu. People feel like they
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It is popularly said in this country that a politician out of power is like a ‘banana without skin’. These days, we see several such politicians being escorted in and out of
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Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for sweeping reforms of the global institution he once led, warning that the growing trend of unilateralism—particularly from powerful nations—is weakening the United
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In a stunning turn of events, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has released prominent opposition leader Sergei Tsikhanouski and more than a dozen political prisoners and journalists in a deal brokered by former
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