However, formal Supreme Court judgments are generally not issued for 25 days, meaning Democrats won’t be able to return to court until early August. The Chamber asked the Supreme Court to issue the documentation immediately. On Monday, the court rejected the request. Judge Sonia Sotomayor indicated that she would have …
Read More »UK suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty in reprimand to China
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives for a COBRA meeting at 10 Downing street in central London on April 9, 2020. OLGA AKMEN | AFP via Getty Images The UK has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid mounting tensions with China over its new national security law in …
Read More »UAE spacecraft takes off for mission to Mars
TOKYO – A United Arab Emirates spacecraft began its journey to Mars with a takeoff in Japan on Monday in what is the first interplanetary mission in the Arab world. The launch of the spacecraft called Amal, or Hope, marks the beginning of the seven-month journey to the red planet. …
Read More »Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital
RIAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, the state-run SPA news agency said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and a close ally of the US …
Read More »Trump administration announces plan to resume hearings for migrants in Mexico
The controversial program, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, requires migrants to wait in Mexico for the duration of their immigration hearings. It has resulted in the creation of makeshift camps where hundreds of migrants have waited for weeks, if not months, in miserable and unsafe conditions. As a …
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