Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party had called for the strike, with Palestinian shops and public institutions closing their doors to protest the law. Palestinian shops and public institutions, including universities, across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem were closed as people took to the streets to protestRead More →
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul, South Korea, August 6, 2025. Kim Hong-Ji | Reuters South Korea on Friday reportedly indicted former Prime Minister Han Duck Soo and ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee. Han faces charges of abetting the short-livedRead More →
By Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact Published On 23 Aug 202523 Aug 2025 US Vice President JD Vance hit the road on August 21 to promote President Donald Trump’s legislative accomplishment, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act tax and spending bill. The law permanently extended tax cuts from a 2017 law TrumpRead More →
Surviving Accomarca The pending amnesty law could erase approximately 156 convictions and more than 600 ongoing investigations, according to human rights organisations. Not only would it protect military members and police from prosecution, but it would also grant “humanitarian” amnesty to already convicted officials over the age of 70. ForRead More →
Former president has been indicted on additional charges as a special prosecutor continues investigations. Disgraced former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been indicted over his declaration of martial law last year as investigators widened an insurrection probe. The prosecution indicted Yoon on charges including abuse of power and obstructionRead More →
