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Australia imposes sanctions against Iran over human rights violations and material support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – JURIST

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong Monday announced that Australia is imposing sanctions against Iran over the country’s human rights violations amid ongoing protests against the death of Mahsa Amini. The […]

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President Putin signs law prohibiting ‘false information’ about mercenaries in Russia – JURIST

Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday signed a law forbidding the spread of “false information” about volunteer forces fighting in service of Russia. The law is meant to prevent public condemnation of paramilitary […]

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Former Pakistan PM appears at court amid clashes between police and his supporters – JURIST

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Saturday appeared in court in Islamabad after failing to do so two weeks prior. Many of Khan’s supporters surrounded his vehicle as he tried to […]

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UNICEF report: children in central Sahel Region in urgent need of humanitarian aid – JURIST

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Friday issued a report about the well-being of children in the central Sahel Region. The report claims that 10 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are in […]

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NAB Completes Historic Cross-Border Transaction Using Stablecoin on Ethereum Blockchain

National Australia Bank (NAB) has made history as the first major financial institution to complete an intra-bank cross-border transaction on a public blockchain using its own NAB-issued stablecoin. NAB conducted the pilot […]

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Stablecoins Stable No More Following Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Stablecoins have long been associated with a form of safe investment that’s much less susceptible to the volatility of the wider cryptocurrency market. However, with the phenomenal collapse of Silicon Valley Bank […]

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UK Supreme Court: trial must decide if $3B Ukraine loan from Russia was taken under duress – JURIST

The UK Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that a full public trial must be held to evaluate Ukraine’s “arguable and justiciable defence of duress” in relation to a $3 billion debt the nation […]

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More than 300 protestors arrested in France after Macron forces pension reform bill – JURIST

Protests across France Friday escalated after French President Emmanuel Macron “forced” through a pension reform bill without a parliamentary vote. French authorities arrested more than 300 people during spontaneous protests in opposition to […]

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Australian nuclear waste from joint submarine deal with US and UK raises treaty violation questions – JURIST

Australia Tuesday concluded a deal with the US and UK that will extend nuclear powered submarines to the Australian Navy. The deal is a key part of the AUKUS security agreement between […]

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UK to impose harsher sentences in domestic homicide cases – JURIST

The UK Ministry of Justice Friday announced domestic abusers who kill their partners will face harsher sentences if the offender has a history of controlling behavior or violence towards the victim. The […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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