Tag: National governments
UK: Black adviser quits government in wake of racism report
LONDON — The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report...
Dutch PM Rutte fights for his political life in tough debate
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was fighting for his political life Thursday in a bitter parliamentary debate about the...
CAS to hear retrial of Sun Yang’s doping case in May
GENEVA — The retrial of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will be held by sport's highest court next month after his initial eight-year ban...
Capitol stormer who wore ‘I Was There’ shirt to stay in jail
A federal judge refused Thursday to set bail for a Texas man who was wearing a T-shirt that said, “I Was There, Washington D.C.,...
Hearing set in lawsuit over Virginia state senator’s censure
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge is set to hear arguments Thursday about whether to dismiss a lawsuit from firebrand Virginia conservative Amanda Chase...
EU takes Poland to court over judicial independence concerns
BRUSSELS — The European Union is referring Poland to Europe's top court over long-standing concerns about respect for the rule of law and the...
Turkish high court rejects bid to close opposition party
ANKARA, Turkey — Citing procedural deficiencies, Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday rejected an indictment by a top prosecutor seeking to disband the country’s opposition...
Ump Hernández loses race discrimination lawsuit against MLB
NEW YORK — Umpire Ángel Hernández lost his lawsuit against Major League Baseball alleging racial discrimination.
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US judge blocks Nevada grazing; sage grouse totals dwindling
RENO, Nev. — A federal judge has blocked a Nevada project that would expand livestock grazing across 400 squares miles (1,036 square kilometers), of...
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...