Tag: Political issues
Nevada OKs bill in try for 1st presidential nominating state
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers passed a bill on Sunday that aims to make the state the first to weigh in on the...
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects
CAIRO — The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Sunday urged Sudan’s transitional government to hand over suspects wanted for war crimes and genocide in...
London teenager charged in shooting of BLM activist
LONDON — A teenager from south London appeared in court Saturday on charges that he was involved in the shooting of a prominent member...
Ex-premier’s graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Where is Sheikh Jaber? Kuwait was abuzz with the question as citizens on social media demanded to know the...
3 officers face arraignment in Black man’s restraint death
SEATTLE — Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state officers have been charged in the...
Germany recognizes colonial killings in Namibia as genocide
BERLIN — Germany has reached an agreement with Namibia that will see it officially recognize as genocide the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands...
Albania parliament committee recommends impeaching president
TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian parliamentary committee issued a report Friday recommending that the country’s president be impeached for violating the constitution and fired.
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Germany charges 4 far-left activists with attacks on right
BERLIN — Four far-left activists have been charged in Germany on allegations that they were part of a group involved in a series of...
Judge agrees to appoint ‘special master’ in Giuliani case
NEW YORK — A judge said Friday that he will appoint a “special master” to protect attorney-client privilege during a review of materials seized...
Cop hired to probe Wisconsin election has partisan ties
MADISON, Wis. — One of the retired police officers hired by a top Wisconsin Republican to investigate the presidential election in the battleground state...