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Brazil supreme court upholds X ban for non-compliance

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Brazil's Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a ban on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, following Elon Musk's refusal to comply with local laws. All five justices supported the decision, reinforcing Brazil's commitment to holding foreign companies legally accountable. Speaking to PM Drive on Tuesday, Dr Fazlyn Petersen, a Senior Lecturer in the Economic and Management Science Faculty's Information Systems Department at the University of […]

4 September 2024

International News

Sudan close to a deal with US over embassy bombings: Minister

Sudan is finalising a deal with the United States to compensate the victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, Foreign Minister Asmaa Abdallah said on Tuesday. The twin blasts took place in August 1998 when a truck bomb hit the US consulate in downtown Nairobi, followed by an explosion at the one in Dar-es-Salaam. "The final touches of a settlement with victims of embassy bombings in […]

23 June 2020

International News

Israel’s top court freezes demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

Israel's supreme court ordered late on Thursday a pause on the demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin town of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media outlets reported. Israel has faced mounting international condemnation as its security forces continued preparations to demolish the town. On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers cracked down on activists who had come to support the town's residents, injuring 35, four of whom were hospitalised. Thirteen […]

6 July 2018

International News

Trump’s travel ban faces Supreme Court reckoning

President Donald Trump’s administration goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the legality of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious actions of his presidency. Trump’s travel ban - the third version of a policy he first sought to implement a week after taking office in January 2017 - blocks entry into the United States of most people from Iran, […]

25 April 2018

International News

Liberia Supreme Court suspends run-off, orders probe into poll fraud

Liberia’s Supreme Court has ordered the elections body to investigate fraud allegations brought by a losing aspirant in the October 10, 2017 presidential elections, local news portals have reported. The court on Monday ruled that Tuesday’s run-off vote will not hold until the National Elections Commission (NEC) completes its investigations. The fraud allegations were lodged by leader of the Liberty Party (LP) Charles Walker Brumskine, who placed third in the […]

7 November 2017

International News

Kenyan police seal off Supreme Court ahead of vote delay hearing

Kenyan police sealed off the Supreme Court building in the capital on Wednesday as judges prepared to hear a petition to delay this week’s presidential election, a re-run of an August vote that was nullified by the same court. Streets around the court in downtown Nairobi were blocked by police barriers and officers in anti-riot gear. The court, created by a 2010 constitution that followed a violent political crisis three […]

25 October 2017

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US settles first Muslim ban lawsuit with campaigners

The US government will allow people barred from entering the country in the early days of President Donald Trump's travel ban to reapply for visas following a legal settlement with campaigners. Under the terms of the agreement, announced on Thursday, the government must contact all individuals who had been turned away at borders as a result of the president's first executive order that came into force on January 27 and […]

1 September 2017

International News

India’s Supreme Court suspends ‘triple talaq’ divorce law

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the use of a Muslim divorce law until the government frames new legislation, a partial victory for Muslim women who had long argued that the rule violated their right to equality. Three out of the five judges on the constitution bench ruled against the "triple talaq" law, which allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word "talaq" three times. The judges […]

22 August 2017

International News

Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from his position as leader of the country's government. Friday's landmark ruling comes after months of hearings in a case instigated by the "Panama Papers" leaks, related to alleged corruption during his previous two terms in office. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court announced the verdict to a packed courtroom in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Sharif's ouster means […]

28 July 2017

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