Understanding the latest US restrictions on chip exports to China
The latest measures aim to limit China’s AI technological development; though specialists think it will have a limited impact
Ahead of appeals hearing, rights groups reiterate demand for Assange’s release
During the appeals hearing, the US will challenge the decision of a lower court to deny the extradition of Julian Assange. Rights groups have called the prosecution of Assange an attack on press freedom
Protestors demand civilian-led democratic transition in Sudan and other stories
Today we look at mass protests in Sudan to demand a civilian-led democratic transition, the blocking of medical supplies to Venezuela by Portuguese bank Novo Banco, and more
Thousands hit the streets across the US to defend voting rights
Around 20,000 people were estimated to have participated in the Make Good Trouble Rally, with dozens of other cities witnessing rallies and demonstrations
First Nations people find 751 unmarked graves at residential school and other stories
Today we look at the discovery of graves at a former residential school in Canada, the custodial killing of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat, and more
Multiple privacy violations by FBI raise concern in US
Despite finding multiple “widespread violations” through backdoor searches by the FBI, the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has certified the agency’s surveillance program
Protests against racist violence erupt again in US after police shoot Daunte Wright
Massive protests have broken out in Minneapolis, Minnesota and other cities in the US following the police killing of a 20 year old Black man Daunte Wright on April 11.
Outrage and protest in Minneapolis after police shooting leads to death of Black man
The shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright comes at a time when the city of Minneapolis is following the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd less than a year ago
Philadelphia residents file lawsuits against city for police violence on protests
The lawsuit is the latest in a wave of class action taken against police departments across the US, as the George Floyd protests continue to grow
Black Lives Matter, rights groups sue US president for violence against protesters
Civil rights groups in the US have filed a lawsuit against the US president and others in his administration over violence perpetrated against protesters in Washington D.C. when federal troops cleared the way for a photo-op for Trump on June 1
ICE officer at detention facility test positive in the US, activists demand release of immigrants
The first case of infection among the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials was reported on Thursday after a health worker at a private detention facility tested positive for coronavirus
US deports Iranian student amid protests
The case of Iranian student Hossein Abadi marks the tenth such deportation in less than a year. The news of his deportation led to a protest at the international terminal of the Logan airport in Boston
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
- Workers’ Party of Tunisia calls recent elections a “charade” and says Saied has no legitimacy
