Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage release deal reached

Merchan called out for warning about ‘troll’ comment suggesting Trump jury was compromised

The judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York criminal trial is facing scrutiny for risking the credibility of his own jury after he sent a letter to the defense team about a comment posted to the court’s public Facebook page. It implied one of the jurors discussed the guilty verdict with family prior to […]

Russia Defends UN Veto Amid Mali Sanctions Debate

Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzia, supported his country’s veto on a Mali resolution in the Security Council. Nebenzia said Western nations aim to keep control over their old colonies and is convinced the proposed Mali sanctions had this goal. Mali’s envoy, Issa Konfourou, spoke too. He said the sanctions were to enforce a peace deal from […]