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LS Secretariat sends notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs over disqualification plea
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs and sought their replies within seven days on petitions…
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Netanyahu warns Israeli democracy eroding, opposition boycotts ceremonial Knesset session
Netanyahu said Israel’s democratic balance has eroded at a Knesset ceremony marked by opposition boycotts and the absence of senior…
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Supreme Court president warns attacks on judiciary threaten democratic order
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warns Israel’s judiciary is under a "full-fledged attack," emphasizing the erosion of judicial…
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Amy Coney Barrett confronts Trump admin lawyer with "recession" fears
Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned a Trump admin lawyer over claims that blocking Fed Governor Lisa Cook could risk a recession. Source…
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John Roberts issues 2025 Supreme Court report: What he says
Chief Justice John Roberts closed out 2025 with a message steeped in history and principle, invoking Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and the…
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High Court freezes government move to shutter Army Radio pending ruling
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the decision to shutter the military broadcaster last week, with the closure slated to take effect…
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The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide
If properly constituted, the probe can help Israel understand how a catastrophe of this scale was allowed to happen, and how to ensure it…
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Flavio Bolsonaro retracts suggestion of a ‘price’ to end 2026 election bid
Far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has reaffirmed his commitment to running in Brazil’s 2026 presidential race, despite criticism that he…
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Constitutional Court rules Germany must take in former Afghan judge
Germany must immediately take in a former Afghan judge and his family, the Constitutional Court ruled in an urgent judgement published on…
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Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that detainees cannot move without climbing over one another, and inmates…
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Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law
Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying…
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Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo sentenced for conspiracy
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Supreme Court sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a…
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Bolsonaro says hallucinatory effects of meds made him tamper with ankle tag
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge that “hallucinations” provoked by a change in his medication led him to tamper…
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Israel's haredi draft crisis: Court ruling and political stalemate reach breaking point
Israel's haredi draft crisis intensifies as court ruling forces action, while political divisions and protests make it difficult to see a…
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Israeli gov't to discuss state probe on October 7 after High Court order
October Council demanded that the government decide to conduct the probe, calling any other meeting result a "war on the future of the…
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How the Supreme Court Defines Liberty
Barrett, like most originalists, insists that the Court’s 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education can be defended on originalist…
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Blame game over Air India crash goes on
Nearly five months after a plane crash in India which killed 260 people, the investigation has become mired in controversy – with the…
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Guinea's coup leader enters presidential race
The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race, breaking an earlier promise to…
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Why India's Supreme Court remains 'a men's club'
India recently appointed new judges to the top court and some high courts. But the list has very few women. In September 2021, a…
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Trump admin files emergency Supreme Court application on foreign aid
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and…
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High Court majority rules: Israel Prison Service fails to provide adequate nutrition to prisoners
The petition alleged that the policy of trimming down food counts as hunger and holding prisoners in torturous conditions, which goes…
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Mexico's first elected Supreme Court faces critical test of independence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s first elected Supreme Court will be seated Monday and observers will be watching closely to see whether it…
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Ben-Gvir accuses Germany of 'once again supporting Nazism' as FM visits Israel
Ben-Gvir's comments drew the condemnation of FM Gideon Sa'ar, who referred to the far-Right minister's remarks as "unnecessary and…
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Italian deputy PM Salvini faces further trial over migrant boats
Italy's deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, is to stand trial again for his crackdown on the arrival of Mediterranean refugees. The…