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A federal judge has temporarily stopped the creation of a $1.8bn government fund to compensate individuals who claimed to be targets of political investigation by previous presidential administrations.
Louisiana Reps. Adrian Fisher, D-Dist 16, left, Chad Michael Boyer, R-Dist 46, and C. Travis Johnson, D-Dist 21, right, recite the pledge of allegiance prior to a house vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., T…
A United States federal judge temporarily blocked the administration of President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation fund” to compensate victims of what Trump has called government “weaponisation”.
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Friday in a post on X/Twitter that Tehran does not trust guarantees or words and would judge by actions, adding that Iran would not act unless the other side acted first.
Zambian President Edgar Lungu attends the Southern African Development Community’s leaders’ conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)
David Rush’s trial for allegedly taking 303 gold bars and $2m in foreign currency from agency was pushed to next week
Exclusive: Sofie is devoted to the baby who was removed from her family, but she and advocates say the situation speaks to a desperate crisis in Victoria’s child protection system
Paul Brereton’s appearance before a Senate inquiry illustrated why public confidence in the national anti-corruption agency is in the toilet – and what now needs to be done
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A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," freezing any transfers, claims processing, or disbursements while legal challenges proceed.
SAO PAULO (AP) — A court in the northern Brazilian state of Pará has ruled that both federal and local officials must act to restore and preserve Fordlandia, a city established nearly a century ago by U.S. industrialist Henry Ford deep in the Amazon rainforest.
BEIJING — A Chinese court on Friday sentenced a former abbot of China’s famousShaolin Templeto 24 years in prison after he was found guilty of offences including misappropriation of funds and bribery, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Hungarian police said they will not prevent anyone from taking part in next month’s Budapest Pride parade, signaling a shift in LGBTQ+ policy in the country since Prime Minister Péter Magyar took office earlier this month.
Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots
Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots
A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by a rights group.
STAFFORD, Virginia — A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday.
At least eight students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at a boarding school for girls in Kenya killed 16 students and injured 79, police said.
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PARIS (AP) — Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sönmez had to retire from a women’s doubles match at the French Open on Friday after tripping heavily over a small advertising board near the back of the court as she chased down a ball during a point.
Trump’s amnesty stems from a settlement agreement on May 18 of a civil lawsuit between President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization vs the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the Southern District Court of Florida.
A federal judge barred the government on Friday from taking steps to launch President Trump’s $1.8 billion fund, for now prohibiting the Trump administration from setting up the fund that is intended to pay people the administration finds were harmed by the federal government.
A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, believed to be Iran's, over the targeting of a journalist working for the London-based television station Iran International, British police said on Friday.
An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
LONDON (AP) — A Greek national was set to appear in court Friday on charges that he helped the intelligence service of a foreign country, believed to be Iran, target a journalist working in London.
A federal judge in Virginia on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Justice from taking any further action to create, fund, or spend money from its so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund as a lawsuit challenging it proceeds.
This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP)
Ex-Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Luciano Silva da Silva and betting agent Waheed Mohammad undermined integrity of the sport, judge says
Ex-Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Luciano Silva da Silva and betting agent Waheed Mohammad undermined integrity of the sport, judge says
A special tribunal akin to Nuremberg will not only force Russia to explain its culpability, it will show how vital it is to uphold international law
Shi Yongxin, third from right in yellow and red robes, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, attends the opening ceremony of an urban zen center named Shaolin Chan Hall in Xi’an in northwest China’s Shaanxi province on Sunday June 28, 2015. (Chinatopix via AP, file)
A man accused of murdering an innocent bystander shot dead outside a bar has failed to appear in court due to his mental health.
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Dentro da Terra Indígena (TI) Kayapó, no estado do Pará, faixas extensas de terra revirada e lagos artificiais de tom esverdeado indicam que um crime está em andamento. O cenário é típico do garimpo ilegal de ouro, uma atividade que deixa pouca chance para a Floresta Amazônica se regenerar.
Ukraine faced one of its largest recent drone attacks on 29 May, with Russian forces launching 232 drones overnight against targets across the country. According to Ukraine's Air Defence, 217 drones were intercepted, but several strikes still caused damage in the southern cities of Odesa and Zaporizhzhia. In Odesa, …
An Indian man has been honoured by police in Dubai after handing over Dh100,000 ($27,229) he found in a car park, enabling officers to track down the rightful owner.
A South Korean appeals court on Friday reduced the prison sentences of a parent and a contract teacher convicted of repeatedly stealing high school exam papers in a scheme that allowed the child to maintain the top academic ranking at her school.
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A letter written by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to a woman who has accused him of sex abuse had nothing to do with her allegations against him, Newry Crown Court has heard.
Three people, including a child, have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Policy U-turn comes after rightwing nationalist government was swept from power in April after 16-year rule
President Marcos denied rumors that Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla is on the way out. The rumors surfaced following criticism over Remulla’s failure to secure the arrest of Senator Ronald dela Rosa. The President said he does not know why such rumors are being spread. He speculated that somebody wants Remulla’s job.
Two men accused of assaulting a police officer in a brawl at Manchester Airport will not face a second retrial.
A Seoul court on Friday granted an arrest warrant for a man charged with stabbing two other men at an office in western Seoul earlier this week.
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A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked the U.S. government from opening a new Ebola quarantine facility in the country for American citizens.
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday granted an arrest warrant for a man charged with stabbing two other men at an office in western Seoul earlier this week.
An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 15 years in prison for planning a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024.
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has ruled in favor of Mellat Bank in a suit against the Bank of Korea (BOK) over its denial of a 2019 request to open a new bank account to operate surplus funds, judiciary sources said Friday.