Police officers walk in front of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 6, 2022. – Reuters PTI and JUI-F oppose the decision to increase the number of Supreme Court judges. Hamid Khan described it as “an attack on the independence of the judiciary.” JUI-F says the legislation aims to appoint preferred … Read more
A Northern Ireland man was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty in a British court of what was described as the world’s biggest crime “catfishing” cases in the country. Alex McCartney, 26, pleaded guilty earlier this year to manslaughter in a Northern Ireland court after the … Read more
A Moscow court on Monday sentenced Alexander Rodnyansky, a two-time Oscar nominee for “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” to prison in absentia for 8.5 years, with the producer accusing Russian authorities of trying to “sow more fear” among the film’s critics. Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. “Dozens of Russia’s best writers and musicians were sentenced for this … Read more
More than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly getting kids addicted to the popular video-sharing app. Internal court documents leaked this week allege that ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based parent company, has long known that the app and its algorithm could harm children’s mental health.