A judge of Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the national arrest warrants against former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont, removing the immediate legal obstacle to his return to Spain after nearly nine years abroad.
Pablo Llarena, the investigating magistrate
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ICC unseals warrants for senior Taliban officials accused of persecuting women in Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday unsealed four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, acts that the Court’s prosecutors say constitute crimes against humanity.
The four warrants against Taliban Supreme…
FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwanese official for China
The FBI arrested a California woman, Wanying “Heather” Zhang, on Monday on charges that she spied on a Taiwanese government official while serving as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China.
Commenting on Zhang’s arrest, Assistant Director Roman…
Former German intelligence chief arrested over espionage allegations
The former foreign intelligence chief of Germany, August Hanning, was arrested on Tuesday on allegations of espionage and attempted treason.
Hanning, who served as head of the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst, known by its acronym BND) from 1998 to…
US judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to fine migrants who fail to willingly deport
US District Judge George O’Toole in Boston on Monday issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from assessing and collecting fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to willingly leave the US after receiving final deportation orders.…
Cornell students protest university’s handling of Chi Phi sexual assault allegations, demand president’s resignation
Students at Cornell University gathered at a campus plaza Monday to protest the school’s handling of sexual assault allegations against members of the Chi Phi fraternity. Protesters damaged the university’s main administration building, knocking holes in its glass doors and…
Poland competition authority launches investigation against Google for antitrust law violations
The president of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK), Tomasz Chróstny, announced on Monday that charges have been brought against four companies within the Google corporate group for abusing their dominant market position through the use of Polish…
5,700 alleged ISIS members transferred to Iraq face unfair trials and execution, HRW warns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Monday that nearly 5,700 alleged Islamic State (ISIS) members and supporters have been transferred to Iraq, and that the adults in the group face prosecution under Iraq’s 2005 Anti-Terrorism Law, which allows the death penalty…
UN condemns deadly airstrike on marked aid trucks in Sudan amid humanitarian crisis
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday condemned a deadly airstrike on two trucks delivering aid in South Kordofan state, Sudan, which resulted in the death of one of the drivers.
According to the WFP, the attack occurred in…
US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in landmark Boulder climate change case
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, a case brought by the Colorado county against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy.
The Court must decide if the federal Clean…