The Justice Department asserts that legal action can be taken against Trump for the January 6 uprising.

Trump claims he is above the law and cannot be held liable for the uprising because of his position as president.

Former President Donald Trump is not immune from legal accountability for the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department argued Thursday,...

After hacking the Exclu encrypted chat app, cops make arrests and seize drugs.

European authorities have shut down an encrypted messaging service used by thousands of people, including members of organized crime gangs. Following a multi-country investigation into the Exclu encrypted messaging service, a coordinated operation conducted by Dutch and German police resulted in ...

The lower chamber adopts legislation prohibiting harmful donation soliciting

Following the scandal over the Unification Church's fundraising activities, Japan's lower house enacted a measure on Thursday prohibiting groups from unfairly soliciting donations.

After debates begin in the afternoon in the Chamber of Councillors, or upper house, the law is exp...

The province of Quebec in Canada wants to prevent the majority of new arrivals who are unable to speak French from entering the country.

Premier Francois Legault of Quebec, Canada, is concerned about the demise of the French language and has instituted a new requirement for newcomers: fluency in French.

The nationalist Coalition Avenair Quebec party, led by Legault, was re-elected with a landslide in October, in large pa...

Germany will soon allow recreational marijuana use

DEUTSCHLAND - On Wednesday, Germany announced its intentions to legalize cannabis, making it one of the first European countries to do so, according to the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Karl Lauterbach, minister of health, presented a foundational paper on proposed laws to govern t...

Jean-Baptiste Belley: French socialist parties want a public homage to France's first black legislator

A coalition of socialist parties in France's National Assembly has suggested a public homage to Jean-Baptiste Belley, the country's first black lawmaker.

After a racist incident happened during a parliamentary session last week, the Democratic and Republican Left group (GDR), a ...

The Lego crisis has hit the corporate world hard.

Industry authorities said Tuesday that the difficulty large enterprises have in raising capital is directly related to the default in project financing for the development of the Legoland Korea entertainment park in Gangwon Province.

Affiliates of the SK, Lotte, and Hyosung groups raise...

Biden's plan to forgive some or all student loan debt faces increasing legal opposition.

Republican-led states and a libertarian legal group have filed lawsuits challenging the Biden administration's plan to forgive federal student loans, claiming the president overstepped his authority and misapplied a federal law that permits such drastic policy shifts only in times of national...

Conflicting opinions on Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy in relation to Russia and German unification

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of state of the Soviet Union, passed away on Tuesday. His political legacy is still hotly debated in modern-day Russia. He was well received in the West but is still disliked at home. His involvement in the events leading to the unification of Germany is a topic ...

EU Businesses Delay Green Legislation

Fredrik Persson, a Swedish corporate businessman who succeeded Pierre Gattaz as Chairman of BusinessEurope on July 1 for a tenure that will run for two years, believes that the situation in which we are aiming to figure ourselves in the near future is going to be pretty difficult.

The b...

EU Requires Speed-Limiters

The European Commission has only just just approved certain brand new legislation that mandate that incorporation of intelligent speed good works into all cars that really are freshly constructed. The laws are effective immediately. The European Parliament approved these measures and ratified the...

According to a European scholar, the UAE is a pioneer in cryptocurrency legislation

According to a leading European professor, the UAE, Japan, and Singapore have become the leaders in efficiently regulating the cryptocurrency sector.

According to Guy Burton, an adjunct professor of politics and international relations at the Brussels School of Governance, "as cryp...

U.S. businesses that pay for abortions for their employees risk legal squabbles

Large American firms are increasingly offering to pay for employees' travel expenses when they need to leave their home states for abortions, but legal experts warned that these new practices could subject organisations to legal action and even potential criminal prosecution.

Conde ...

With a win over Thailand, the US sweeps the VNL QC leg

On Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, Ali Frantti scored 27 points to help the United States avoid a sluggish start by defeating Thailand, 17-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-18, to clinch a four-game sweep of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Quezon City leg.

After a superb stint in Week 2, the 6...

Anti-Prayut protestors will face legal punishment, police say

In a press conference, Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-Ek said that demonstrators who ran riot and set fire to a police vehicle near the Din Daeng intersection after marching from the Democracy Monument to the Victory Monument in protest of Prime Minister Pra...

Local leaders pledged to reject a proposal by minor parties to modify administrative legislation

The pro-reform Progressive Movement is rallying support for its constitutional amendment campaign targeted at amending decentralization clauses.

It aims to collect 100,000 signatures by the end of June, and if it accomplishes that goal, a resolution to amend the constitution's Chapt...

Younis Khan Praises World Class Cricket Facilities at Abu Dhabi

Pakistani legend Younis Khan came back to Abu Dhabi Cricket in April, hailing his amazing experience with the Afghanistan team as a huge success because of the first-class facilities of the venue and its hosting capabilities.

Khan was initially approached by the Afghanistan Cricket Boar...

Billboards declaring 'women's sport is not for men' have prompted legal action from the AOC and Swimming Australia

The Australian Olympic Committee and Swimming Australia are contemplating legal action against a conservative lobby group for using photos of champion female swimmers on billboards to oppose trans women's involvement in sport.

According to a spokeswoman, the AOC will issue a legal l...

The EU is amending current legislation to better safeguard employees from harmful chemicals

 The amendment, according to the Council, would improve worker protection by establishing exposure limits for acrylonitrile and nickel compounds and decreasing current benzene restrictions.

The directive will now provide more protection against reprotoxic compounds, which are chemi...

Under an EU plan, IT behemoths will be required to disclose more data

The European Union is considering legislation that would mandate more data sharing among European corporations, to loosen the hold a few giant internet companies have over commercial and industrial data, according to officials.

The new restrictions, which were presented in a bill dubbed...