Author: Olive Metuge

Pro-Ukraine protests have taken place across the US after Donald Trump and JD Vance’s angry exchange with Volodymr Zelensky at the White House. Hundreds of people gathered in New York, Los Angeles and Boston to express their support for Ukraine after the furious row in the Oval Office.Protesters holding pro-Ukraine signs also lined a road in Waitsfield, Vermont, where Vice-President Vance and his family were visiting for a ski holiday.US media reported the family moved to an undisclosed location from their planned ski resort because of the demonstrations.A protest in Waitsfield against the Trump-Vance administration had been organised earlier in…

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said earlier that it had adopted a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire expired.If there’s agreement, the truce would halt fighting until the end of the Ramadan fasting period around March 31 and the Jewish…

OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Feb 27, 2025 at 3:29 pm The court’s decision in Dewberry was one of two opinions released on Wednesday. (Katie Barlow) The issue in Dewberry Group v. Dewberry Engineers is whether a federal court calculating the defendant’s profits in a trademark infringement lawsuit can include all the profits of related entities in the same corporate group. Justice Elena Kagan’s succinct opinion for a unanimous court squarely rejected the lower court’s approach, ruling that profits only of the named defendant can be awarded. Kagan noted that the statute on which the lower courts relied points…

Protesters holding pro-Ukraine signs lined a road in Waitsfield, Vermont, where Vice-President Vance and his family were visiting for a ski holiday.US media reported the family moved to an undisclosed location from their planned ski resort because of the demonstrations.A protest in Waitsfield against the Trump-Vance administration had been organised earlier in the week – before the US president and vice-president’s clash with Zelensky – but many signs referenced the row and Russia’s war with Ukraine.Read more – Pro-Ukraine protests across US after Trump-Zelensky clash Source link

RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Feb 27, 2025 at 10:55 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.  After a bit of stasis on the relist front, the Supreme Court took decisive action at last week’s conference, on Monday denying review of nine cases that had been relisted between three and seven times each. Relisting a case that many times suggests that at least some of the justices felt fairly strong about the issues involved. And sure enough, the justices filed…

WASHINGTON, D.C — A bizarre computer-generated video featuring U.S. President Donald Trump sucking on Elon Musk’s feet played for several minutes on televisions inside a federal office building in Washington, D.C., as employees returned to work on Monday.The video, which was overlaid with the phrase “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING,” reportedly looped for five to ten minutes across multiple monitors at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) before officials scrambled to shut it down.Feb. 24 marked the first day of the Trump administration’s new “return to office” policy, which bans remote work for federal employees.Independent journalist Marisa Kabas…

Bissau – In a historic move, the Senegalese government and the pro-independence Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending a conflict that has persisted for over 40 years. The accord was formalized during peace talks in Bissau, mediated by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and a representative of the MFDC’s southern front signed the agreement, which focuses on ceasing hostilities, demobilizing fighters, and facilitating their reintegration into society.The Casamance conflict, which began in 1982, has been one of Africa’s longest-running insurgencies, resulting in thousands of deaths and…

Munich, Germany – A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd during a labor union demonstration in Munich today, injuring at least 30 people, including children. The incident, which authorities are treating as a suspected attack, occurred near the city’s central train station, just before the annual Munich Security Conference.The driver, identified as Farhad Noori, was arrested at the scene after police fired a shot during his apprehension. He had been residing in Munich with a valid residence permit and was known to authorities due to previous investigations. His asylum application had been rejected, but he was…

THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering justice for millions of innocent victims of atrocities worldwide, despite facing sanctions imposed by the United States. The pledge follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent move to sanction ICC personnel, arguing that the court had overstepped its authority by issuing what he called “baseless” arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.In a defiant statement, the ICC declared that it would not be deterred by political pressure and remained steadfast in its mission to prosecute those responsible for war…

Niamey, Niger – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, who have been detained since a military coup in July 2023. The UN panel deems their prolonged detention as “arbitrary” and a violation of international law, advocating for their freedom and the right to seek compensation.Since their ousting, Bazoum and his wife have been confined to a wing of the presidential residence in Niamey, with limited external contact. Only their doctor has been permitted to visit them, and reports indicate that…