Queensland government to scrap three-strike drug diversion as doctors question lack of consultation
The Queensland state government has introduced legislation to parliament seeking to repeal Labor-era laws that gave anyone caught…
2 journalists in Belarus imprisoned as part of a crackdown on free speech, media groups say | National News
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has convicted two independent journalists on charges of high treason…
Opposition activists among 379 prisoners set for release under Venezuela’s amnesty | National News
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 379 people held in Venezuela for political reasons are expected to be…
Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich released from prison after stroke | National News
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich, who was put back in prison after refusing to leave…
Australia won’t repatriate new IS-linked group from Syria
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and…
Inside Baghdad’s Al-Karkh prison: Islamic State suspects await trial
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is interrogating thousands of Islamic State suspects in Baghdad at what used to be…
Migrants languish in US detention centers amid dire conditions and prolonged waits
MIAMI — Felipe Hernandez Espinosa spent 45 days at “ Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration holding center in Florida…
New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to discard his guilty pleas, saying prison made him irrational
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who killed 51 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand’s…
Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
BEIRUT — BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians…
Activists in Minneapolis are arrested while trailing immigration agents
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in…
Paris prosecutors search Elon Musk’s social media platform X offices
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of…
Pope’s Peace Day message emphasizes restorative approach to peacebuilding
Throughout the United States, the Catholic Church is using restorative approaches to transform historical injustices, respond to crime…