The US Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s congressional map in a major Voting Rights Act case, overturning a majority-Black district in what is widely seen as another severe blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
The Kremlin has announced that the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow will be scaled back due to a ’terrorist threat’ from Ukraine, with military vehicles and military school cadets excluded — the first time armored columns have been absent since the invasion of Ukraine.
Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered and appeared in court over charges of threatening President Trump’s life in an Instagram post, sparking intense debate over free speech.
The US Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s House district map constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, effectively gutting a core protection of the Voting Rights Act.
Trump has reportedly instructed aides to prepare for a prolonged Hormuz Strait blockade, while Iran has proposed a three-stage plan to reopen the strait in exchange for lifting the US blockade.
Hezbollah has deployed a new type of fibre optic-guided drone in the escalating conflict, immune to electronic jamming and nearly invisible to radar, posing a serious challenge to Israel’s multi-billion-dollar defence systems.
The US Supreme Court expressed skepticism during oral arguments in the Falun Gong lawsuit against Cisco Systems, which alleges the company assisted the Chinese government in developing surveillance systems used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.
The US, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago issue a joint statement criticizing China’s ’targeted economic pressure’ on Panama following a Supreme Court ruling on canal port management.
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill passes the Commons by 272 to 64 votes. The government commits to imposing age or functionality restrictions for under-16s, with specific measures to be determined after a consultation ending May 26.
A federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time, alleging that a social media post featuring shells arranged as ‘8647’ constituted a threat to kill President Trump, drawing sharp criticism from legal experts and civil rights groups.