The latest scandal involving the British Royal family has taken a new turn, as the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has filed a formal complaint with British broadcaster ITV. Meghan took the step after one of the presenters, Piers Morgan, criticised her claims against the royal family. Piers Morgan has already been forced to leave his job…
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has opened a formal investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories. Fatou Bensouda said the probe would cover events in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip since 2004 Last month, the Hague-based court ruled that it could exercise its criminal jurisdiction over the territories. Israel rejected…
The daughter of Dubai’s ruler, Princess Latifa, has called on the government of the United Kingdom to reopen investigation into the kidnap of her older sister in Cambridge more than twenty years ago. Princess Latifa, who is presently being held captive, made the appeal in a letter shared with the BBC. She claimed that Princess Shamsa was…
The United States has decided to release a report on the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and the declassified US report is expected to implicate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. A Saudi court had sentenced five individuals to death for the murder,…
The UN has told Myanmar’s military rulers that the right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected. The UN Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener in a telephone call with the junta’s deputy head Soe, Win warned that any form of heavy handed response is likely to have severe consequences. The special envoy stressed that internet blackouts “undermine…
Police in Myanmar have filed several charges against the elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi following Monday’s military coup. The charges include breaching import and export laws, and possession of unlawful communication devices. Her whereabouts are still unclear, but it has been reported that she is being held at her residence in the capital, Nay Pyi…