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  • US Justice Department’s Funding Freeze Leaves Human-Trafficking Survivors Vulnerable

    More than 100 organizations supporting human-trafficking survivors across the United States have lost critical funding since October 2025, leaving thousands of survivors at heightened risk, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The freeze affects programs that provide emergency housing, legal advocacy, and counseling for survivors. Advocacy groups warn that the U.S. Department of Justice’s…

  • Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 Career Diplomats in Global Shake-Up

    The Trump administration has initiated a sweeping recall of nearly 30 career diplomats serving in ambassadorial and senior embassy positions worldwide. The move marks a significant reshaping of U.S. diplomatic representation abroad. Officials say the moves aim to ensure that top envoys fully support President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy priorities. The affected ambassadors,…

  • Trump’s ‘Trump Class’ Battleships Raise Legal Questions Over Procurement, Costs and Congressional Oversight

    Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new “Trump Class” of Navy battleships has sparked renewed debate over the legal and constitutional framework governing military procurement, defence spending, and executive authority in the United States. Speaking as commander in chief, Trump said he had approved plans for the U.S. Navy to begin constructing two…

  • CBS Shelves ‘60 Minutes’ Trump Deportee Story, Sparking Internal Backlash

    CBS News is facing mounting internal criticism after abruptly shelving a fully produced 60 Minutes segment detailing the experiences of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a decision that staffers say has shaken confidence in the network’s editorial independence. According to multiple reports and internal communications,…

  • Latest Epstein Files Released Throw Light on Ghislaine Maxwell’s Tactics to Lure Teens Into Epstein’s Orbit

    Newly released court documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case have shed further light on the methods used by his former partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, to groom and manipulate vulnerable teenage girls, reinforcing details that emerged during her 2021 sex-trafficking trial. The documents, part of a tranche of grand jury materials unsealed in Manhattan federal court,…

  • US Revokes Visas of Honduran Election Officials Amid Disputed Presidential Vote

    The United States has revoked and denied visas to senior Honduran election officials, escalating diplomatic pressure on the Central American nation as it struggles to conclude its presidential election nearly three weeks after ballots were cast. In a statement released on Friday, the US Department of State said the visa actions were taken in response…

  • U.S. Justice Department Appeals Ruling That Tossed Indictments Against Letitia James and James Comey

    The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an appeal challenging a federal judge’s decision that dismissed criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey, reopening a high-stakes legal battle centered on constitutional limits to prosecutorial authority. At the heart of the dispute is the legality of…

  • Landmark ‘Wrong Sperm’ Case: White Lesbian Couple Sued Clinic for Giving Them a Black Man’s Sperm Producing A Bi-Racial Child

    In 2014, a deeply personal fertility mistake in the United States evolved into a nationally watched legal case that forced courts, lawyers and the public to confront difficult questions about medical negligence, race, and the limits of wrongful birth claims. At the centre of the case was Jennifer Cramblett, an Ohio woman who sued Midwest…

  • Under Trump 2.0 U.S. Visa Rules Leave African Clergy Stranded, Raising Legal and Human Rights Concerns

    A growing number of African priests serving legally in the United States are finding themselves stranded abroad, detained, or denied re-entry under U.S. immigration procedures. This is happening despite them holding valid documentation. Legal experts and church leaders warn that the trend exposes structural weaknesses in U.S. visa law governing religious workers and raises serious…

  • DOJ Begins Rolling Release of Epstein Files, Revealing Photos, Evidence Logs and High-Profile Associations

    The U.S. Department of Justice has begun releasing a long-anticipated cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Friday’s disclosure marks the first wave of several expected document releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act,…