Celebrations as the world begins to welcome the New Year

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced victory in the "Vegemite-gate" trade dispute with Canada, where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) initially barred the sale of Vegemite at a Toronto cafe due to local food regulations. After discussions, the CFIA determined the health risk from the product was low and agreed to allow Vegemite sales with revised labeling while working on a long-term solution. Albanese praised the outcome as a win for Australian industry and...

A Maryland man, Kilmar Ábrego García, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration and recently moved to a new prison after being held in a notorious facility. Senator Chris Van Hollen, who met Ábrego García during a visit to El Salvador, reported that he was traumatized and had not committed any crimes, while his family and attorneys deny allegations of gang affiliation. Despite a Supreme Court order for his return to the...

SummaryFollowing the Biden administration's rapid withdrawal from Kabul in 2021, approximately one million US weapons were left behind, with half a million now unaccounted for, according to sources. These weapons have reportedly been sold or smuggled to various terror groups, including the Houthis and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, as admitted by Taliban officials during a UN meeting. Despite these claims, the Taliban's deputy spokesperson asserted that all weapons are securely stored, while former President Trump criticized the...

Court says detained pro-Palestine student has shown ‘significant evidence’ violations to her constitutional rights.A federal judge has ordered the transfer of pro-Palestine student Rumeysa Ozturk from Louisiana to Vermont to assess her detention's legality, citing “significant evidence” of constitutional rights violations related to her free speech. Ozturk, whose visa was revoked after criticizing Tufts University’s stance on Israel, argues her detention aims to punish her for political expression. The judge emphasized that constitutional protections extend...

A federal judge, Julia Kobick, partially blocked a Trump administration policy banning "X" markers on passports for nonbinary individuals, siding with the ACLU's lawsuit. The ruling allows six transgender and nonbinary plaintiffs to obtain passports reflecting their gender identity, citing the policy's irrational prejudice and failure to meet legal scrutiny. The ACLU plans to extend this victory to all transgender Americans, asserting that the policy creates harmful barriers and undermines equal protection under the law....

SummaryA US federal judge, Julia Kobick, ruled that the Trump administration's passport policy denying transgender and non-binary Americans the ability to reflect their gender identities is likely unconstitutional, though she did not impose a nationwide block. She issued a preliminary injunction allowing six plaintiffs to amend their sex designations or use "X" on their passports, stating the policy exhibited discrimination and irrational prejudice against transgender individuals. The policy, established under Trump's executive order, reversed over...