Biden ‘respects’ US Supreme Court, despite abortion ruling
President Joe Biden, who is weighing unilateral actions to counter an “extreme” ruling ending the US right to abortion, nonetheless “respects” the Supreme Court and sees no need…
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Israeli government and court at odds over Jewish prayer at flashpoint shrine
JERUSALEM – Israel reaffirmed on Sunday (May 22) a long-standing arrangement with Muslim authorities that prevents Jewish prayer at a contested Jerusalem holy site, pushing back against…
Russian oligarch Deripaska loses US court battle to lift sanctions
WASHINGTON – A US appeals court in Washington on Tuesday (March 29) rejected a bid by Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska to lift sanctions imposed on him by the United States…
Huawei takes Sweden to court following 5G ban
STOCKHOLM – Huawei said Sunday (Jan 30) it has initiated arbitration proceedings against Sweden under the World Bank Group after the Nordic country banned the Chinese tech giant…
Russian court orders closure of top rights group Memorial
MOSCOW – Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that the country’s best-known human rights group, Memorial, must be liquidated for breaking a law requiring groups to register as foreign…
Spain top court annuls 2.1 mln euro fine on Barcelona Pique
MADRID – Spain’s top court has annulled a 2.1 million euro (S$3.24 million) fine imposed on 34-year-old FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique in 2016 as part of a dispute over his…
London court orders Dubai ruler to pay ‘record’ divorce settlement
LONDON (AFP) – The ruler of Dubai was ordered to pay his former wife and children around £550 million (S$994 million) in what is thought to be the highest divorce settlement set…
London appeal court ruling on Meghan Markle privacy case
A British court will rule next week on an appeal by Associated Newspapers against a previous judgement that it breached Meghan Markle´s privacy by publishing a letter to her…
China Telecom US unit asks court to block FCC action
WASHINGTON – China Telecom Corp Ltd’s US subsidiary asked a US appeals court on Monday (Nov 15) to block the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke the…
Meghan Markle apologises for misleading UK court
In a witness statement made public on Wednesday, Meghan apologised for misleading a UK court about whether she had provided details to her former communications adviser, Jason…