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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s administration urged the US Supreme Court on Monday (Sept 20) not to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide…

WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court late on Wednesday (Sept 1) refused to block a Texas ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, dealing a major blow to abortion rights and allowing a…

JERUSALEM – Israel’s supreme court was holding a hearing on Monday (Aug 2) on the case of Palestinian families facing expulsion by Israeli settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, an issue that…

TEL AVIV – Israeli same-sex couples can have children via surrogates within the country, the Supreme Court ruled Sunday (July 11), a step advocates hailed as strengthening equality and…

LONDON – American teenager Coco Gauff overcame a bout of nerves which came with playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon before settling into her groove to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-3 in…

JOHANNESBURG – Jacob Zuma, who has been repeatedly implicated in aiding and abetting the plunder of state funds during the nine years he led South Africa, was sentenced to 15 months in jail…

PARIS – France’s top administrative court said on Monday (June 28) that glue hunting of birds would be prohibited, revoking exemptions granted by French authorities for a traditional…

Kim Kardashian has filed a restraining order against an alleged stalker. According to a TMZ report, the Skims founder’s lawyer Shawn Holley requested the court to provide the Keeping Up…

LONDON – British and Scottish politicians on Sunday (May 9) played down the risk of a legal battle over whether Scotland can hold an independence referendum, but provided little clarity as…

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court on Monday (April 5) brought an end to a legal fight over former president Donald Trump’s effort to block critics from following his now-frozen…