Argentina’s lower house of Congress approves bill liberalizing abortion laws
Summary The Argentine Chamber of Deputies voted to legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The bill now goes to the more …
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Trump urges House GOP to fix immigration system, expresses no strong preference on rival bills amid uproar over family separations
Summary President Trump scheduled to visit Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill this Tuesday to lobby them on producing comprehensive immigration legislation, which would also provide …
Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban, Delivering Endorsement of Presidential Power
Summary On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding President Trump’s ban on travel from mostly-Muslim nations. The ruling restricts entry from seven …
The First Belt and Road Initiative Simulation Competition was held at Shanghai University of Finance & Economics Law School
On June 27th, 2018, The Foundation for Law and International Affairs (FLIA) organized the First Belt and Road Initiative Simulation Competition (BRI Simulation Competition) at …
Maduro warns Venezuela army over Trump’s ‘invasion’ plans
Summary: Another country has been threatened by President Trump and this time it is Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro has warned the country’s armed forces to …
Trump Warns NATO Allies to Spend More on Defense, or Else
Summary President Trump wrote at least a dozen of letters to the leaders of several NATO allies, including Germany, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the …
Lifeline ship resisted pressure to return refugees to Libya
Summary On June 21, German charity Mission Lifeline picked up 233 refugees and migrants just outside Libya’s 12-mile territorial waters and refused to hand over …
The newest human rights outrage from Trump
Summary The Trump administration plans to detain migrant families together in custody rather than release them. The Flores settlement agreement allowed the government to …
As Trump Criticizes NATO, E.U. Leader Warns: You ‘Won’t Have a Better Ally’
Summary On Tuesday, President Trump criticized European allies again and expressed his optimistic attitude about the meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
North Koreans Are No-Shows at Meeting to Discuss U.S. Soldiers’ Remains
Summary The long-expected meeting between North Korean officials and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was going to be held at the inter-Korea border …