A sweeping law targeting hate speech went into effect in Scotland on Monday, promising protection against threats and abuse but drawing criticism that it could
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Hungary and E.U. Lock Horns Over Sovereignty Law
Just days after a major showdown between the European Union and Hungary over aid to Ukraine, the European Commission on Wednesday announced it was opening
New U.K. Asylum Bill Aims to Override Some Human Rights Law
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain on Wednesday announced plans to override his country’s top court and disregard some human rights law, gambling on emergency
Law and Justice Party Holds Narrow Lead in Poland Election
Centrist and progressive forces appeared capable of forming a new government in Poland after securing more seats in a critical general election on Sunday, despite
U.K. Protest Law in Spotlight as Police ‘Regret’ Some Coronation Arrests
The police in London have expressed regret about a small number of the dozens of protesters they detained on the sidelines of the coronation of
They Refused to Fight for Russia. The Law Did Not Treat Them Kindly.
An officer in Russia’s Federal Guard Service, which is responsible for protecting President Vladimir V. Putin, decided last fall to avoid fighting in Ukraine by
Zelensky Signs Law Banning Russian Place Names in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has signed two laws that strictly reinforce his country’s national identity, banning Russian place names and making knowledge of Ukrainian
Protests Persist in France as Macron’s Pension Law Nears Last Hurdle
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched across France on Thursday on the eve of a crucial ruling over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
Pope Francis on Saturday expanded and made permanent a 2019 church law that seeks to hold top religious leaders, church officials and now lay Catholic
French Anger Shifts From Pension Law to Focus on Macron
The postponement of a state visit to France by King Charles III had become almost inevitable: The optics of President Emmanuel Macron dining with the