Law and legislation

Iran singer, artists sentenced to 74 lashes each over concert

The concert featured singer Parastoo Ahmadi singing to an empty audience, on a dimly-lit stage in the grounds of a traditional caravanserai complex.

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children’s social media access

Annie Wang, 14, and Ayris Tolson, 15, use their mobile phones, ahead of Australia’s social media ban for users under 16, in Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

US World Cup run thrusts birthright citizenship issue into spotlight

If not for an accident of fate, US striker Folarin Balogun, who scored twice in the 4-1 rout over Paraguay, wouldn’t even be American.

Courts cracking down on error-strewn AI-assisted legal briefs

Lawyers and litigants who submitted documents containing AI hallucinations were most often using mainstream chatbots, particularly ChatGPT.

Trump’s allies have another way to pay ‘weaponisation’ victims

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Greece approves quicker migrant returns, aims to set up return hubs

Pro-migrant and anti-racism groups protest in front of the Greek parliament, ahead of the vote on a bill which speeds up deportation of rejected asylum seekers and provides for their transfer to \"return hubs\" , in Athens, Greece, June 9, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

US denies Somali World Cup football referee entry because of ‘security threat’

Somalian referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan had been set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup but he was denied entry to the United States on June 6.

Indonesia Parliament amends law to allow police to serve in civilian government

Under the new law, serving police officers do not have to resign before they are appointed to other state institutions or ministries outside the National Police.

Trump administration seeks to revoke US citizenship of 17 immigrants

Citizen candidates attend a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalisation ceremony.

AI companions are coming. Privacy rules are not ready

The reason chatbots refer to themselves as “I” is not because that is the best way to share information with us. It’s the best way to keep us sharing information with them, says the writer.

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