A U.S. federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit alleging Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment. Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled the administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws, calling the incidents "isolated and episodic." The suit followed campus protests over the war in Gaza.
NPR – US Federal court rules administration failed to plausibly show ongoing violation of civil rights law A US federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit that claimed Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment in the aftermath of the war in Gaza. In a ruling on Thursday morning, US district judge Richard Stearns in Boston said the administration’s lawsuit –…
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday by US President Donald Trump’s administration that alleged Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment.
NPR – US The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.
NYTimes – US The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”
Federal court rules administration failed to plausibly show ongoing violation of civil rights law A US federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit that claimed Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment in the aftermath of the war in Gaza. In a ruling on Thursday morning, US district judge Richard Stearns in Boston said the administration’s lawsuit –…
Sky News – World Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to a national security charge of colluding with foreign interests. He is accused of urging foreign powers, including Western politicians Nancy Pelosi and Marco Rubio, to impose sanctions and other hostile measures against Hong Kong and China. Wong, 29, is already serving prison time for a separate case and could face a minimum of three years to life imprisonment for this second offence under Beijing's 2020 national security law.
A Maltese jury has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of involvement in the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The verdict, delivered on September 2, 2026, came after Fenech faced charges of orchestrating the killing of Caruana Galizia, who had reported extensively on alleged corruption in Malta. Prosecutors are expected to appeal.
BBC News – World Germany has blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport on 4 August, when a drone carrying explosives was discovered near Ukrainian cargo planes. Berlin called it part of a systematic Russian hybrid campaign and announced measures including the closure of a Russian consulate. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied the accusation, calling it "a grave mistake."
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