More Senate Republicans join team behind Ships for America Act
In addition to Mark Kelly, 15 Republicans and nine Democrats are backing the bill
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City of Paris achieves partial victory over TotalEnergies in climate risks case
French capital hails ‘landmark decision’ against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas productsA Paris court has ruled that the French oil company TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil a…
Perpetrators of LGBTQ+ conversion practices could face prison under new bill
Draft bill to ban abusive practices that aim to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity in England and Wales hailed as ‘historic’Perpetrators of “conversion therapy” against LGBTQ+ people could face up to five years in prison under propo…
Baltic Exchange launches defence of VLCC rate assessment in Mercuria battle
London-headquartered benchmarking operation says route from Middle East to China was, and is, ‘assessable’
Datacentres facing increase in global climate-related legal cases, report finds
LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollutionThe proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world from Chile to Ireland, a report has fo…
MPA’s Woei Tyng Tan takes the helm at Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration
Outgoing executive director Bernice Yeo says she is taking a break to do all the things she has always wanted to do
How the US bypasses British courts to try its military over crimes in the UK
Even sexual assault or paedophilia cases are heard by US courts martial, using an obscure 1951 agreementA little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through a court martial for alleged crimes committed in the UK is under growing scrut…
Bahraini award to UK envoy shows ‘our diplomats are up for grabs’, says peer
Rights activists call UK ambassador ‘morally compromised’ for accepting honour from Bahraini king in apparent breach of Foreign Office rulesThe British ambassador to Bahrain has been accused of breaching government rules over accepting an award by the …
Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to existIsrael continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an independent UN inquiry has found.The report by th…
UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told
Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committeeThe British government had received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a ge…