September 12, 2024

A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of appointed.

The plan, championed by Mexico’s president, would have voters elect judges at every level, dramatically restructuring the third branch of government.

The topic will be on the agenda Friday with the first official visit to Washington by Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer.

Israel said the former school had become a haven for militants and released a list of men it said were Hamas fighters targeted in the attack.

An investigator hired by the global antidoping regulator found no bias toward China in a case that has outraged Olympic athletes and led to an F.B.I. investigation.

The sanctions against 16 government officials appointed by the authoritarian president of Venezuela were seen as unlikely to be effective by observers and analysts.

The announcement provides U.S. support to permanent council seats for African nations, though not new veto powers. But the path to adding members requires far more than White House approval.

The aid workers lost their lives as they were preparing to distribute heating supplies in preparation for winter in the region of Donetsk.

Bombardments are increasing in and around Pokrovsk, Ukrainian officials said, with water supplies now cut and a road overpass destroyed.