Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appealed to the UN General Assembly for urgent intervention to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. He highlighted the severe destruction in Gaza, calling for a ceasefire, humanitarian access, and Israeli withdrawal. Abbas also stressed that the Palestinian Authority should manage Gaza’s borders and promised elections after peace is achieved.
The pendency of cases in the Supreme Court rose by 35% over the past five years, reaching 80,765 by the end of 2023. In high courts, pendency increased by 33%, while subordinate courts saw a 38% rise.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him at his Mar-a-Lago estate, multiple sources said.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is not facing a confirmation hearing this week. Sen. John Barrasso says a “paperwork problem” is holding that up. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
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The Supreme Court commenced review of petitions aiming to criminalize non-consensual sexual acts by a husband, challenging the legal exception of marital rape in the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, examined women’s right to refuse sex within marriage, questioning the court’s power to create new offences.
The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince said it was “aware of gang-led efforts to block travel” to the city.