SINGAPORE – A Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking was executed in Singapore on Wednesday despite appeals for clemency because he had an intellectual disability, his family said. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, has been on death row for more than a decade for smuggling 1.5 ounces of heroin into Singapore, which has some of the toughest … Read more
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The Supreme Court on Friday shot down an appeal from a group of New York City school teachers who sought to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing it violated their religious freedom. Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected the emergency appeal on Friday, the same day as the deadline for city employees to comply with the mandate … Read more
“He has more courage than any boy I have met,” Stephen Jones said of his son in a speech to the Australian parliament earlier this week. “He swims against the tide.” Jones, an opposition lawmaker, delivered an impassioned appeal for LGBTQ rights that cited his fears as a parent and family tragedy. It drew praise … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Samuel Bickett, an American corporate lawyer found guilty last year of assaulting a plainclothes police officer in late 2019, when the Chinese territory was roiled by antigovernment protests. Bickett, 37, was returned to custody to serve the remainder of his prison sentence … Read more