WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the commencement of the Richardson Review to evaluate the effectiveness of Commonwealth agencies following a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. Speaking at a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Albanese stated that the review, led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, will examine information sharing and legislative powers to prevent future atrocities. The prime minister emphasized that the inquiry  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Israeli Prison's Use of Dogs, Objects to Rape Palestinians, Calls for U.S. Sanctions on Ben-Gvir * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the United States to impose sanctions on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other members of the Israeli   more

PARIS, France, Dec. 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Safeguards needed for journalism in Guinea-Bissau after military coup * Against a backdrop of constraints on press freedom in the Sahel, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for safeguards for journalistic freedom in Guinea-Bissau, where the military seized power in a coup on 26 November and issued a "charter" regulating a supposedly one-year transition. The new social communication mini  more