Britain's High Court ruled Friday that the government unlawfully banned the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, though the ban remains in place pending an appeal, according to NPR Politics. The court's decision came as the Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory in the first elections held since the previous government was toppled in a student-led revolution in 2024, as reported by NPR Politics. Meanwhile, members of Germany's far-right AfD Party are set to attend the Munich Security Conference for the first time in years after a ban, according to NPR Politics.
The High Court judges, Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift, and Karen Steyn, stated that "the nature and scale of Palestine Action's activities" did not meet the criteria for a terrorist organization, according to NPR Politics. The ruling followed protests outside the Old Bailey court in London, where Palestine Action activists faced charges related to a break-in at RAF Brize Norton. Final results from the Bangladesh election have yet to be announced, with the Election Commission expected to release them in the coming days, as stated in NPR Politics.
In other news, a bipartisan effort in Congress to control immigration enforcement tactics is faltering ahead of a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security, according to NPR News. This comes after officers killed two people in Minneapolis. A month prior, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, expressed confidence in a bipartisan deal to restore lapsed health insurance subsidies, as reported by NPR News.
The U.S. security officials stationed in Jerusalem drew up a plan for what should be done when the war ends in Gaza, according to a copy of the U.S. proposal obtained by NPR News. The memo, titled "Gaza Exit Strategy and the Morning After," made two main recommendations to the Biden administration: to immediately set up Palestinian and international security forces to prevent Hamas from returning to power.
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