A federal trial began on Monday in Minnesota for Steve Shand, 50, and Harshkumar Patel, 29, who are accused of running a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of four Indian nationals near the U.S.-Canada border in January 2022. Prosecutors allege the men placed financial profit over human lives, smuggling migrants in dangerous winter conditions.
Students at Dongduk Women’s University in Seoul have been occupying the main building and boycotting classes in a series of protests against the university’s potential transition to a co-educational institution. The protests, which started on Nov. 11, have sparked an anti-feminist backlash, with men’s rights groups and even a conservative lawmaker criticizing the students’ actions.