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World A French court on Thursday declared Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him. Gisèle Pelicot expresses support for sexual assault survivors after verdicts deliveredThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 19, 2024 4:52 AM EST | Last Updated: 10 hoursContinue Reading

World The shooter at a religious school in Wisconsin had two handguns with her but used only one in the attack that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, the city’s police chief told The Associated Press on Wednesday. No word yet on motive for extremely rareContinue Reading

World The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. Justice Department had said TikTok posesContinue Reading

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has been roasting Canada like a maple-glazed ham in recent days. But amid all the sizzle in his punchlines, some less-noticed messages might have more meat on them. The running gag about Canada as a 51st state is clearly generating a torrent of yuk-yuks on Fox News andContinue Reading

World Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said his mother was in hospital in Berlin on Tuesday, while German police said they were investigating a case of attempted homicide. Russian dissident said suspicions his mother was poisoned have not been confirmedThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 17, 2024 4:43 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Christine Lee, a lawyer accused of trying to interfere in British politics on behalf of the Chinese government, on Tuesday lost her legal challenge against the U.K.’s domestic intelligence agency MI5. The tribunal decision came the day after British authorities named Chinese national Yang Tengbo as an alleged spy whoContinue Reading

World Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson said on Tuesday. Watson, 74, has been released from detention in Greenland, where he was arrested in July Thomson Reuters · Posted: DecContinue Reading

World A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security agency levelled criminal charges against him. Russia vows to avenge attack that also killed assistant of Lt.-Gen. Igor KirillovThe Associated Press · Posted: DecContinue Reading

World·Analysis An unfriendly farewell message from Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect, rekindled memories of how Freeland spent a key chapter of her career in the federal cabinet, where U.S. affairs were central to her tenure. Message underscores key moment in Freeland’s nine-year cabinet career. Dealing with him Alexander Panetta ·Continue Reading