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France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to return to court on Tuesday to appeal a graft conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging in the balance. Le Pen was banned from standing fo...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Indonesian comic hit with blasphemy complaints over Netflix jokes

A police complaint against one of Indonesia’s best-known comedians has reignited debate over satire, blasphemy and free expression in the world’s third-largest democracy. The case involves 46-year-old...

Jan 14South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Germany: Bundestag president pushes changes to security

Drones, spies and extremists? Bundestag President Julia Klöckner sounds the alarm on security gaps threatening Germany’s democracy. Her proposals could hit the far-right AfD party the hardest....

Jan 14Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Hong Kong: Life sentence looms for media tycoon Jimmy Lai

With the last stage of Jimmy Lai's national security trial drawing to a close, Hong Kong's High Court is set to decide on the sentence for the pro-democracy tycoon. Will Lai get life in prison?...

Jan 15Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Trump vows 'day of reckoning & retribution'

Trump issued a threat to Minnesota Democrats on Tuesday in a social media post where he claimed, without evidence, that they were causing unrest throughout the state....

Jan 13ABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Is this the end of Epic and Google’s feud?

Today, I am sitting in the courtroom that may decide the fate of Android. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is here. Google Android boss Sameer Samat is here. Together, they'll try to convince Judge James Donato t...

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How business and tech leaders are reacting to the latest fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Tear gas fills the air in Minneapolis after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti on Saturday morning. Star Tribune via Getty Images/Star Tribune via Getty Images Federal immigration officers sho...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

WATCH: ‘They killed a man, created chaos:’ Gov. Walz on shooting

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave an update after federal agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis Saturday....

1dABC NewsPoliticsImpact

The Alexander brothers head to trial this week on sex-trafficking charges. Here's what's at stake.

Brothers Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander were arrested on sex trafficking charges in 2024. J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Alexander brothers will stand trial on federa...

Jan 18Business InsidercrimeImpact

Portuguese police announce record nine-tonne cocaine haul off the Azores islands

Portuguese law enforcement was assisted by the navy and air force, as well as the UK and US authorities, in difficult weather conditions....

2hEuronewscrimeImpact

America's business leaders need to say something. Now.

A still from a video showing federal agents holding down protestor Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24, moments before they shot and killed him. VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS/Reuters Americ...

35mBusiness InsidercrimeImpact

California's Attorney General is investigating Grok's sexualized deepfakes

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...

Jan 14Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Daily Mail: Press or Predator? The lines blur in explosive high-profile trial

A rare public reckoning is unfolding in the High Court of London. For deeper perspective on this high-profile trial targeting the publishers of Britain's popular Daily Mail tabloid, France 24's Gavin ...

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Inside the failed 2020 coup in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of ex-US Special Forces

The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Rescue or Crime? Humanitarian aid workers on trial in Greece

Humanitarian aid workers face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of facilitating the illegal entry of migrants to Greece. The trial has been dubbed "the largest case of the criminalization of so...

Jan 14Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

A complete timeline of Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's feud and lawsuits

Blake Lively; Justin Baldoni Lia Toby/Getty Images, James Devaney/Getty Images Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against her "It Ends With Us" costar Baldoni and accused him of a smea...

4dBusiness InsiderEntertainmentImpact

How ADX Florence actually works, according to a former supermax inmate

Eric King served almost two years at the federal super-maximum security prison ADX Florence in Colorado. ADX is often described as the US's most restrictive prison, and it houses some of the most noto...

Jan 15Business InsidercrimeImpact

America's largest labor movement calls for ICE to leave Minnesota before 'anyone else is hurt or killed'

Immigration officers are in Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge. UCG/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The AFL-CIO called on ICE to leave Minnesota before "anyone else is hurt or ...

23hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Minneapolis: ICE agents shoot dead nurse Alex Pretti

Democrats are threatening a government shutdown after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Pretti was a 37-year-old US citizen and intensive care nurse. DW has the latest....

1dDeutsche WellePolitics

Minneapolis: Alex Pretti's family slams Trump admin 'lies'

Democrats are threatening a government shutdown after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Pretti was a 37-year-old US citizen and intensive care nurse. DW has the latest....

1dDeutsche WellePolitics
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