English village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan
Residents in the Oxfordshire village have raised fears about safety, crime and the effect on house prices in the affluent area, 50 miles northwest of London.
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Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a ‘red line’ as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it
The United States has sold weapons to Saudi Arabia and has committed to other support, but top U.S. officials have indicated a lack of desire to get involved in the conflict.
Corruption trial opens over auto giant’s payments to former French justice minister
Rachida Dati — the current mayor of the 7th arrondissement in Paris — signed a $1 million consulting contract with former Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn when she was a member of the European Parliament. Now, both face charges ranging from passive corruption to abuse of power.
Post-Maduro Venezuela has kept ‘repressive apparatus’: UN experts
It said no moves had been made to dismantle pro-government armed groups that investigators called a “central component” of the state’s repressive apparatus.
Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 67 people, many more missing
Deadly mine collapses in Sudan are not uncommon in a country where safety standards are not widely applied.
Courts jail LGBTQ activists as Turkey crackdown widens
Turkey’s LGBTQ community has faced increasing pressure since the government declared 2026 the beginning of its “Decade of the Family.”
Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150
The scale of the flood was unlike anything witnesses had seen before.
EU offers to make Canada an ‘associate member’ as strains grow with US
In an unprecedented move, the European Union is opening the door to making Canada a partial member of the bloc.
Weary Berliners head to polls seeking balm for crisis-hit housing market
A controversial referendum to seize property from "megalandlords" is dividing parties as the German capital prepares for highly competitive state elections.
Google’s $351 million app store deal clears UK tribunal, but cash won’t flow yet
A British tribunal backed the tech giant's settlement over app store fees, leaving further payments to lawyers and funders for a later hearing.
The Mediterranean offers early warning for larger oceans
Deep Adriatic waters are warming six times faster than elsewhere in the Mediterranean.
Hawaii high court grapples with $222M taken from Maui wildfire settlement
The Maui judge who approved a $4 billion settlement for wildfire victims also set aside $222 million for attorneys who worked on the sprawling lawsuit.
Ninth Circuit questions executive authority over Arctic refuge oil and gas leases
The appellate judges noted that reversing a cancellation of the leases may not even do anything to stop drilling on 400,000 acres of once-protected land in northern Alaska.
California museum sued over Renaissance painting looted by Nazis
Two separate lawsuits seek to recover art works stolen during World War II under a 2024 California law that calls for state law to decide ownership claims.
Forest Service claims no authority over public land degradation caused by private wells
Conservationists say the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act by approving the expansion of the Pinto Valley Mine without placing limits on the amount of groundwater it pumps in from nearby private wells.
Spat between justices deepens Brazil Supreme Court crisis
Justices Alexandre de Moraes and André Mendonça accuse each other of abusing their power, leaving their colleagues lost on how to deal with the claims.
Feds accuse Russia of backing murder-for-hire plot on US soil
Department of Justice officials say the Kremlin funded a “global assassination network” and tried to recruit U.S. citizens to carry out dissident killings on its behalf.
Vonnegut heirs can proceed with challenge to Utah book removal law
A federal judge, without ruling on the merits of the case, said the plaintiffs made a sufficient showing that they are harmed by the ban of their books from public schools.
Hours before execution, inmate seeks relief through Georgia abuse survivor law
The law was enacted last year to help defendants who defended themselves against domestic abuse or family violence.
Meta back in court over white supremacist mass shooting in Buffalo
Families of the victims of the 2022 attack argue that the shooter, Payton Gendron, was addicted to social media, where he consumed hateful content that inspired the shooting.