Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country’s governing Liberal Party. In a statement posted on Friday to X, formerly known as Twitter, Freeland expressed…
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USA: Man gets eight years for ramming truck into White House barriers
A Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into the security barriers near the White House in 2023 has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Sai Varshith Kandula,…
USA: Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok nationwide unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday. TikTok had challenged the law, arguing…
Russia: Moscow and Tehran move to strengthen military ties
Russia and Iran have agreed to closer military co-operation, in a move announced during a visit to Moscow by President Masoud Pezeshkian. The two countries signed a 20-year “strategic partnership”…
Russia: Authorities jail lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Three lawyers who acted for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been given jail terms of up to five-and-a-half years on charges of taking part in an “extremist organisation”.…
Germany: Passenger clings to high-speed train and survives
A fare-dodging passenger on a German high-speed train ended up clinging to the outside when it pulled out of the station before he was ready to get on, police say.…
Cuba: Authorities release jailed activist Jose Daniel Ferrer
A leading Cuban dissident and activist has been released from jail as part of a wider prisoner release deal between the Cuban government and the United States. Jose Daniel Ferrer…
Hungary: Raids targeting anti-corruption chief rock government
Police in Hungary have raided the offices of the Integrity Authority, a state body that oversees the use of EU funds. The chief prosecutor has announced that its chairman, Ferenc…
Japan: Toyota subsidiary Hino to settle emissions scandal for $1.6bn
Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors has agreed to pay $1.6bn (£1.3bn) and plead guilty to deceiving US regulators about the amount of emissions produced by its diesel engines. The truck company…
USA: Apple suspends error-strewn AI generated news alerts
Apple has suspended a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that drew criticism and complaints for making repeated mistakes in its summaries of news headlines. The tech giant had been facing…