World leaders express hope after Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of plan to end Gaza war
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling...
Greece hit with millions in fines after decade of delays in closing Zakynthos dump
(CN) — Europe’s top court hit Athens with a multimillion-euro fine Thursday for allowing leakage to continue for over a decade at a toxic landfill on the island of Zakynthos, home to a marine park protecting loggerhead sea turtles. The Court of Justice of the European...
Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. This was...
US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes...
Lone man fighting Gisèle Pelicot rape conviction loses appeal as jury adds to original sentence
NÎMES, France (CN) — Husamettin Dogan, one of the 51 men convicted of sexually assaulting Gisèle Pelicot, will spend 10 years behind bars after a French appeals court upheld his conviction Thursday. In December 2024, Dogan was convicted of aggravated rape and...
Danes grapple with hybrid attacks, as complete protection seems impossible
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) — When 100,000 Danes take an after-hours peek at more than 200 of Copenhagen’s public and private institutions Friday as part of the annual Culture Night, the doors to the Ministry of Defense will remain firmly shut. Recent incidents...
Ninth Circuit: Oregon National Guard can be federalized but not deployed
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel ruled on Wednesday to lift a lower court order barring the Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard troops to Oregon at President Donald Trump’s direction to protect what he called “war-ravaged” Portland...
Trump brags flag burning ban ‘took the freedom of speech away’
WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump said his administration “took the freedom of speech away” during a White House event Wednesday where he berated left-wing extremists for burning American flags. Trump’s comments referred to an executive order calling for the...
Judge poised to issue TRO protecting reporters, protesters from ICE force
CHICAGO (CN) — A federal judge on Wednesday found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents repeatedly violated reporters’ and activists’ First and Fourth Amendment rights. A group of journalists, religious leaders and community activists filed a class...