Puerto Rico law against ‘false alarms’ gets free speech scrutiny at First Circuit
BOSTON (CN) — A Puerto Rico law that criminalizes spreading false information that harms the public came under withering criticism at oral argument at the First Circuit Monday, with the judges strongly suggesting that it violates the First Amendment. Puerto Rico...
UK ‘squandered’ billions on flawed asylum housing system: Report
LONDON (AFP) — Britain has “squandered billions” on housing asylum-seekers as a result of “flawed contracts” and unsuitable accommodation, a parliamentary report said Monday. The scathing report piles further pressure on Prime Minister Keir...
Australia’s Albanese discusses US minerals deal, jet incident with China’s Premier Li
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he discussed Australia’s critical-minerals deal with the United States and the hostile maneuvers of a Chinese warplane during a “positive” meeting on Monday with Chinese...
Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest...
World’s oldest president, Paul Biya, wins Cameroon election at 92
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The world’s oldest president, Cameroon’s 92-year-old Paul Biya, has won election again, the country’s top court said Monday, after days of protesters’ clashes with security forces left at least four people dead as...
King honors LGBTQ military personnel at new UK memorial
ALREWAS, England (AFP) — Britain’s King Charles III on Monday laid a wreath at the U.K.’s first memorial honoring the contribution by LGBTQ personnel who served in the country’s military. Although Britain began decriminalizing homosexuality for men...
Turkish prosecutors file new espionage charges against Istanbul’s jailed mayor
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Prosecutors filed new espionage charges against Istanbul’s jailed mayor on Monday, intensifying the judicial pressure on the opposition politician seen as a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The new charges against Ekrem...
Johnson shows no signs of relent as shutdown nears one-month mark
WASHINGTON (CN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson showed no signs of changing course on Monday as Congress hurtles towards one month of paralysis over the government shutdown, choosing instead to accuse Democrats of appeasing a “Marxist” cabal within their party. Both...
10 people go on trial over online harassment of French first lady
PARIS (AFP) — Ten people went on trial in Paris Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady in France and beyond. The trial comes after she and President...