Energy shock from Iran war to weigh on Europe’s growth, boost inflation
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission cut its growth outlook and predicted higher inflation due to sharply higher energy prices from the war in Iran — but said the economy will avoid an outright recession. “As a net energy importer,...
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
NEW DELHI (AP) — Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts of India. The India Meteorological Department forecast maximum temperatures...
ICC Libya prison case reopens bitter debate over NATO and selective justice
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — Fifteen years after Moammar Gadhafi’s fall shattered Libya and pulled the International Criminal Court into the chaos, judges in The Hague spent this week hearing two radically different stories about what really happened inside Tripoli’s...
Documents show Queen Elizabeth was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy
LONDON (AP) — The late Queen Elizabeth II was “very keen” for former Prince Andrew to be named Britain’s trade envoy in 2001, according to documents released Thursday that showed his appointment received little scrutiny from government ministers. The...
Artist JR, the ‘French Banksy’ creates a ‘cave’ installation over Paris’ oldest bridge
PARIS (AP) — The oldest bridge in Paris looked Thursday as if it had been swallowed by a mountain. The transformation is the work of JR, the street artist known as the “French Banksy,” who this week began inflating a giant artificial “cave” over the Pont...
Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis. “Our bid is a genuine promise for future generations,” Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said...
Maika Monroe, much more than ‘Scream Queen,’ returns to Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Maika Monroe’s career essentially began at the Cannes Film Festival. Her breakthrough role in “It Follows” premiered in Cannes’ Critics Week sidebar in 2014. “I was a newbie,” recalls Monroe. “I’m pretty sure I...
Seventh Circuit urged to extend consumer protections to spam texts
(CN) — A Seventh Circuit panel heard oral arguments Thursday on whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act gives consumers the right to sue over repetitive soliciting text messages. “Now everything is a telephone,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Thomas Kirsch, a Trump...
Supreme Court greenlights suit against cruise giants for using stolen property in Cuba
WASHINGTON (CN) — Reversing a lower court, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Delaware-based company’s lawsuit against cruise giants for profiting off property stolen by the Cuban government. In an 8-1 ruling, the court held that Havana Docks...