Justice vs. democracy: Le Pen verdict exposes tensions within France’s system
A French court has barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking the presidency in 2027. Does that square with her voters’ democratic rights?
Month: April 2025
South Sudan: peace on brink of collapse as crisis deepens
Concerns have ratcheted up about security in South Sudan since fighting broke out between forces loyal to the two men behind the devastating civil war that only ended in 2018. That fragile peace between President Salva Kiir and Vice-president Riek Mac…
‘My Indian mum was willing to lose everything to support my trans identity’
A transgender woman who became the first to legally marry in India’s Tamil Nadu state speaks of her mother’s unwavering support.
Judge blocks release of public records that show bodies of Gene Hackman and wife
Santa Fe-based Judge Matthew Wilson said post-mortem and investigative reports that do not show the couple’s bodies can be released.
Tampa-based ReliaQuest, which provides AI-powered cybersecurity tools, raised $500M+ in a funding round led by EQT, KKR, and FTV Capital, valuing it at $3.4B (Angus Loten/Wall Street Journal)
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Tampa-based ReliaQuest, which provides AI-powered cybersecurity tools, raised $500M+ in a funding round led by EQT, KKR, and FTV Capital, valuing it at $3.4B — Armed with AI agents, ReliaQuest’s pl…
Farm animals buried near Austria-Hungary border after foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Thousands of slaughtered farm animals are set to be buried near Hungary’s border with Austria after a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the town of Levél.
‘I trust you’: Astronauts in space for months praise Trump and Musk as they speak of harrowing ordeal
‘I think it’s a good thing for our nation when the national leaders, especially something that’s high visibility, are involved in the process,’ Butch Wilmore told Fox News
French far-right leader Le Pen slams verdict as ‘political decision’
Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of France’s far-right movement, has been barred from office after being found guilty of embezzlement by a Paris court. It ruled that Marine Le Pen had played a “central role” in a scheme to siphon funds from the European …
MD Tesla Crashes Into Back of Ambulance Preventing it Going to Hospital
Maryland police say the ambulance was carrying a patient to the hospital when a Tesla crashed into the back of it. Another ambulance had to be called to take the patient. Ambulance Transporting Crash Victim Rear-Ended By Tesla In Leonardtown: …cr…
A lawsuit by inmates is challenging Tennessee’s plans to resume executions. Here’s how
Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its efforts to schedule a new round of executions.