A new report by the Civil Liberties Union of Europe points to “deliberate erosion of the rule of law” in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia. FRANCE 24’s Brussels correspondent Dave Keating reports.
US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Was Abducted in Iraq, Officials Say
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Hegseth: U.S. working to counter Chinese and Russian support to Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military knows that China and Russia are backing Iran in the war as steps are underway to counter the support.
OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO
The round totaled $122 billion of committed capital, up from the $110 billion figure that was previously announced.
Israelis attempt to perform Passover sacrifice at Al-Aqsa
Israelis filmed themselves attempting to bring goats into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for a Passover sacrifice.
The View host accuses Usha Vance of being ‘addicted to power’
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Feds charge Texas man with ‘obscene exposure of genitalia’ aboard Spirit Airlines flight
First in The Independent: Christopher Danielle Johnson, 32, is now facing up to 90 days behind bars and a $5,000 fine, according to court filings
How Putin is trying to flood UK with migrants by luring them with cheap flights before dumping them on Polish border
RUSSIAN tyrant Vladimir Putin is sending migrants to Britain after teaming up with people traffickers in his war with the West. The Kremlin dictator’s goons are luring desperate asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East to Russia and puppet state …
King and Queen ‘will not be able to meet Epstein survivors’
US congressman Ro Khanna wrote to the King on Monday to call for him to meet survivors privately during the state visit to the US.
Carney condemns Israel’s ‘illegal invasion’ of Lebanon, calls for ceasefire
Carney told reporters in French that a ceasefire is necessary between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, against which Israeli forces have launched a renewed offensive.