UK regulator suspends ICC prosecutor who issued Netanyahu war crimes warrant
MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Karim Khan, the British lawyer who pursued an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was suspended Friday by Britain’s legal regulator over a case involving accusations of sexual...
Sixth Circuit revives Ohio’s parental consent law for kids’ social media
CINCINNATI (CN) — A divided appeals panel vacated a lower court injunction and determined Ohio’s parental consent requirement does not violate minor users’ First Amendment rights. NetChoice, a trade association representing Google, YouTube, Meta and...
‘There’s no turning back’: French tech sovereignty takes center stage in Paris
PARIS (CN) — Europe’s increasingly urgent message of self-reliance carried over into the defense and technology sectors in Paris this week, as leaders scramble to prepare for a geopolitical landscape where traditional loyalties are no longer a guarantee. The...
Two jailed for reported Russia-linked arsons on UK PM’s property
LONDON (AFP) — A U.K. judge on Friday jailed two men for a series of reportedly Russian-backed arson attacks on two houses in London and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The pair — Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27 — were offered money to...
Outrage in Italy after Trump says Meloni ‘begged’ for photo op
ROME (AFP) — Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by U.S. President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned U.S. visit. Meloni said she was “frankly stunned” by Trump’s...
‘King of the North’ Burnham notches decisive UK win, opening path to challenge Starmer
MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Andy Burnham won a large majority in a U.K. special election on Friday, returning him to Parliament and opening a pathway for the former Greater Manchester mayor to mount a leadership challenge against Labour Party Prime Minister Keir...
$40 a pound for steak is cheap
This column is true. Unfaithful readers may object that my scribblings have occasionally included what Mark Twain called “stretchers” — my interview with big dogs, for example, or claiming that Mr. Ed translated Roman historians. But this one is...
Maui rewrote coastal development rules, and advocates say it handed developers the keys
HONOLULU (CN) — Maui’s coastline is shrinking. And for years, the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina. On Thursday, the Hawaii...
‘Nothing stopping them’: Environmental groups battle Trump administration and Alaska over federal land transfer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CN) — The fate of roughly 2 million acres of formerly protected federal land will be decided by a federal court case the state of Alaska is asking a judge to dismiss. The dispute concerns vast stretches of land alongside the Dalton Highway and...