US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence
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US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington DC. His trial will ...

Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing
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Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi in Washington. His trial will b...

How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war
France 24

How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war

The US-Canada trade dispute is not only about tariffs but unacceptable "threats" from Washington on the status of the French language, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. Washington reportedly wants concessions on Quebec's rules for appliances and instruction manuals, as well as its law promoting French-language cultural content.

How the French language contributes to the US-Canada trade war

How the French language contributes to the US-Canada trade war

France 24

As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates following failed negotiations and newly announced tariffs by US President Donald Trump, the French language has become a sticking point. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute is not only about tariff demands but unacceptable "threats" from Washington to the status of the language, which remains a politically se...

How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war

How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war

France 24

As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates after the collapse of negotiations last week and new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, the French language has become a sticking point. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute is not only about tariff demands but what he called unacceptable "threats" from Washington to the status of the language, a ...

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

The Guardian

Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading to catastrophic consequences, a re...

Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating

Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating

The Guardian

Dr Kirk Heilbrun says he believes Clancy took children’s lives so they wouldn’t ‘suffer’ after she killed herselfWith just days to go before the murder trial for Lindsay Clancy concludes, a forensic psychologist called by the prosecution testified on Monday that he did not believe she was experiencing acute psychosis when she killed her three children.Kirk Heilbrun, who reportedly performed psychi...

Trump administration to revoke up to 200,000 asylum visas

Trump administration to revoke up to 200,000 asylum visas

France 24

US President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it plans to revoke non-immigrant visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The move could affect up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported, potentially making it the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas

France 24

President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it plans to revoke non-immigrant visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The move could affect up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported, potentially making it the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas, officials say

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas, officials say

France 24

President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it plans to revoke non-immigrant visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The move could affect up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported, potentially making it the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; Aria bans AI music from charts

Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; Aria bans AI music from charts

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Anthony Albanese will announce a loan of the work to the Art Gallery of Western Australia from April to September 2027. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Recording Industry Association (Aria) has barred “wholly AI-generated tracks” from eligibility from its music charts, although recordings that use generative AI in a “supporting role...

8/24: CBS Evening News

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Fast-moving wildfires drive thousands from their homes; Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney asks the judge to declare a mistrial.

Tornado devastates village in southwestern France’s Aude region

Tornado devastates village in southwestern France’s Aude region

France 24

A tornado tore through the southwestern French village of Pomas on Monday, injuring 41 people and damaging about 300 homes, authorities said. The storm ripped roofs from buildings as severe weather battered the region, causing power outages and transport disruption and forcing officials to cancel a Vuelta a Espana cycling stage.

Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; power line repairs cause Sydney trains chaos

Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; power line repairs cause Sydney trains chaos

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Anthony Albanese will announce a loan of the work to the Art Gallery of Western Australia from April to September 2027. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSecond wave of bee-killing parasite leads to ‘really scary time for beekeepers’A second incursion of a bee-killing parasite has brought a more chemically-resistant wave of the pests, raising concer...

NAACP denounces supreme court decision to allow Trump administration to restrict mail-in voting – live

NAACP denounces supreme court decision to allow Trump administration to restrict mail-in voting – live

The Guardian

Order has ‘nothing to do with election integrity but everything to do with maintaining power at all costs’, says Derrick Johnson, NAACP presidentSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% today, after trade negotiations between Washington and Ottowa broke down last week.On Truth Social, the president b...

How China’s anti-corruption fight became Xi Jinping’s most important policy

How China’s anti-corruption fight became Xi Jinping’s most important policy

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The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the first part of a series accompanying the data project, Phoebe Zhang looks at how the campaign became one of the Communist Party’s most important policies. In the early years of President Xi Jinping’s first term, when graft fighters were taking down senior officials...