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Former French senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker with intent to assault her
A former French senator was found guilty by a Paris court late on Tuesday of having spiked a lawmaker’s drink with ecstasy with the intention of sexually assaulting her. Source link
Russia denies think-tank assessment that 1.2 million of its troops have been killed or injured in Ukraine war
The Kremlin is denying a report that Russia suffered the largest number of casualties recorded for any major power in any conflict since the Second World War. Source link
Wife of former South Korean president sentenced to 20 months for bribery
A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting Chanel bags and a diamond pendant from Unification Church officials in return for political favours. Source link
This Albertan signed up to fight in Ukraine. He was nearly killed by friendly fire
David Rauser spoke to CBC News from western Ukraine after being accidentally shot in the head by a member of his team in Donetsk. Source link
Man sprays U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at town hall
A man was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Source link
2 federal agents fired shots when Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis: U.S. official
Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Source link
What Minnesotans are saying about Trump's immigration crackdown
For days, the people of Minneapolis have been expressing outrage over the shooting death of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents. Here’s how some of them are reacting to the shooting, as well as what they say about U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to send more than 2,000 Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers […]
Mexican president blames Meta labelling failure for her use of fake Ryan Wedding image
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday blamed Meta, the parent company of Instagram, for failing to add an AI label to a fake image of Canadian Ryan Wedding that she used during a news conference about the alleged drug kingpin. Sheinbaum is under increasing pressure at home to explain the details of Wedding’s arrest after […]
Fact check: Is the U.S. now controlling what’s posted on TikTok?
After a deal was reached to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., some users accused the app of censoring their posts. CBC’s fact-check team breaks down the facts about the deal. Source link
Judge temporarily bars removal of boy, 5, and father detained by immigration agents in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly become another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Source link