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Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.WARNING: This story contains disturbing details.A former British Columbia massage therapist has been convicted on a dozen counts of sexual…

By&nbspMéabh Mc Mahon&nbsp&&nbspAlice Carnevali Published on 29/05/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2•Updated 10:57 Residents cooled off in the Canal de Saint-Martin in Paris and EU officials sunbathed in the park as Western Europe baked in the sun this week. But in Eastern Europe, May has seen a wave of drones intruding into…

Republican lawmakers in Louisiana are poised to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district that elected a Democrat in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that its map constituted an illegal racial gerrymander.A redistricting plan passed Thursday by the state House would give Republicans a chance at picking up an…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Private industrial forest land in New Brunswick will remain excluded from an ownership claim by Wolastoqey First Nations after…

Hungary’s new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews. The country’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million from prediction market platform Polymarket with bets on search trends.In a complaint unsealed in New York, authorities identified the employee…

Hungary’s new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews. The country’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar…

Russian forces launched a new series of air strikes on Ukraine on Sunday night, attacking its territory with more than 200 attack and decoy drones. Most of them were shot down, the AFU Air Force said (source in Russian), but 14 drones were recorded hitting 11 locations. “According to preliminary…

The fire broke out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing 16 people and wounding 79 others.Published On 29 May 202629 May 2026At least eight students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at a boarding school for girls in Kenya killed 16 students and…

Hungary’s new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews. The country’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar…

Call to governments and tech companies comes amid a global push for greater accountability and oversight of social media platforms.Published On 29 May 202629 May 2026The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for urgent action to protect children online, demanding it be made a “priority”.In a statement…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new, secretly filmed documentary profiling one of the most prominent names in the UFO disclosure movement has crash-landed at the height of the federal government’s release of unclassified documents pertaining to otherworldly encounters. “Sleeping Dog,” directed by Michael Lazovsky, follows prominent investigative…

Although prisoners face dangerously harsh conditions while working the “farm line” at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola — including laboring outdoors in extreme heat — a federal judge presiding over a long-running suit filed by prisoners forced to work in the fields around Angola has ruled he could not…

Hungary’s new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews. The country’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar…

Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).With a population…

Lionel Messi will captain Argentina’s World Cup defence at the 2026 edition, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced as he unveiled his 26-man squad.Messi had not previously confirmed he would play in what will be the 38-year-old’s record-breaking sixth tournament.It had been widely assumed the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner would again…