Mar 27 Prosecutor in Gérard Depardieu in sexual assault case calls for 18-month suspended sentence By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Paris’ public prosecutor has requested that French actor Gérard Depardieu be found guilty and given a 18-month suspended prison sentence on the last day of the four-day trial over accusations by two women of sexual assault on a film set. Continue reading
Mar 27 France and Britain mull plans to deploy troops to assist with Ukraine-Russia peace deal By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Brian Melley, Associated Press At a recent summit featuring leaders of 30 countries as well as European Union and NATO chiefs, French President Emmanuel Macron offered reassurances that France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to… Continue reading
Mar 27 Europe criticizes Trump auto tariffs, warning of economic threat to both continents By David McHugh, Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Danica Kirka, Associated Press The auto tariffs will be felt sharply in Europe, for whom the U.S. is the biggest export market for an industry that supports nearly 14 million jobs. Continue reading
Mar 27 6 dead after submarine carrying tourists on Red Sea reef tour sinks off Egypt By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A provincial governor in Egypt says that at least six Russian tourists are dead after a recreational submarine on an underwater cruise of coral reefs sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Hurghada. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem tours El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are gang members have been held since their removal from the United States. The tour that included two crowded cell blocks, the armory… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Appeals court upholds block on Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act In our news wrap Wednesday, an appeals court upheld a ban on the deportation of hundreds of immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, President Trump has announced new 25 percent tariffs on all foreign-made automobiles and the Supreme Court in… Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Holness hold joint press conference on security goals By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the State Department will re-evaluate its travel warnings for Jamaica and other countries to ensure they reflect real conditions on the ground. Continue reading
Mar 26 Wildfires ravaging southern South Korea leave 24 dead, force thousands to evacuate By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever have ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 300 structures and forcing 28,800 residents to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 26 Brazil Supreme Court allows charges against former President Bolsonaro for alleged coup plan By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press They have ordered the former leader to stand trial. Brazil's prosecutor general has charged Bolsonaro and 33 others of attempting a coup that included a plan to poison his successor and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and kill… Continue reading
Mar 26 Erdogan accuses the opposition of wrecking Turkey's economy during protests over mayor's jailing By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Turkey’s president has accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade. Continue reading