When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, the United States helped whip Europe into a staunchly unified response. Now U.S. leaders may be splitting Europe into pieces as President Donald Trump seeks to end the war, European leaders and policymakers say.
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said on Monday. The lawsuit alleges TikTok's algorithm exposed the seven teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster franceinfo.
LONDON — In a groundbreaking civil case, the British government settled out of court Thursday with the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was the first to have “air pollution” recorded as a cause on her death certificate. Environment Minister Emma Hardy met with the family and apologized on the behalf of the government, although she did not offer any new policy commitments.
United Nations report released Thursday said that nothing short of a “quantum leap in ambition” will suffice at a time when the world is on course to blow past all targets for limiting warming.
KAZAN, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin cut a confident figure as he took the stage Thursday to give a closing news conference with hundreds members of the foreign press — a rare event since his invasion of Ukraine — to conclude a three-day summit designed to show the world that Russia is not a global pariah.
Israeli forces pounding targets in northern Gaza and Lebanon despite U.S. objections, Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked Monday for the Middle East to try to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas amid signs of Washington’s limited influence over Israeli policy.
