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Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when then-President Trump moved to ban the popular video app because of…
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Germany's federal court to rule on 'river to the sea' slogan
Germany's Federal Court of Justice is to decide whether the controversial pro-Palestinian slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine…
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EU Commission takes Germany to court over capital gains tax deferral
A flag of the Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli hangs on a balcony of an old apartment building in the St. Pauli district. The European…
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Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court
A man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said. "This…
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Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians
A court in southern Russia has sentenced two Russian soldiers to life imprisonment around a year after the murder of nine Ukrainian…
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Mexico Supreme Court rejects last-ditch effort to limit judicial overhaul
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court dismissed a proposal Tuesday to reduce the scope of a contentious judicial overhaul making all…
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Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Bid to Limit Judicial Overhaul
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Supreme Court dismissed a ruling intended to limit the scope of a judicial overhaul passed by Congress, easing…
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Kenya's new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his impeachment in court
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted…
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Russians accused of crimes offered choice - go to war instead of court
At about 06:45 on 28 March, police arrived at Andrey Perlov’s house near Novosibirsk in Siberia. They accused him of stealing about three…
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost…
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European rights court condemns Germany over deportation to Greece
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned Germany in connection with the deportation of an asylum seeker to Greece.…
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X lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’
X has lost a legal fight in Australia in which the company tried to avoid a $400,000 fine by claiming that Twitter no longer exists. The…
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Mexico Top Court to Consider Request to Review Judicial Reform
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Supreme Court agreed to a request by judges and magistrates to consider a review of the judicial overhaul approved…
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Greenland court extends anti-whaling activist's time in custody as Japan seeks his extradition
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Greenland ruled Wednesday that anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson must remain in detention until…
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X agrees to pay Brazil fines, court orders finances unblocked
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk's X in the country after the social media platform…
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Germany's Constitutional Court strikes down some surveillance powers
(L-R) The First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court, Miriam Meßling, Heinrich Amadeus Wolff, Josef Christ, Ines Härtel, Stephan…
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Constitutional court to decide of regional German parliamentary chaos
Following a chaotic first session of the Thuringian state parliament in eastern Germany after a far-right party got the most votes in a…
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Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of…
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Algerian court certifies Tebboune's landslide reelection win
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's constitutional court on Saturday certified the landslide victory of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in…
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High Court rejects the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years
LONDON (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected plans for the United Kingdom’s first new coal mine in three decades, delivering a victory for…
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Mexico’s Top Court Justices Join Strike Over Judicial Reform
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Supreme Court justices went on strike to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposed reform of the…
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Court rules Germany's AfD must allow journalists at election party
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party must allow several journalists, whom they intended to exclude, access to their election…
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Hong Kong court will deliver verdict Thursday for 2 journalists accused of sedition
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court will hand down a verdict Thursday for two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a case that is…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov transferred from police custody to court after arrest in France
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released from police custody in France on Wednesday and transferred to court for questioning ahead of a…