Delta faces first lawsuits in Toronto plane crash; passenger says he was “drenched with jet fuel”

First lawsuit filed in Delta plane crash in Toronto First lawsuit filed in Delta plane crash in Toronto 01:49 Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the … Read more

What can stop M23 advance in Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Conflict News

Fighting is intensifying in the east of the country as diplomacy appears to fail. Anxiety is growing in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are advancing in the east, spreading out across north and south Kivu and are moving towards the city of Uvira. Many regional players are … Read more

NIH funding cuts: Federal judge extends restraining order halting Trump action

A Biden-appointed judge extended a temporary restraining order Friday against the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health research funding.  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley of Massachusetts – who issued the initial restraining order last week – comes in response to separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states plus … Read more

Steve Cohen says tariffs, DOGE’s cuts are negative for economy

Steve Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72, speaking to CNBC on April 3, 2024. CNBC Billionaire investor Steve Cohen doubled down on his negative view of the U.S. economy due to a backdrop of punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The chairman and CEO of … Read more

Exclusive: EU's Costa says 'no credible negotiations with results' without Ukraine, EU

FRANCE 24 was granted exclusive access to EU Council President Antonio Costa, just before he left for Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of the war. He responds to US President Donald Trump’s direct talks with the Russian government, insisting that negotiations will not be credible, nor achieve results, if they exclude Ukraine and the … Read more

Polling shows Germany’s 2025 election will bring a shift, but not a far-right leader

Berlin — German voters will cast ballots Sunday in a crucial federal election that could reshape the country’s political landscape. With the collapse of the previous coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germans are expected to choose a new direction for Europe’s largest economy. The frontrunner to become the next German chancellor is Friedrich Merz, … Read more

Nina Khrushcheva: ‘It’s Putin and Trump against the world’ | TV Shows

How is a Trump-Putin alliance affecting Europe and Ukraine? Marc Lamont Hill talks to historian Nina Khrushcheva. Three years into the Ukraine-Russia war, tens of thousands of people have died, and Russia occupies one-fifth of Ukrainian land. For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, United States and Russian officials … Read more

Colorado avalanche victim rescued after spending more than an hour trapped

A Colorado avalanche victim was seen being dug out from underneath the snow in a dramatic rescue captured on video.  The individual – who escaped only with minor injuries – spent more than an hour beneath the snow at Vail Pass following the incident Monday afternoon, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.  “Approximately two … Read more

Coinbase says the SEC has agreed to end ‘bogus’ enforcement case against crypto exchange

Coinbase announced Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its enforcement case against the company, pending the approval of the regulator’s commissioners. Shares of Coinbase rose 4% in premarket trading. In 2023, the SEC charged Coinbase with operating an unregistered securities exchange and for failing to properly register its crypto staking … Read more