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While the court doesn’t have enforcement mechanisms, it has a prominent voice, and its legal arguments could reverberate.

The Trump administration said it was protecting Americans unjustly held abroad. One of the rescued men, Dahud Hanid Ortiz, killed three people, according to court documents.

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.

Alcohol and drugs were often involved in funny, bizarre and terrible incidents in the heavy metal legend’s long career.

Officials tried to ease public anger by penalizing networks run by gangs and organized crime. Experts and critics say the actions are unlikely to make much impact.

A customer’s cash purchases of luxury goods totaling millions of euros in value caught the attention of prosecutors, who say the company should have noticed.

The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical rivalry.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill limiting two Ukrainian agencies leading efforts against corruption. Critics say it was an overstepping of his authority.

More than 100 organizations blamed Israel’s siege of the territory, adding to growing calls for aid restrictions to be eased and the war to end.

Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even artificial intelligence.