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PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court overturned the dissolution of climate activist group Les Soulevements de la Terre (SLT) on Thursday, saying the group had not provoked violence.SLT was shut down in June by a government decree which accused it of encouraging violence and material damage. The decree was first suspended…

Comment on this storyCommentWashington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. is in stable condition after he was shot in his lower extremities during a possible attempted carjacking or armed robbery in Washington, according to a D.C. police spokesman.The spokesman, Dustin Sternbeck, confirmed Robinson was the victim and the shooting…

A petition to ban cockfighting in the communes it is still legal in Nord, Pas de Calais and France’s overseas territories has gained over 30,000 signatures since it was launched on Thursday (August 4). Gabrielle Paillot, the author of the petition and a long-time animal rights defender, said: “The animals are raised in cages. They never see the…

Official representatives from Turkey, Finland and Sweden met close to the Finnish capital on Friday in an attempt to advance the bids by the two Nordic countries to join the NATO alliance. Friday's talks in the city of Vantaa were the first since the three signed an agreement in Madrid in June. Turkey is the only NATO member to explicitly…

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed a pair of compliance cases with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the national anti-doping organizations (NADO) of Russia and South Africa. In September, WADA agreed to hold both NADOs as non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code due to their respective national anti-doping…

An innovative United Kingdom programme, Energy Catalyst has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition. A statement on Saturday, by Energy Catalyst said the funding award was announced by UK Prime…

Ukraine's Air Force is "reliably" defending the sky against Russia, officials said, as Moscow continues to struggle to gain air superiority."The Air Force reliably defends the Ukrainian sky and gives a worthy rebuff to the Russian aggressor in it," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a tweet early Sunday."Thank you for your…

After four weeks of terror and retaliation in Israel and Gaza, and 20 months of war in Ukraine, President Biden is confronting the limits of his leverage in the two international conflicts defining his presidency.For 10 days, the Biden administration has been urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow for “humanitarian pauses” in the…

An underwater mine is detonated during a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia in September 2023. Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images Recent damage to undersea pipelines and cables in Europe has raised concern among NATO members. They fear that Russia could interfere with seabed infrastructure to put…

Australia's states and territories have been easing certain visa conditions as they compete to attract the best skilled migrants.There is a shortage of skilled migrants in the country, something the Federal Government hopes to tackle at its Jobs and Skills Summit, which starts on Thursday.What is state sponsorship?Many migrants are sponsored by…