Maine Democrats have until July 27 to name a replacement if Senate nominee Graham Platner withdraws by July 13. Platner is under pressure to exit after a sexual assault allegation he denies.
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Marine Le Pen said she will run for France’s presidency in 2027 and appeal an embezzlement conviction to the Court of Cassation. A Paris appeals court ruled she could stand while subject to an electronic tag requirement, though she said an appeal would suspend that effect.
A lawsuit filed by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund alleges the Trump administration shared confidential asylum and immigration records with Iran. DHS and ICE denied that asylum application records were shared, saying the allegations are false.
Prince Harry and six other public figures lost a High Court privacy case against Associated Newspapers after a judge found they had not proved allegations of unlawful information gathering. The publisher called the ruling a vindication of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.
David Streever of Rochester, New York, sued ICE, alleging federal officers violated his First Amendment rights by trying to serve him with a warning notice over an email criticizing the agency. The case follows a similar confrontation involving Syracuse poll worker Paigelynne Gonyea over a social media post about an ICE officer.
Nigel Farage said he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand again in a by-election, saying voters should judge him amid investigations into donations and benefits from backers. The Reform UK leader denies wrongdoing and says he has not broken the law.
Anastasiia Berezovska, wanted by Interpol over a Monaco parcel bombing that injured Vadym Yermolaiev and his family, has been found shot dead in Kyiv. Ukraine’s SBU says two men, including a current military intelligence officer, have been detained on suspicion of her murder.
Andrea Shaw, 23, has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins in Payette, Idaho. Shaw had previously claimed the children died after routine vaccinations, while court documents allege she suffocated them.