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Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication

An Italian man believes that a recent battery of tests finally offers proof that it

Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa

A “vast territory stretching from Mali to northern Nigeria could fall under their effective control” if their influence continues.

Meloni camp pulls ahead of Macron

Italy

In Europe, Big Tech forced to bend to new online market rules

Europeans are seeing changes both big and subtle in their online lives as EU regulations force the biggest tech companies to change their behavi…

Ninth Circuit urged to block Nevada ghost gun ban

Gun advocates say the Second Amendment gives gun owners the right to make their own guns.

In global rush to regulate AI, Europe set to be trailblazer

The EU’s AI Act could become the de facto global standard for artificial intelligence.

Polish activist convicted for helping obtain abortion pills

Poland, a predominantly Catholic country, forbids abortion in almost all cases.

Denmark prepares for historic vote on joining EU defense pact

On June 1, Danish voters will decide whether to join military forces with the European Union. The Nordic country currently stands outside all EU…

Denmark issues final apology for 1950s social experiment on Inuit children from Greenland

The "Little Danes" experiment sought to make Inuit children from Greenland more Danish in their thinking to serve as role models for their peers.

Poland spyware cases

"We think this is just the tip of the iceberg and there

Family of downed MH17 flight victims demand answers, justice, in three weeks of hearings

Ninety-one relatives of those killed in the 2014 disaster were allowed to address the court and explain how the deaths of their loved ones have…

In Plea to Keep Fighting Virus, UN Agency Warns of

The World Health Organization on Friday urged pandemic-fatigued nations to not give up trying to contain the novel coronavirus and warned about…

Romania Fined for Deporting Students Accused of Terrorism

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Romania was wrong to deport two Pakistani nationals over terrorism charges after keeping…

Feds Plan to Deport Former Colombian Warlord to Italy

A federal judge pressed pause on a legal battle Monday brought by a former Colombian paramilitary leader asking the court to green-light his dep…

No Rehearing in Appeal Over Big Oil’s Liability for Climate Change

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday refused to reconsider a thorny jurisdictional issue that could allow the world’s largest energy companies to be hel…

Bird Tricks for Surviving Life in the Big City: Have Big Brains or More Babies

If common knowledge says animals with bigger brains are better suited to the complexities of urban environments, then why are there so many pige…

Congressman Testifies in Alabama Gerrymandering Trial

In a trial to determine whether or not Alabama racially gerrymandered some of its congressional districts, U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne testif…

Nightly Brief

Top CNS stories for today including longtime Republican political operative Roger Stone pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to Congress and o…