Guinea-Bissau has halted a US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial involving 14,000 newborns after objections to delaying the birth dose for half of them. A researcher said the project lacked government approval.
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A London jury convicted Russell Brand of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The comedian and actor, who denied all the charges, faces a significant prison term when he is sentenced Monday.
Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York appeals court to overturn his 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts tied to reimbursements for a hush-money payment. Prosecutors say the conduct was unofficial and the verdict should stand.
A nationwide strike in France has disrupted schools and transport as unions demand higher wages and better public services. More than 250,000 people had joined protests by early afternoon, according to the CGT union.
Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit for the 2010 murders of two children after a divided state Supreme Court rejected a bid to pause his execution. Florida and Alabama also planned executions Thursday.
A Dublin-to-Rome flight diverted to a French military airfield Thursday as bomb threats disrupted other flights across Europe. Authorities have reported no explosives found so far.
London-based Xyra Group has made a rescue offer for Poundland after its US owner rejected an earlier bid. The retailer’s possible collapse threatens about 12,000 jobs and could also hit suppliers.
Pope Leo XIV and Bob Dylan exchanged a rosary and an autobiography during a brief Vatican meeting between the singer’s Italian concert dates. Leo has previously quoted Dylan’s anti-nuclear song “Go Away You Bomb.”