Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators requested that the Department of Defense inspector general investigate why and how key satellite technology supporting Ukraine's military was disrupted this week. The events had “potentially deadly consequences" for people in Ukraine, including Americans, they wrote Thursday.

Italy's defence minister has said it is a "complete mistake, a major mistake" for the US to limit access to satellite systems and intelligence used by Ukraine to defend itself against Russian attacks. In a BBC interview, Guido Crosetto warned that any such move by US President Donald Trump's administration "makes absolutely no sense" and risked prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to bring peace.

Trump plays a significant role in Georgia's races, with Democrats working to tie their GOP opponents to Trump’s unpopular policies on the economy and war with Iran.

It is a trial that has gripped Germany, with a wealthy heiress in the dock for months and a case that triggered the country's biggest espionage scandal in recent history. Christina Block, heir to a popular chain of steakhouses, is accused of ordering an Israeli security firm to carry out the violent abduction of her children from Denmark, following a bitter custody battle with her former husband. There are allegedly connections with at least two former secret agents, from Germany and Israel.