A judge appeared sympathetic on Thursday to legal arguments that ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores should be allowed to use Venezuelan government money to fund their defence.

Maduro and Flores's attorneys asked the judge to dismiss the narco-terrorism case against the

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A Spanish woman who has conducted a long legal battle with her father for the right to end her life died by euthanasia on Thursday, Spanish media reported.

Barcelona resident Noelia Castillo, 25, was left paraplegic due to injuries suffered when she tried to take her own

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, after saying earlier that Ukrainian drones could help improve security in the Gulf region.

"Important meetings are scheduled. We appreciate the support of those who are ready to work with us to ensure security, and we support them too", he said in a message on social media.

Earlier on Thursday, Zelensky offered Ukraine's expertise in drone technology as a way

South Sudan and Mauritius have both announced measures restricting electricity consumption due to the fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war in Iran, which is also affecting other countries across Africa.

South Sudan has begun rationing electricity in the capital, Juba, while Mauritius has imposed restrictions to reduce wastage especially in high-power consumption areas.

On Wednesday, Juba's

Viktor Orban's Fidesz government in Hungary stands accused of mass voter intimidation in a film released on Thursday ahead of 12 April parliamentary elections, in which the ruling party is trailing in the opinion polls.

The Price of the Vote documentary film, which aired on Thursday evening at a Budapest cinema and on YouTube, presents the results of a six-

Rescuers are continuing to try and save a stranded humpback whale off Germany's north coast.

The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.

Diggers have been deployed to dredge a channel back into deeper waters.

Characterised as a race against time, the rescue mission's attracting huge interest.

It's even being livestreamed from Timmendorfer Strand, a seaside town in Schleswig-Holstein.

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If you're a parent, you may have felt somewhat validated by the that Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the mental health of a young woman.

Lawyers for the woman, known as Kaley, argued that features of Instagram, such as infinite scroll, were designed to be addictive.

Although the court ruling has been lauded as a for social media companies, it's of little practical use to parents across the world who are trying to cut down their

The CEO of Air Canada has apologised after he was criticised for not speaking French in a condolence video message he released after a collision at LaGuardia airport that killed two pilots.

In a statement on Thursday, Michael Rousseau said he was deeply saddened that his inability to speak French "diverted attention" from the pilots' grieving families and Air Canada staff.

Rousseau said he is unable to express himself "adequately" in French - an