A judge has granted permission to Derek Chauvin's lawyers to have tissue samples from George Floyd's body examined. It's part of the former Minneapolis police officer's efforts to challenge his federal conviction of violating Floyd's civil rights after he was also convicted in Floyd's 2020 killing.
The Israeli military will remain inside Syrian territory — in what is supposed to be a demilitarized zone — indefinitely, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, as part of what he described as an effort to shore up security amid the turmoil in Syria.
![Vladimir Kara-Murza]speaks at The Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in Halifax.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7413098.1734469785!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/vladimir-kara-murza-speaking-at-event-in-halifax.jpg "Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Kremlin critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer speaks at The Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.")
Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said his mother was in hospital in Berlin on Tuesday, while German police said they were investigating a case of attempted homicide.
At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall. Nearby, hundreds or even thousands could be dead in the French overseas territory of Mayotte.
