![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.
A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., left three people dead Monday, including the suspected shooter, and at least six others injured, authorities said.
A panel of judges will announce verdicts and sentences this week after a trial that captivated the world's attention. Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging his now-former wife and inviting dozens of other men to rape her in their home in France's Provence region.
Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, where hundreds, or even thousands, are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
