Cain Burdeau

Journalist at Freelance

EU Correspondent at Courthouse News Service

Freelance journalist, writer and EU correspondent for Courthouse News Service. Avid cyclist and trail runner.

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Articles

Rubio sanctions ICC judges for ‘transgressions’ against US, Israel

1 day ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

The Trump administration ramped up its campaign against the International Criminal Court by imposing sanctions on four judges who approved cases targeting the United States and Israel. (CN) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions late Thursday on four judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, accusing them of “transgressions” by approving cases against the United States and Israel.
German leader meets Trump as Russia-Ukraine war escalates

2 days ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — Amid collapsing peace talks over the Ukraine war, new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to put more pressure on Russia during his first visit to the White House. Merz’s trip to Washington came as the Ukraine-Russia war entered a new phase, with peace talks faltering and both sides escalating—Ukraine targeting Russia’s nuclear bombers and Moscow launching a major summer offensive to seize more territory.
In Poland, a Trump-backed candidate wins the presidency

5 days ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — Polish voters on Sunday delivered a blow to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his pro-European Union allies in Europe by narrowly electing a Trump-backed conservative for president. Karol Nawrocki, a 42-year-old political novice and nationalist historian supported by Poland's far-right Law and Justice party, defeated Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, the liberal candidate from Tusk's Civic Coalition, in a highly contested runoff that saw a record turnout of 71.6%.
Peace talks stall after Ukraine hits Russian nuclear bombers

5 days ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

The talks in Istanbul lasted for only about an hour and saw the two sides exchange a memorandum outlining their opposing demands for a ceasefire. (CN) — A new round of peace talks in Istanbul on Monday between Ukraine and Russia yielded little progress, coming a day after Ukraine carried out brazen drone attacks that damaged several Russian strategic long-range nuclear bombers at airfields far inside Russia.
Both sides claim win in Peru-Germany climate ruling

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — A landmark German lawsuit in which a Peruvian mountain farmer sought to hold an energy giant accountable for climate-related risks to his home ended Wednesday with a mixed ruling, and both sides claiming victory.
EU opens investigation into porn sites to keep minors off their platforms

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

The European Union is using its new online enforcement law to compel popular porn platforms to do a better job of keeping minors from accessing their sites. (CN) — European Union regulators on Tuesday launched proceedings to force popular online pornographic platforms to do a better job of keeping minors from accessing adult content. The European Commission said it believed Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos were violating the Digital Services Act by not properly safeguarding minors.
Hopes dim for diplomacy to end war as Russia pounds Ukraine

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — Instead of peace talks, the war in Ukraine appears to be entering a new phase of escalation with Russia launching massive missile and drone attacks on its neighbor and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying Kyiv has been given permission to strike inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range missiles.
Pressure builds in Baltic Sea as EU targets Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — With tensions rising in the Baltic Sea, the European Union is seeking to tighten the screws on Moscow with a move to block the passage of oil tankers deemed to be part of Russia's sanctions-evading “shadow fleet.”The escalating clash in recent days saw Russia deploy a fighter jet to protect a Russian-bound tanker from being detained by Estonia's navy, and Russia briefly detaining a Greek-owned tanker after it left an Estonian port.
In Europe, condemnation grows over Israel’s assault on Gaza

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — After months of silence and faced with horrific scenes of Palestinian suffering, starvation and death, some European leaders are beginning to condemn Israel's brutal assault on the Gaza Strip, with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez going so far as calling Israel a “genocidal state." On Monday, the United Kingdom, France and Canada issued a rare joint statement threatening to take “concrete actions” over Israel's invasion of Gaza and its 11-week blockade of humanitarian aid into the...
Pro-EU forces win in Romania, Poland and Portugal elections, but far right makes gain

2 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Cain Burdeau

(CN) — Nicuşor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest and a pro-European Union centrist, defeated a far-right nationalist in a highly consequential rerun presidential race in Romania on Sunday, bringing relief to policymakers in Brussels. But Sunday results from the first round of a presidential race in Poland and a parliamentary election in Portugal were less reassuring for Brussels as far-right, anti-EU forces made gains in both countries.