BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 02:12:00
A french cement company has pleaded guilty in the united states to charges of supporting the islamic state group. lafarge admitted that its syrian subsidiary paid armed groups to help protect factory staff. it's been ordered to pay nearly $780 million. it's three weeks to go until the us midterm elections. at stake is which party will control congress. democrats are hoping that abortion will be a major issue for voters, after the supreme court overturned the national right to have one. president biden has called for abortion rights to be codified in us law. 0ur north america correspondent, pet...