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A team working for President Donald Trump’s spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico’s voting machines, said Gabbard’s office and three sources familiar with the previously unreported events. The sources said the goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico, but…

The U.S. Justice Department has removed a government lawyer from an assignment in Minnesota after she told a federal judge, “This job sucks” and said immigration authorities had failed to comply with court orders, according to a source familiar with the move. Julie Le, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, had been detailed to…

The U.S. and Iran have agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, officials for both sides said, even as they remained at odds over Washington’s insistence that negotiations include Tehran’s missile arsenal and Iran’s vow to discuss only its nuclear program. The delicate diplomatic effort comes amid heightened tensions as the U.S. builds up forces in…

ADDISON Rae has flaunted her figure and her wealth in a money-covered latex dress. The pop star, who wowed in a Marilyn Monroe-inspired look at the Grammy Awards, sent fans into a frenzy with the snap shared on her Instagram Story. Addison, 25, shared a collection of photos that included her Grammys look, as well as the…

The psycho surgeon accused of gunning down his ex-wife and her new husband allegedly pumped nearly two dozen bullets into the couple after breaking into their Ohio home, autopsy reports showed. Monique and Spencer Tepe were found with a total of 16 gunshot wounds — including to their heads — when Michael McKee, a vascular surgeon in…

French authorities are investigating images of a child‑pornographic nature and sexually explicit deepfakes on the platform. French police raided the offices of Elon Musk’s social media network X on Tuesday (Feb 3) and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in a widening investigation, amid growing scrutiny of the platform by authorities across Europe. The raid…

Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases could be prevented if people avoided a range of risk factors, including smoking, drinking, air pollution and certain infections, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday (Feb 3). New research published on the eve of World Cancer Day estimated that 38 per cent of all new cancer cases globally…

Pakistanis roasted the nation’s civil and military leadership online after Trump and PM Modi made the US-India trade deal agreement. Pakistani netizens mocked the nation’s civilian and military leadership, taunting them as India and the US announced a deal to lower tariffs. They said that Monday’s announcement showed that US President Donald Trump treated Pakistani Field Marshal…

Khawaja Asif has ruled out talks with the rebel group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)– that took the responsibility for the attacks– saying no negotiations would be held with “terrorists” responsible for killing civilians. Khawaja Asif, the Defence Minister of Pakistan, has admitted that the Pakistani security forces were “handicapped” against Baloch rebels due to the sheer size…

New footage shows what appears to be blood outside the home of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, as the search for her continues. NewsNation posted video Tuesday of an apparent blood trail outside the door of Nancy’s home in Arizona. The dark blood splatter is noticeable on the brown tiles leading up to the door. In a…

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison (0001.HK), said on Wednesday its Panama Ports Company unit has started international arbitration proceedings against Panama after the country’s top court annulled its licences to operate two Panama Canal ports, in a case that could take years to resolve. Panama’s Supreme Court last week ruled the contracts violated Panama’s constitution by giving the…

The budget package secures funding for most US government agencies until the end of September, except for the Department of Homeland Security. The partial shutdown of government operations ended in the United States on Tuesday with President Donald Trump signing a budget package into law. Earlier on Tuesday, the House of Representatives had approved the package in…

The move comes after Donald Trump stepped back on his insistence that the US must control Greenland to ensure national security. Greenland has warned the US still wants to control the strategic Arctic island. NATO on Tuesday said “planning is underway” for an Arctic mission, coming weeks after US President Donald Trump frayed the strategic alliance by…

A new study has drawn parallels between the addictive qualities of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and tobacco products and called for similar levels of regulation. A study by researchers at three United States universities claims to have identified similarities between the addictive characteristics of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and cigarettes, and has recommended similar levels of regulation. According to…

We live in a bustling, crowded world, yet loneliness appears to be on the rise. Why are so many of us feeling isolated and what can we do about it? There are many kinds of loneliness – everyone feels it differently. But what is it to you? Perhaps loneliness is a city. On its streets, among the…

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised. Lawyers for Epstein’s victims said flawed redactions in the files released on Friday had “turned upside down” the lives of nearly 100 survivors. Email addresses and nude photos in which the…

Russia has used a record number of ballistic missiles to target Ukraine’s energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The combined missile and drone strikes hit power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv and multiple locations causing “the most powerful blow” so far this year, according to private energy company DTEK. The strikes were launched as temperatures dropped…

An Iranian drone was shot down as it “aggressively approached” an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, a US military spokesman has said. An F-35C stealth fighter jet which took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln warship shot down the drone “in self-defence” to protect the aircraft carrier and its personnel, US Central Command…

The list of some of the world’s most rich and powerful people with ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has lengthened, after the US government released millions of new files from its investigation into the disgraced financier. The latest drop of material – dubbed the Epstein files – on 30 January included three million pages, 180,000…

The deployment of a powerful model of Turkish combat drone to a remote airstrip on Egypt’s southwestern border signals a sharp escalation in Sudan’s civil war, suggesting one of its largest neighbours is being drawn deeper into the fray, more than a dozen officials and regional experts say. Egypt, which shares the Nile River and a more…

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, will testify in a congressional investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a staffer said on Monday. The decision could head off a planned vote in the Republican-led House of Representatives to hold the two prominent Democrats in contempt, which could lead to…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India halting Russian oil purchases and lowering trade barriers. Trump announced the deal on social media following a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that India would now buy…

Residents of Washington DC-area are fuming as nearly 20 schools remain closed over snow-clogged streets a week after Winter Storm Fern slammed the region. The DMV-area was rocked by last week’s blizzard, which cemented Virginia in ice and buried DC and Maryland in mountains of snow — for the first time since last January. Prior to that,…

Buildings hit, energy sites targeted and four people injured in multiple strikes hours after US president says ‘we’re doing very well with Ukraine and Russia’. What we know on day 1,441 Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, its second-largest city of Kharkiv and other centres early on Tuesday, officials said, triggering fires and dealing new blows…

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other humanitarian aid. Sheinbaum’s comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump said he asked the Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to the Caribbean island. Sheinbaum said at a public event in the northern state of Sonora that…

For more than two decades, the Shinawatra family has defined Thai electoral politics. Will their Pheu Thai Party continue to hold sway as voters cast their ballots on Sunday (Feb 8)? BANGKOK: It is a Sunday morning and Nid Wandee and his wife, Patchareewan, have nearly sold out of grilled chicken at a local market in the…

Stars including Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber stepped out at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Here are some of the most eye-catching looks from on the red carpet and inside the premiere ceremony before the main show. Carpenter’s Grammy-nominated album may be called Man’s Best Friend, but her red carpet look seemed…

Vladimir Motin has been convicted for manslaughter after a deadly collision last year off the coast of the UK. A London court on Monday convicted the Russian captain of a container ship that collided with a US oil tanker off the east coast of the UK last year, killing one sailor. Mark Pernia, a Philippines national, was…

The move intends to support the world’s richest man’s efforts to dominate both the rocket and AI markets. Musk aims to use the deal to build data centers in space. Rocket venture SpaceX is acquiring artificial intelligence company xAI, owner of both companies Elon Musk announced on Monday. SpaceX announced the deal, which *is meant to support…

An 18-year-old injured in the New Year bar fire in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana has died, Swiss authorities said on Sunday, taking the death toll of one of the worst disasters in modern Swiss history to 41. The Swiss national was in hospital in Zurich and died on Saturday, the statement by the Public Prosecutor’s Office…

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to their home in a Minneapolis suburb after being detained by U.S. immigration officers and held at a detention facility in Texas, a lawmaker said on Sunday. A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his son, whom immigration officers detained during a…

THIS is the terrifying moment a truck stuck on rail tracks is smashed by an oncoming train. A blue semi truck cabin became lodged on snowy train tracks in Gastonia, North Carolina during a powerful winter storm. The shaky video, taken by a shocked onlooker, shows an freight train barrel towards the truck – too late for…

TENNIS FANS will be watching the action in next weekend’s Super Bowl very closely – to see if Serena Williams announces a spectacular comeback. The sport’s greatest female player retired at the 2022 US Open in New York and everyone assumed she had tossed away her racquets for good. But then the American superstar sparked intrigue about…

MOTOR racing ace Lewis Hamilton is dating US reality star Kim Kardashian, The Sun can reveal. The mum-of-four and Brit seven-time F1 world champ enjoyed an ­intimate dinner and a couple’s massage as part of a romantic weekend getaway in the country. US reality star Kim, 45, flew in from Los Angeles on her £100million private jet…

Australia may have seen the last of Novak Djokovic. On Sunday, he was one win away from a record-breaking 25th major title, but Carlos Alcaraz took that dream away after defeating the 38-year-old in four sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, across three hours and two minutes for the Australian Open title, becoming the youngest man to achieve…

Catherine O’Hara looked frail in her final public appearance three months before her tragic death at the age of 71. The “Home Alone” star beamed while posing with several guests at the 2025 Angel Awards, hosted at the Proper Hotel Santa Monica in Los Angeles last October. She sported a chic green striped pant suit paired with…

Invitations have also been sent to Nepal, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Romania, and others. Bangladesh has invited India to participate as an international observer for its upcoming 13th Parliamentary elections and the referendum on the July National Charter, both scheduled for February 12. The invitation has been extended alongside similar requests to several…

A 62-year-old home movie could blow the JFK assassination wide open — and prove once and for all there was a second shooter on the grassy knoll that fateful day. The grainy 8mm footage, captured by Dallas air conditioner repairman Orville Nix as bullets ripped through Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963, hasn’t been seen since 1978,…

Nvidia’s CEO said it would be another good year for business, even as he expressed concerns about supplies of memory chips – which support AI workloads – amid a production crunch. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised and lightly cajoled his major Taiwanese suppliers to produce more to help power strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), capping a…

The budget outlines US$133 billion to fund infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities while India receives billions in investments from tech giants. India will spend a record amount on infrastructure and defence, the finance minister said in her national budget speech on Sunday (Feb 1), with plans for high-speed rail, submarines and fighter jets. New Delhi plans to spend…

The shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis came barely days after another protester in the city, Renee Nicole Good, was shot and killed by an ICE agent. The incidents have led to widespread protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown Two federal immigration agents who shot and killed Alex Pretti during an encounter in Minneapolis last week…

European nations have scrambled to boost their militaries since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Brussels launching the Security Action for Europe lending initiative in response. Britain should “do more together” with the EU on defence, including through a bloc-wide initiative to bolster arms stocks that London has not yet joined, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.…

Golden, the inescapable hit from the movie K-Pop Demon Hunters, has become the first ever K-Pop song to win a Grammy Award. Performed by the fictional band Huntr/x, it picked up best song for visual media as the awards ceremony got underway in Los Angeles. It is also nominated for song of the year. Other early winners…

Lord Mandelson says he has resigned his membership of the Labour Party as he does not want to “cause further embarrassment” by his links to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The former cabinet minister, who was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his past connections to Epstein, appeared in the latest release of files…

A new batch of Epstein files has ratcheted up the heat on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over his links with the pedophile financier. Now, the British PM says the former prince should testify in the US Congress. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify in the United States Congress, a day after…

As tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high, China’s role is under growing scrutiny. How far would Beijing go to support Iran — and where are the limits if conflict broke out with the US? China has emerged as a key player in Iran’s escalating confrontation with the United States, as mass protests and economic collapse strain…

An explosion that hit a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday was caused by a gas leak, according to a preliminary assessment, the local head of the fire department said. Iranian state media reported that at least two people have been killed and 14 injured in the blast, which comes amid…

Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the U.S. threatens a stranglehold on the communist-run nation. Reuters interviewed over three dozen residents of towns and neighborhoods around the capital Havana – the country’s political and economic engine – from street vendors…

A federal judge has ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son, Liam Conejo Ramos, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid. The boy — seen in a now viral photo that showed him wearing a blue bunny hat outside his house as federal agents stood nearby — was one of four students…

What began on Dec. 28 in Tehran as a revolt against economic hardship and the collapse of the national currency quickly spread across dozens of other Iranian cities and provinces. People from diverse socioeconomic, religious and ethnic backgrounds joined what has become the largest anti-regime protest since the 1979 revolution. Chants of “death to the dictator” and…

Catherine O’Hara and her husband, Bo Welch, reportedly kept news of her mystery illness to themselves ahead of her death. O’Hara died Friday at the age of 71, her agency CAA, confirmed to Page Six following TMZ’s initial report. “Prolific multi-award-winning actress, writer, and comedian Catherine O’Hara died today at her home in Los Angeles following a…

Cardi B has reportedly warned boyfriend Stefon Diggs after he welcomed four children with four different women in 2025. “She’s been very clear with Stefon: if he messes up, if another woman comes forward with a baby after they became official and started a family together, she’s done,” an insider told the Sun in a report published…

The US federal government has partially shutdown despite a last-ditch funding deal approved by the Senate. The funding lapse began at midnight US eastern time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, hours after senators agreed to fund most agencies until September. The bill includes just two weeks’ funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, instead…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth’s orbit to power artificial intelligence (AI). The application claims “orbital data centres” are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power. Traditionally, such centres are large warehouses full of powerful computers which process and store data. Musk’s aerospace…

More than 20 financial institutions worldwide have publicly vowed not to finance deep-sea mining — an activity scientists say could cause irreversible harm to ocean ecosystems. However, a DW investigation has found that some have invested at least $684 million (€581 million) in companies linked to the industry. Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into companies…

Rallies against the Trump administration’s hardline immigration tactics were also reported in other cities, such as Los Angeles. It comes as the US Justice Department opened a probe into the killing of Alex Pretti. Thousands of protesters rallied in Minneapolis and other parts of the United States on Friday against the hardline immigration tactics used by US…

IRAN has been caught red-handed covering up bombed nuclear sites, new satellite images reveal. The terror regime has slapped roofs over bombed nuclear buildings at Natanz and Isfahan to hide work from spy satellites. The covert clean-up was spotted by Planet Labs PBC and marks the first visible movement at Iran’s nuclear sites since last summer. That…

A SMILING selfie shows the moment before a skier was mauled by a snow leopard and left with blood pouring from her face. The tourist spotted the dangerous predator while skiing off-piste and rushed over to get a cute snap with the wild beast. Seconds later, the big cat pounced and left the woman with serious injuries.…

PAEDO Jeffrey Epstein tried to drag the late Queen into disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar bid for The King’s Speech. The late financier’s circle wanted Elizabeth II to endorse the Colin Firth-starring 2010 film about her own father King George VI’s battle to overcome his crippling stammer, new files show. Epstein’s associates “slipped” a DVD of…

If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet … then get your skates on. What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has spread to become a global phenomenon. Its stars have rocketed from unknowns to…

The US and Israel are denying involvement in the mysterious blasts that killed six and wounded more than a dozen others across Iran Saturday. US officials said the explosion in the Iranian port city Bandar Abbas was not related to any military activity in the region, CNN reported – even though a massive US naval “armada” is…

Chilling unheard audio recordings of Michael Jackson expressing his deepest “intimate” thoughts on children will be revealed in a new TV docuseries. The superstar can be heard discussing his innermost feelings on his infatuation with kids. In one eerie moment, Jackson confides that without children being close to him he would take his own life. “If you…

“Sanford and Son” star Grady Demond Wilson has died at the age of 79. The actor, best known for playing Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford, in the smash-hit 1970s sitcom, died at his Palm Springs home on Friday following complications related to cancer. Wilson’s son, Demond, confirmed the news to TMZ, saying: “I loved him.…

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack as decades-long insurgency continues. At least 92 militants were killed on Saturday (Jan 31) battling Pakistan’s security forces in multiple cities across the southwestern province of Balochistan, Pakistan’s military said. The military said in a statement that 15 security personnel were also killed during clearance operations, while…

Over 500 people have been killed under the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to Gaza health officials. Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday (Jan 31) with some of its most intense airstrikes since the October ceasefire, killing more than 30 people including three girls from one family, in attacks on houses, tents and a police station, Palestinian…

They can’t guarantee future health, but they can tell you the trajectory you’re on. Take a minute to consider the last decade of your life. What type of physical shape do you hope to be in? And what are the activities you want to be able to continue doing? While there’s no crystal ball to predict your…

The United States and Russia could embark on an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War, unless they reach an eleventh-hour deal before their last remaining arms control treaty expires in less than a week. The New START treaty is set to end on February 5. Without it, there would be no…

U.S. Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire shortages of food and medical aid. Three months after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s incursion into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in…

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Federal Reserve, has earned over $1 million since 2020 as a member of the board of e-commerce company Coupang (CPNG.N), now ​at the center of trade tensions between the U.S. and South Korea. Warsh has ‌served on the board of the Seattle-based company since October 2019, earning nearly…

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens. Students and teachers abandoned classes from California to New York on a national day of protest, which came amid mixed…

Millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year. Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted publicly on Friday. The release came six weeks after…

The United Nations is at risk of “imminent financial collapse” due to member states not paying their fees, the body’s head has warned. António Guterres said the UN faced a financial crisis which was “deepening, threatening programme delivery”, and that money could run out by July. He wrote in a letter to all 193 member states that…

Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez announced a general amnesty bill that could see the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists. Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, called on Friday for the country to implement a “new judicial system” and proposed an “amnesty law” that would lead to the release of…

Amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Israel are prioritizing their own interests as regional tensions between the US and Iran continue to rise. Throughout this past week, the uncertainty over potential US military action against Iran continued to shape strategic steps across the region.…

The price of silver has just reached an all-time high of more than $120 per ounce. Although gold has eclipsed the white metal as a store of value, DW explores why silver is regaining global relevance. What happened to the price of silver in 2025? Silver has experienced a remarkable bull market, more than quadrupling in value…

The 25-year-old Iranian fashion designer hoped that mass protests nearly four years ago — the ones that erupted after a young woman was arrested and died in custody for not wearing the hijab properly — would improve civil rights in the Islamic Republic. Not much changed, though. Being on those streets, she felt, may have been for…

The Scarborough Shoal is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but China also claims it as part of its territory. China conducted naval and air patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday (Jan 31), the China Southern Theater Command said. The shoal is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but China also…

President Donald Trump’s administration will add some 65,000 H-2B seasonal guest worker visas through September 30, a Federal Register notice said, stating the visas would be available to employers at risk of severe financial hardship due to a lack of US labour, Reuters reported. The move roughly doubled the 66,000 visas available each year to businesses such…

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi met the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and later posted that a decision on the “ICC matter” will be taken by Friday or Monday (February 2) The suspense surrounding the development is reaching a crescendo. Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi met the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and later posted…

Catherine O’Hara’s “Schitt’s Creek” co-stars are heartbroken over the Hollywood icon’s sudden death at age 71. “What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years,” Dan Levy, who created the show and played O’Hara’s son David, wrote on Instagram Friday alongside two photos of himself with…

India’s chief economic adviser proposed age-based limits on access to social media platforms he said were “predatory” in their approach to keeping users online, signalling a potential blow to Meta and YouTube in their largest user market. Such a shift would pull India in line with a growing global trend, after Australia became the first nation last…

SpaceX is exploring deals with other companies helmed by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, leaving investors working through permutations between space, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence to analyze which combination makes the most sense. The rocket maker is in discussions to merge with xAI ahead of a blockbuster public offering ​planned for this year, Reuters reported on Thursday.…

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even as the U.S. dispatched another warship to the Middle East and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said the military would be ready to carry out whatever the president decided. Speaking to reporters, Trump did not elaborate on the nature or timing of any dialogue or…

Gold prices fell as much as 8% on Friday to briefly dip below the $5,000 per ounce mark, as the dollar firmed following President Donald Trump’s announcement of his choice for Federal Reserve chair, even as bullion was set for its strongest monthly gain since 1982. Spot gold dropped 5.8% to $5,081.52 per ounce at 09:37 a.m.…

President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, touched down in Minneapolis and has pledged changes, but no stop to ICE operations in the city. Trump himself recently hinted at a desire to de-escalate. Democrats and White House reach deal to avert shutdown Senate Democrats reached a deal with Republicans and the White House to avoid a government…

The EU is probing Elon Musk’s Grok AI after its deepfake feature generated millions of sexualized images of women and children. Brussels is putting its toughest tech laws to one of their biggest test yet. “I was involuntarily undressed by Elon Musk’s Grok on X.” Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch said in a recent video on…

Jacques Tilly’s carnival floats mocking Vladimir Putin have landed him before a Moscow court. As the trial drags on, the Dusseldorf-based satirist has denounced the charges as an assault on freedom of expression. Russian President Vladimir Putin bathes in the blood of Ukraine, while US President Donald Trump tears up the climate protection agreement like an angry…

A former Israeli hostage who was held for nearly 500 days in Gaza says the return of the body of the final hostage this week means all the released captives can “now breathe and start our lives again”. Thirty-year-old Sasha Troufanov, an Amazon electronics engineer, was taken hostage on 7 October 2023 by Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen.…

No-one should be surprised that China has swiftly executed the 11 members of a organised crime family from north-eastern Myanmar who were sentenced to death in September. China executes more people than anywhere else in the world, according to human rights groups – the exact figure is a state secret. Officials are often executed for corruption. The…