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Son of Norway’s crown princess arrested before his trial on rape charge
International 02/02/2026The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been arrested, just before his trial opens on charges including rape in a case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family, police said Monday.Marius Borg Høiby was arrested on Sunday ...
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Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok
International 01/11/2026Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, as concerns grew among global authorities that it was being misused to generate sexually explicit an...
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Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
International 01/05/2026Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday. The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and in...
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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
International 01/02/2026U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in Ju...
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China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US
International 12/28/2025China’s military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” force...
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Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years
International 12/19/2025A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, officials and his party said. The couple ...
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US announces massive arms sales to Taiwan worth more than $10 billion
International 12/18/2025President Donald Trump’s administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China.The State Department...
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Top EU official warns the US against interfering in Europe’s affairs
International 12/08/2025A top European Union official on Monday warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them.European Council President Antonio Costa’s remarks came i...
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Trump praises Congo and Rwanda as they sign US-mediated peace deal
International 12/04/2025President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal on Thursday aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo and opening the region’s critical mineral reserves ...
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Australian prisoner sues for his ‘human right’ to eat Vegemite
International 11/20/2025A prisoner is challenging an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.” Andre McKechn...
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Dominican appeals court to hear arguments on Franco’s conviction
International 11/11/2025Wander Franco’s attorneys pushed to have the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop’s sexual-abuse conviction and sentencing overturned Tuesday.Franco in June was convicted of sexually abusing a minor, and he then received a two-year suspende...
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China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit
International 10/30/2025Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooper...