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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being sent from China to the U.S. via Mexico and Canada. Trump voiced his latest tariff threats in remarks to reporters at the White House a day…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build ties with Donald Trump, prospects for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and Moscow’s firm support for Beijing’s position on Taiwan. Xi and Putin, who spoke for an hour and 35 minutes by video call after Trump was sworn…

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday, forcing panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night. “It was like the apocalypse. The flames engulfed the hotel immediately, like in half an hour,” said Mevlut Ozer, who witnessed the incident at…

India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war. The US has identified some 18,000 illegal Indian migrants to be sent back…

Justin Baldoni‘s legal team released a series of video takes from “It Ends With Us” on Tuesday as they continue to push back on Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment claims. Lively sued Baldoni, the film’s director and co-star, earlier this month for harassment and retaliation, accusing him of a series of inappropriate and offensive interactions during production. Among…

Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive touch to the roots-rock of the Canadian-American group the Band, has died, representatives for the group have confirmed. Hudson “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Tuesday morning at a nursing home in the Band’s longtime home base of…

When Pte Oleksander Bezverkhny was evacuated to the Feofaniya Hospital in Kyiv, few believed he would live. The 27-year-old had a severe abdominal injury and shrapnel had ripped through his buttocks. Both his legs were amputated. Then, doctors discovered that his infections were resistant to commonly-used antibiotics – and the already daunting task of saving his life…

The sixth and last child of Mohammad Aslam from Budhal village of Rajouri in Jammu division has succumbed at GMC Jammu, taking the death toll in the ‘mysterious disease’ to 17. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Yasmeena Jan, daughter of Mohammad Aslam was taken to GMC Rajouri last Sunday from where she…

HEAVY snow has fallen in Florida, covering beaches in the south as a winter storm wreaks havoc across the United States. Millions of Americans have been urged to stay indoors after a blizzard warning was issued for the first time ever in multiple southern states. The blizzard warning is in effect across Florida, Central Louisiana, and Houston…

DONALD Trump’s new press secretary is the youngest person ever to hold the powerful position. Karoline Leavitt, 27, has already made waves on her first full day as the White House press secretary. On Tuesday, she teased a “massive” announcement from the president. The job hasn’t been held by anyone under 30 since 1969 under former President…

A$300 million members-only luxury doomsday bunker complete with robotic medical suites, lavish swimming pool, and fine dining restaurants is set to revolutionize how the rich and powerful can shelter themselves in an apocalyptic disaster. Due to open in the summer of 2026, the high-end underground fortress will provide a 5-star survivalist experience to those lucky few who…

President Claudia Sheinbaum called for cool heads to prevail after Donald Trump’s vow to impose hefty tariffs sent the country’s currency tumbling on fears that Mexico will become a target of his administration. On his first day in the White House, Trump renewed his pledge to slap 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, saying he may…

A meme coin known as “Elon Hitler” launched Monday after billionaire Elon Musk was accused of performing a Nazi salute during a rally after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The token, which is listed under the ticker symbol $EItler, was built on the Solana blockchain and is traded on the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Raydium. Since its launch, the…

Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen as the new president seeks to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations. The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a…

Elon Musk’s baby mama Grimes wants the world to know: She is against Nazism. She made the statement in the hours following a particularly evocative salute made by Musk on stage during President Donald Trump’s inaugural proceedings—which many online have likened to the “Sieg Heil” gesture used in Nazi Germany. “I’m happy to denounce Nazism and the…

Prince Harry and the publisher of The Sun’s trial is “very close” in negotiations on a potential settlement, the High Court has heard. The Duke of Sussex and former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson are suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) over allegations of unlawful information-gathering. The Rupert Murdoch-owned NGN, which also ran the now-defunct News Of…

Donald Trump sat stony-faced as a bishop told him to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now” at an interfaith prayer service. The US president began day two of his second term with the event at the Washington National Cathedral, where he and wife Melania sat in the front row alongside vice…

A Moroccan national with a US green card stabbed and wounded four people in a terror attack in Israel on Tuesday before he was shot dead, officials said. Abdelaziz Kaddi, 29, went on a rampage attacking four men between the ages of 24 to 59 in Tel Aviv, the Times of Israel reports. Kaddi, who held a…

The director of The Brutalist has defended his lead actors’ performances after it emerged that artificial intelligence had been used to “refine” their Hungarian accents. Brady Corbet insisted that the performances of Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones were “completely their own”. Brody leads the three-hour film, playing Hungarian architect Laszlo Toth, a man trying to rebuild his…

Germans who get their news via the social media giant TikTok, especially those of a younger age, are more likely to hold sympathetic opinions of Russia and China, a poll has concluded. The poll, conducted by Allensbach Institute for Germany’s business-focused Free Democrats (FDP), asked some 2,000 people at the end of 2024 about their views on…

The modern world has given us many confounding things. Here’s another new addition for that extensive list: the phrase “adult diaper influencer.” In this new field of human enterprise, Pree is the world’s first. “Incontinent or not, let’s embrace adult diapers together!” she declares in a recent YouTube video, as footage of the pink-haired 27-year-old in an…

United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Jan 21) he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk – the owner of social media platform X – buying Chinese-owned app TikTok. “I would be if he wanted to buy it,” Trump told reporters when asked if he was open to Musk, the world’s richest man and…

Donald Trump was called out by an Episcopal Church bishop during the inauguration prayer service, during which she asked him to “have mercy” on LGBTQ+ children. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, addressed Trump directly as the newly inaugurated president sat with his family and Vice President JD Vance at Washington National…

Outgoing President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for several of his immediate family members and people that incoming President Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including Republican former lawmaker Liz Cheney and Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The pardons, issued in Biden’s last hours as president, cover the select committee…

Billionaire Elon Musk’s hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of President Donald Trump’s inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on Monday, but a leading tracker of antisemitism said it appeared to represent a moment of enthusiasm instead. Musk dismissed criticism of the hand gesture as a “tired” attack. Musk took to the Capital…

Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago as he moved swiftly to impose his will on the U.S. government just hours after reclaiming the presidency on Monday. After a day of ceremony, Trump signed a series of executive actions to curb immigration and roll back environmental regulations and…

More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of the most influential and recognizable figures in American history. His rise from the pulpit of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to his groundbreaking work as a founder and leader of the…

David Beckham has said that “girls are held back” in an awards ceremony speech in Davos. “I want my daughter Harper to have the same opportunities as her brothers and that should be the case for all girls everywhere,” the former England captain said as he was recognised as a cultural leader in Davos during the World…

An inquiry into the Southport stabbings has been announced by the government. It comes after Axel Rudakubana, 18, admitted murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in the attack in Southport, Merseyside, in July last year. In a statement, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that now there has been a…

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and former UK prime minister Boris Johnson are among the famous faces in Washington DC for Donald Trump’s inauguration. The three men were sitting in the same row at St John’s Church as the president attended a church service before his swearing in. Other high-profile names who had a prime seat for the…

One of the things that made President Donald Trump’s inauguration distinctive was the prominence of Silicon Valley elite. Easily identifiable were the world’s three richest men – Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. And that’s not to mention some of the billionaires not placed directly in view of the cameras. When the riches of the billionaire…

Commander-in-Chief Ball in pictures President Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration continued on Monday evening with the Commander in Chief Ball. It was the first of three evening stops as he was also due to attend the Liberty Ball and Starlight Ball. Legal battles erupt over Trump’s ‘DOGE’ advisory panel led by Elon Musk Minutes after Donald Trump signed…

First lady Melania Trump dressed to the nines for President Donald Trump’s inaugural ball Monday evening. The former model wore a stunning strapless black-and-white gown as the couple took the stage for the Commander in Chief Inaugural ball. For her husband’s inauguration ceremony earlier in the day, Melania wore a custom double-breasted navy coat by New York…

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order telling the Department of Justice to not enforce a rule that demands TikTok spin off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban. The order, issued on Trump’s first day of office, is meant to effectively extend the deadline established by The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary…

China has executed a man found guilty of killing at least 35 people in a car attack in November, in what is thought to be the deadliest attack in the country for a decade. Fan Weiqiu, 62, injured dozens more when he drove his car into people exercising outside a stadium in the southern city of Zhuhai.…

Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of executive power to guard against potential “revenge” by the new Trump administration. The decision Monday by Biden came after…

Melania Trump joined her husband, Donald Trump, at St. John’s Episcopal Church for a service ahead of his inauguration. Attending a church service on Inauguration Day is a long presidential tradition. The Trumps spent the night at Blair House and will head to the White House for a coffee and tea with President Joe Biden and first…

Snoop Dogg has found himself facing huge backlash after performing at a party for Donald Trump’s imminent inauguration. The rapper and actor, 53, was filmed performing at the first ever ‘Crypto Ball’ hosted by former PayPal COO David Sacks. Silicon valley investor and millionaire Sacks is set to step into the White House in his formal capacity…

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman arrived at Donald Trump’s Inauguration ceremony to be the 47th president of the United States in gym shorts and a hoodie, raising eyebrows. Fetterman was dressed in a black hoodie, gray shorts, and sneakers, despite the frigid temperatures that pushed the ceremony indoors into the Capitol Rotunda. Everyone else in attendance is in…

Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian television to appeal to Donald Trump not to start World War III and congratulated him on his win, hours before Donald Trump’s Inaugural address as the 47th President of the United States. “We hear [Trump’s] statements on the need to prevent World War III. We undoubtedly welcome such a disposition and congratulate…

Elon Musk was accused of performing a bizarre Nazi-style salute during a Donald Trump inauguration rally in Washington DC. After Trump was sworn in as the 47th US President, the Tesla founder who is set to head the Department of Government Efficiency to hold government spending accountable, spoke to the crowd of supporters who were gathered at…

A leading NGO warned Monday of an emerging “aristocratic oligarchy” with massive political clout and primed to profit from Donald Trump’s presidency, as global elites descend on Davos for their annual confab. The World Economic Forum kicks off in the Swiss Alpine resort on the same day as the presidential inauguration of Trump, who will not be…

A Polish general was dismissed last week by the nation’s defense minister after reportedly misplacing a batch of anti-tank mines that were later found in an Ikea warehouse, according to Polish news outlet Onet. Maj. Gen. Artur Kępczyński was fired Jan. 9 for reasons that were not specified by Polish military officials, though numerous local reports suggested…

Kim Janas leaves little doubt about her experiences as an elite gymnast in Germany. “From a human perspective, it was absolutely awful,” she told DW. Identified as a future star, Janas grew up training at the elite center in her hometown of Halle in eastern Germany. It was there that she soon discovered the dark side of…

New research suggests that memory can impact the type of food—and how much of it—we eat, potentially setting the stage for more effective obesity treatments. The Monell Chemical Senses Centerstudy found that there’s a connection between food memory and overeating—and it starts in the hippocampus. “The hippocampus (HPC) has emerged as a critical player in the control…

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s responsibility to pass down the memory of the Holocaust to each generation “will not end.” He also warned of an “alarming normalization” of antisemitism on social media. Scholz said the collective memory of the Holocaust is based on “indisputable facts” that everyone in Germany must faceImage: Boris Roessler/dpa/picture allianceGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz…

There is increasing disparity in the world today as an “aristocratic oligarchy” is amassing wealth at unforeseen levels, a report published by development organization Oxfam said. Published ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the report titled “Takers Not Makers” said billionaire wealth soared by $2 trillion (€1.94 trillion) in 2024, growing three times faster…

Three Israeli hostages have been reunited with their families, while 90 Palestinian prisoners were released in return in a ceasefire deal that has put an end, for now, to 15 months of bitter war in Gaza. Amid a chaotic crowd in Gaza, the Israeli hostages were handed by masked, armed gunmen to the Red Cross on Sunday,…

Trump’s return to the White House marks an extraordinary ascent to power as he is set to become the 47th president in a swearing-in ceremony later today. Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States today – marking an astonishing return to the White House for the businessman and former reality TV star. Today’s…

The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication. But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison. The population here reflects the aging society outside, and the pervasive problem of…

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here’s why it matters to scientists. Peer up at the sky on a clear night this January and February and you could be in for a treat. Six planets…

Prince Harry will get his long-awaited day in court against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids on Monday, as his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers for unlawful gathering of private information finally goes on trial in London. Harry himself is not expected to take the stand for at least the first two weeks of the trial, which will be…

Snoop Dogg has found himself facing huge backlash after performing at a party for Donald Trump’s imminent inauguration. The rapper and actor, 53, was filmed performing at the first ever ‘Crypto Ball’ hosted by former PayPal COO David Sacks. Silicon valley investor and millionaire Sacks is set to step into the White House in his formal capacity…

Itamar Ben-Gvir stepped down as Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security minister in protest at the planned released of Palestinian prisoners. Israel’s far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet in fury over the Gaza ceasefire deal – warning it will “destroy all of Israel’s achievements.” The resignation of Itamar Ben-Gvir does not threaten the ceasefire,…

THE fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has finally come into effect after 15 months of relentless warfare. The truce was set back by a few hours on Sunday after intense last-minute negotiations and a near-collapse of the deal just hours before its implementation. In a critical first step, 33 hostages, including women, children, and elderly individuals…

A sociable sunfish who was reportedly missing its human audience during a temporary closure of its aquarium in Japan has been comforted in an unorthodox way. In a photo posted by the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of uniforms. The…

Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration as US president. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency. Both coins have risen but have seen volatile trade. “The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $Melania now,” she posted on the social platform X…

Three Israeli women hostages held Hamas in Gaza have been released on the first day of a long-awaited ceasefire deal with Israel. Fifteen months after the 7 October 2023 attacks, Israel says that 91 of the 251 captives remain unaccounted for, although it believes only 57 of these are still alive. A total of 120 hostages have…

CapCut, ByteDance’s video editing app for TikTok, is still down in response to the federal ban. Instagram head Adam Mosseri just announced a video editing app called Edits. Mosseri said the app is meant to rival CapCut, a video editing app that went offline along with TikTok. Edits is available for preorder on the iOS App Store.…

TikTok is bringing its service back online in the US, after shutting down for about half a day. The company said this afternoon that it is “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President-elect Trump for “providing the necessary clarity” to do so. US users were shut out of TikTok last night ahead of the federal…

Karen Myles, 66, walked out of her Altadena, California home in the middle of the night in her pajamas, confronted by a forest of red and orange flaming trees and live wires from tumbled electric poles sparking in the street. Her son, who had woken her from a deep sleep, navigated their path to safety. The fire…

President-elect Donald Trump is poised to seize greater control of the federal government than any modern president before him when he takes office on Monday, charging ahead with plans to dismantle what he and his allies call the “deep state,” according to two sources familiar with transition discussions. The effort could get underway as early as Trump’s…

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is reconsidering plans for immigration raids in Chicago next week after details were leaked, Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan told the Washington Post in an interview on Saturday. The new administration “hasn’t made a decision yet,” said Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the report.…

Hundreds of supporters of South Korea’s arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended, smashing windows and breaking inside, an attack the country’s acting leader called “unimaginable”. Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested as he faces allegations of insurrection related to…

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal aims to end the war and free hostages kidnapped during the 7 October attack – but in Israel, opinions on the agreement are divided. The deal would see Israel free between 990 and 1,650 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in return for the release of the hostages. The 7 October attacks by Hamas saw…

Palestinians afraid of what future could bring As the ceasefire approaches, hundreds of thousands of Gazans hope to return to what remains of their homes. Hanaa Dabban, a nurse who was displaced from the Jabalia refugee camp, said the first thing she wanted to do was return to her home in northern Gaza. “We are going through…

A shooting incident occurred at the Supreme Court in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Saturday, with two judges killed. What do we know about the incident? The judiciary identified the slain judges as Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini. “Three judges of the Supreme Court were targeted. Two of them were martyred and one was injured,” the judiciary’s…

Fans are losing it over Joe Jonas dressing in drag in a TikTok video he posted Friday. The musician’s clip shows him sporting a silky black dress and a dirty blond wig with a short hairstyle. He also had his makeup done, complete with red lipstick, blush, eyeliner and mascara. Jonas lip-synced to sassy audio from the…

President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised at times to use the vast powers of his office to seek revenge against politicians and officials who he contends have wronged him. Over the past several years, he has publicly named a range of those people and specified what he believes should happen to them. “I am your warrior, I…

Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as activists for women’s rights, racial justice and other causes rallied against incoming policies they say will threaten their constitutional rights during the Republican’s second term. Some in the crowd wore the pink hats that marked the much-larger protest against Trump’s first inauguration…

One-in-25 Brits reckon Donald Trump is actually a zombie. A poll of 2,000 Brits found that 4% think the 78-year-old Republican – who is due to be inaugurated as the 47th president on Monday – is a member of the undead. Those polled were asked whether they reckoned Trump was either a zombie or a “hologram” created…

President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a phone interview Saturday that he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the U.S. after he takes office Monday. Trump said he hadn’t made a final decision but was considering a 90-day extension of the Sunday deadline…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have suffered a “devastating” blow as new bullying claims have “poisoned the smiling image of the welcoming home-maker”, according to a royal expert. Vanity Fair released an 8,000-word feature marking five years since the couple’s departure from the UK, based on months of interviews with dozens of sources close to the Sussexes.…

Five years ago he took the prestigious Michelin Guide to court and lost over an unfavorable review of a controversial soufflé. Now French chef Marc Veyrat has launched a fresh salvo against the fine-dining bible, banning its inspectors from his new restaurant. “I’ve even got a small sign on the front door,” he tells CNN. “I’m turning…

At least 70 people have died after a petrol tanker exploded in north-central Nigeria, the country’s emergency forces have said. The blast took place in the early hours of Saturday morning after a group of people attempted to move fuel from one tanker into another using a generator. Kumar Tsukwam, from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),…

More than a dozen people have been injured, some seriously, in a ski lift accident in Spain. The incident took place on a chair lift at the Astún ski resort, which is on the Spanish border with France, in the Pyrenees mountain range. Astún Ski Resort said around 15 people were injured, three of them seriously. The…

US tennis star Danielle Collins was booed by the Australian Open crowd on Saturday when she walked on court and also when she left following her defeat to compatriot Madison Keys. It comes after Collins, 31, played the role of “pantomime villain” as she taunted the crowd during her second-round win on Thursday over home favourite Destanee…

Ahead of her husband’s second inauguration, Melania Trump wanted to get a few things straight. “Maybe people see me as just a wife of the president,” she said, in an interview with Fox News. “But I’m standing on my own two feet, independent. I have my own thoughts.” Just before the election, Mrs Trump released her memoir.…

Cameron Diaz has said her decade-long retirement from acting was “the best 10 years of my life”. The actress, 52, has partnered with Jamie Foxx for the Netflix blockbuster Back In Action, marking her first role since playing Miss Hannigan in the 2014 remake of Annie. Speaking on the BBC’s Graham Norton Show alongside Foxx, Diaz said…

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was awarded an $80 million stock bonus to stay at the helm for another five years, a stark turnaround for a leader whose survival was questioned after the firm’s ill-fated foray into consumer banking. John Waldron, Goldman’s (GS.N), president and chief operating officer, and who is widely seen as a successor to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West. Under the agreement, Russia and Iran will boost cooperation in a range of areas including their security services, military drills, warship port visits and joint officer…

Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Freeland, who was one of Trudeau’s closest political allies for a decade, quit last month after resisting his demands for more spending and wrote a letter denouncing…

The house proved it: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could have it all. Their Montecito home offered all the fresh promises of a 21st-century California mansion and the cloistering of a gated neighborhood from which they could emerge on their own terms. In the house’s 13 fireplaces, described as “mostly centuries old examples brought over from…

Long-lost secret diaries of ‘Hitler’s English girlfriend’ are today unveiled by the Mail. In a world publishing coup, aristocrat Unity Mitford’s leather-bound journal reveals fresh insights into the dictator widely reviled as the most evil man in history – whom she worshipped. Decades after her diaries were lost to historians, their discovery by the Mail is set…

Israel’s full cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said. It comes after Israel’s security cabinet recommended the deal be approved earlier on Friday. The truce is likely to begin on Sunday. According to reports 24 ministers voted in favour of the accord and voted against it. An Israel government statement…

Three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been sentenced to years in a Russian penal colony. Igor Sergunin, Alexei Liptser and Vadim Kobzev were found guilty by a Russian court on Friday of belonging to an extremist group. The trio were arrested in October 2023 before being added to an official list of “terrorists…

Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Friday announced that 2,500 convicts would be subject to individual pardons and commutations for non-violent narcotic offenses. Presidents typically order a round of pardons toward the end of their time in office. Biden, whose term concludes next week with Donald Trump’s inauguration, said that this round would make him the president…

Kim Janas leaves little doubt about her experiences as an elite gymnast in Germany. “From a human perspective, it was absolutely awful,” she told DW. Identified as a future star, Janas grew up training at the elite center in her hometown of Halle in eastern Germany. It was there that she soon discovered the dark side of…

MAGA sources could not care less that Michelle Obama is snubbing Donald Trump’s inauguration, a source tells Page Six. “They are having a good laugh,” a source says of those involved in planning the inaugural festivities. “They didn’t expect her to come anyway.” A Democratic source tried to play down the diss, noting, “Donald Trump and Melania…

After lying hidden beneath metres of volcanic rock and ash for 2,000 years, a “once-in-a-century” find has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy. Archaeologists have discovered a sumptuous private bathhouse – potentially the largest ever found there – complete with hot, warm and cold rooms, exquisite artwork, and a huge plunge pool.…

The Israeli and Hamas negotiators never came face to face – but by the end, just one floor separated them. Ceasefire talks via middlemen from Qatar, Egypt and the US had been dragging on for several months, at times without hope. Now the key players were all inside one building in Doha and the pace was frantic.…

Shortly after a Florida jury found that CNN had defamed Navy veteran Zachary Young and awarded Young $5 million in damages on Friday, the network was dealt a second blow as its revenue losses were publicly revealed on the witness stand. The Florida jury reached its initial decision in Young’s favor early on Friday afternoon. The case…