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Iran's foreign ministry said compact talks held in Muscat with U.S. diplomats enabled Tehran to assess Washington's seriousness and revealed sufficient agreement to keep diplomatic channels open. The meetings, conducted through Omani mediators last week, followed U.S. positioning of a naval flotilla in the region that had heightened concerns about …
Less than two months after arriving from a long self-imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman stands poised to win a pivotal Bangladeshi election and possibly become prime minister. The 60-year-old son of two of the country’s most prominent political figures has laid out pledges to diversify the economy beyond garments, expand aid for poor families,…
Multiple sources, satellite imagery and internal Ethiopian security documents indicate that a sizable training camp was created in western Ethiopia to prepare fighters for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in neighboring Sudan. The site, located in Benishangul-Gumuz near the Sudanese border, shows construction activity beginning in April and accelerat…
Pop singer Chappell Roan announced she is no longer represented by the talent agency headed by Casey Wasserman, following publication of flirtatious email exchanges between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell that date to 2003. Wasserman has apologized for the communications and denied any personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein; Roan sa…
Former defence attorneys for Brenton Tarrant told the Court of Appeal in Wellington that he displayed anxiety during his initial proceedings but did not appear depressed. Tarrant, serving life without parole for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, is asking for his convictions to be overturned and for a fresh trial, arguing harsh prison condition…
An immigration judge in Boston has terminated removal proceedings against Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University, concluding that the Department of Homeland Security failed to prove she was removable. The decision, issued January 29, follows Ozturk's arrest in March after the U.S. State Department revoked her student visa and her…
Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian-born actor celebrated for roles in Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Beetlejuice, died on January 30 at age 71. Her death certificate, released by the Los Angeles County Public Health Department and shared publicly, records a pulmonary embolism as the cause of death, with rectal cancer cited as an underlying condition. T…
The Freedom of the Press Foundation has asked the Virginia State Bar to take disciplinary action against a federal prosecutor who sought a warrant to search a Washington Post reporter’s residence. The foundation alleges the prosecutor failed to disclose the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 to the magistrate judge and may have violated state ethics ru…
President Donald Trump said he would prevent the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario from opening until the United States is "fully compensated" and Canada treats the United States with ‘‘Fairness and Respect.’’ The announcement, made on social media, linked the dispute to Canadian ownership of the bridge, rest…
Clashes erupted in central Sydney on Monday evening during protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit, resulting in 27 arrests. Federal and state leaders urged restraint and peaceful expression, while police said their actions were necessary to clear passage for pedestrians and to contain people who behaved violently. Protest organiser…
NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has made a public appeal for assistance after her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her Tucson area home on Jan. 31. Authorities say the elder Guthrie had severe mobility limitations and likely could not have left unassisted; investigators are treating the disappearance as a possible kidnapp…
A 33-year-old Palestinian woman in U.S. immigration detention was hospitalized after a seizure on February 6, 2026, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The detainee, Leqaa Kordia, who lost numerous relatives in the Gaza conflict and whose mother is a U.S. citizen, was taken from the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas to T…
Portugal’s presidential runoff resulted in a decisive victory for the moderate Socialist candidate, who won nearly two-thirds of the vote. The result suggests broad resistance across the political spectrum to the far-right Chega party’s leader, who nevertheless increased his share compared with earlier contests. Analysts say that while Chega’s infl…
A dispute over an American freestyle skier's comments about feeling conflicted representing the United States at the Milano Cortina Olympics has prompted fellow athletes to defend the right to voice opinions. The episode, amplified on social media and addressed directly by former President Donald Trump, has intersected with threats against athletes…
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and housing minister Steve Reed publicly affirmed their support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, responding to a call for his resignation from Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar amid pressure linked to the Mandelson-Epstein scandal. Lammy and Reed urged continuity, stressing the need to remain focused on …
Several Arab and Muslim-majority countries sharply criticised Israel after its security cabinet approved measures that make it easier for Jewish settlers to acquire land in the occupied West Bank and expand Israeli authority into areas nominally under Palestinian control. Critics say the decisions risk entrenching settlements, displacing Palestinia…
Israel has moved to make West Bank land records public, repeal a Jordanian-era purchase law and increase enforcement activity in Palestinian-administered areas. Palestinian leaders view the steps as violations of international law that further weaken the long-standing two-state solution framework established after the 1993 Oslo Accords. The decisio…
Ukrainian officials say Russian troops are advancing around the strategic city of Pokrovsk and nearby Myrnohrad, pressing a months-long campaign to claim control of the Donetsk region. Kyiv reports it retains the northern sector of Pokrovsk, a railway hub with a pre-war population of 60,000, while open-source researchers and military units describe…
Israeli forces reported killing four militants in Rafah after they emerged from an underground tunnel and opened fire on troops, an action Israel described as a violation of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began last October. In a separate episode, local health authorities reported an Israeli forces shooting that killed a Palestinian farmer in Dei…
Arab nomadic families who once moved seasonally with camels and livestock now find themselves stranded on the desert outskirts of al-Obeid in central Sudan. The 2023 war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has displaced nearly 14 million people, worsened ethnic violence and disrupted the land and livestock routes that susta…
Search and rescue teams concluded operations in Tripoli after two neighboring residential buildings collapsed, raising the confirmed death toll to 15. Civil defence officials said eight people were pulled alive from the rubble. Local officials described a wider pattern of aging, poorly maintained structures and urged central government action as di…
A government inspectorate report finds that migrants deported from the UK to France under the bilateral 'one-in one-out' arrangement had insufficient access to translators, legal advice and information about their future in France. The assessment, based on a November flight of 20 deportees and released as the scheme nears its first year, raises con…
Britain announced an expansion of a special visa route allowing more people from Hong Kong to settle in the United Kingdom, a move prompted by the sentencing of prominent democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. The change will allow children of British National (Overseas) status holders at the time of the 1997 handover to live in the UK…
Ugandan Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi criticized a recent military incursion into the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, saying Wine committed no crime and may return home. The incident, which Wine says led to his wife being hospitalised, has prompted a promised investigation even as military leadership issues mixed messages about de…
The Swedish government unveiled a package of tighter citizenship requirements that will extend the residency period for applicants from five to eight years, impose a minimum monthly income threshold, and introduce a language and culture test. Officials said the measures are significantly stricter than current rules and will affect those with crimin…
