Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public –
When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His mother Crown Princess Mette-Marit will not be there, nor will the man she married when her son was four –... Read More
IDF chief Zamir was in Washington over weekend for Iran discussions with US defense officials.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir was in Washington DC over the weekend for a series of discussions with American defense officials regarding Iran, it is now revealed. The meetings in the United States come after US President Donald Trump threatened military action against Iran against the backdrop of the regime’s killing of... Read More
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open-
10-time Australian Open champion Djokovic made a lightning-fast start and took the first set in just 33 minutes, but his 22-year-old opponent soon responded. Alcaraz reeled off the second set in 37 minutes and then took the third to leave himself on track for his first title in Melbourne. Djokovic battled valiantly and the fourth... Read More
U.S. Envoy Reports ‘Constructive’ Ukraine Talks With Russia
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday he had held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of Washington’s drive to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting came just a day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss a U.S.-backed plan to halt the nearly... Read More
Iran in ‘serious discussions’ with US, Trump says, as military threat looms-BBC
Iran is due to hold live fire naval drills in the Strait of HormuzPresident Trump has confirmed Iran is in “serious discussions” with the US following the steady build-up of American military forces in the Gulf. The US president said he hoped negotiations with Iran would lead to something “acceptable”, as tensions between the two... Read More
China, UN warn of terror spillover into Pakistan – Pakistan -on inclusivity, human rights and regional security.
“We need to make sure that Afghan institutions are truly inclusive, that all ethnic groups are represented and that all sectors of society are represented,” he said, calling this “a basic condition for the consolidation of peace”.Addressing a high-level briefing on the Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network for Central Asia on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to the... Read More
Judge orders release of 5-year-old, father detained in Minnesota ICE raid-
Detroit – 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.U.S. District Judge Fred Biery on Jan. 31 ordered the release of Liam and his father, asylum seeker Adrian Conejo Arias, from the Dilley, Texas, immigration detention center.... Read More
Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals, as China’s influence grows in the region.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his visit to Japan comes at a time “when geopolitical, economic and technological shocks are literally shaking the world.” Starmer’s overnight Tokyo visit comes on the heels of his trip to Beijing, where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to seek a long-term, stable “strategic partnership.” Japan has... Read More
Second Epstein victim claims she was sent to UK for sex with Andrew, lawyer says
UK PM says ex-prince Andrew should testify in US 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. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the... Read More
Pakistan claims T20 World Cup warm-up series with 90-run thrashing of Australia – ABC News”
World Cup-bound Australia has been well beaten in Lahore, undone by Pakistan’s spinners as it crumbled to a whopping 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation Just hours after the squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine of the Cup crew and looking badly in... Read More