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UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, sexual assaults
British police said they charged actor-comedian Russell Brand on Friday with rape and multiple counts of assault in cases relating to four separate women between 1999 and 2005.
Brand, who was once one of Britain's most high-profile…
Trump faces first electoral setback after Wisconsin Supreme Court vote
Donald Trump's second presidency was dealt a spinning blow by voters in Wisconsin Tuesday as they elected a liberal to the state's Supreme Court, despite his powerful advisor Elon Musk pouring millions into the race to sway the polls.…
EU has ‘strong plan’ to retaliate to US tariffs if ‘necessary’
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said today the bloc still hopes for a "negotiated solution" to US tariffs looming this week, but that "all instruments are on the table" to hit back if necessary.
"We are open to negotiations," the European…
Myanmar holds minute of silence for more than 2,000 quake dead
Myanmar held a minute's silence today in tribute to victims of a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok, reports AFP.
Four days after the shallow…
Israel hits building in Beirut’s south suburbs
Israel's air force conducted a large strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital yesterday, a Reuters reporter said, the first heavy bombardment there since a truce deal in November ended a war between Israel…
Columbia University’s head steps down after concessions made in feud with Trump over funds
Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down - a departure that comes one week after it agreed to significant changes amid a heated battle with the Trump administration over its federal funding.
The…
US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts
A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered on Friday barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza and was detained by US immigration officials this…
Moscow not ‘pursuing real peace’: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday denounced the latest attacks from Russia, which launched over a hundred drones overnight, hours after agreeing to outlines of a Black Sea ceasefire.
Zelensky spoke after the US said it…
Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles
US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners ahead of further promised trade levies next week.
As Asian markets opened Thursday, shares in…
France’s top diplomat in China for talks on Ukraine, trade
Top French diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot will meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and other officials on Thursday for talks on touchy topics like the war in Ukraine and Beijing's trade tensions with Europe.
China has said it hopes this week's…