Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6m in gold bars to fix water system
Osaka's mayor says he is 'lost for words' and that he has 'nothing but appreciation' for the gesture.
US pays about $160m towards nearly $4bn in UN dues
President Trump has slashed foreign aid and repeatedly criticised the United Nations for failing to meet its goals.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un launches key party congress held every 5 years
Kim focuses on improving economic activity in opening speech at Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,457
These are the key developments from day 1,457 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Revealed: The billions given to charity by ordinary Indians every year
India’s real philanthropy engine isn’t billionaires - it’s everyday household giving, a new survey finds.
Trump’s foreign policy dilemma laid bare by Iran tensions
The president’s calls for peace and willingness to exert military power can at times feel like competing impulses.
Former Prince Andrew was arrested. What the Epstein files revealed about him – Axios
- Former Prince Andrew was arrested. What the Epstein files revealed about him Axios
- British Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Amid Scrutiny Over Epstein Ties The New York Times
- Crisis for royal family after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor questioned by police – latest updates The Guardian
- Former Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to Epstein AP News
- Arrest of Andrew, brother of King Charles, shakes the House of Windsor The Washington Post
New Mexico reopens criminal probe related to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
State officials say the information in unsealed FBI files 'warrant further examination' of a case closed in 2019.
Austrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain
The woman died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.
Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.
South African farmers fear devastation as foot-and-mouth takes hold
The government has begun a vaccination programme but officials have been blamed for a slow response.
Hamas holds vote to choose new interim leader, source tells BBC
The armed group is electing a new head after its top leaders were killed by Israel.
The Grammy winner bringing traditional country to new audiences
Zach Top discusses winning the first ever Grammy Award for best traditional country album.
The Russian village that lost its men to war
In the remote village of Sedanka in Russia's Far East, almost all of its fighting-age men have left to join the Ukraine war.
Lion DNA helps convict poachers for first time
Investigators reveal how they were able to identify a missing animal using a database of lions in Zimbabwe.
IMF warns Venezuela’s economy and humanitarian situation is ‘quite fragile’
Figures show Venezuela's public debt sits at roughly 180 percent of its GDP as the country struggles with tumult.
Iran deal prospects will be clear within 10 days, Trump says as military buildup grows
Second carrier strike group heads for region as US waits for Iran to respond after talks in Geneva
Donald Trump has said it will be clear within “probably 10 days” whether he can reach a nuclear deal with Iran, as the US military buildup in the Middle East intensifies with the impending arrival of a second carrier strike group.
The US president, speaking at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington DC, insisted Iran could not have a nuclear weapon and emphasised that “bad things will happen” if the country continued “to threaten regional stability”.
Continue reading...Chris Baghsarian: police hopes fade of finding 85-year-old kidnap victim alive after raid on Dural property
NSW police search ‘makeshift stronghold’ in Wildthorn Ave, Dural after Baghsarian abducted from North Ryde home last Friday in case of mistaken identity
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Police say “hope is fading” to find Chris Baghsarian alive as investigations continue into an abandoned and “derelict” house where they believe the grandfather was kept sometime in the past week.
A warrant has been executed and a crime scene has been established at the semi-rural property on Wildthorn Ave in Dural, about 36km north-west of Sydney, after police swarmed the area on Thursday night.
Continue reading...Bard hires top law firm to investigate links between college president and Epstein
WilmerHale to conduct review following new revelations about Leon Botstein’s dealings with convicted sex offender
Bard College’s board of trustees has retained the outside law firm of WilmerHale to conduct an independent investigation into communications between Jeffrey Epstein and the college’s longtime president Leon Botstein.
WilmerHale’s will conduct an “independent review” of the “full scope of these communications”, financial contributions connected to Epstein, and any related matters, the board said in an announcement on Thursday evening.
Continue reading...New Zealand vs Pakistan: T20 World Cup Super Eights – teams, start, lineups
New Zealand and Pakistan play the first game of the Super Eights stage at the T20 World Cup with both eyeing title tilt.