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Pentagon threatens to cut federal funding to 30 universities over foreign academic partnerships
Harvard, Yale, Stanford and others face directive to review and cut alliances Pentagon deems national security riskThirty US universities could lose federal funding unless they review and cut foreign academic partnerships the Pentagon considers a national security risk within the next two weeks, under a Pentagon directive aimed largely at ties to Chinese institutions.Harvard, the Massachusetts Ins...
Man in Chucky-style mask terrorises Philadelphia residents
"It was just weird, like some twisted game."
Man in doll-mask chases and threatens Philadelphia residents, police say
"It was just weird, like some twisted game."
ICC hits back after US announces fresh sanctions on senior court figures
Responding to the US' move in a statement, the ICC reportedly said the new sanctions "undermine the rule of law."
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US Justice Department denies whistleblower claims on anti-Semitism probes
Ivy League schools were pressured into settlements despite a lack of evidence, according to a former DOJ lawyer.
Judge swapped in Trump's defamation case against BBC
A judge who was recently nominated by the US president to serve in Florida's federal court will now preside over his $10bn defamation case against the BBC.
Turkish politician Melih Meric stabbed
Footage shows the moment Turkish New Party MP Melih Meric got into an argument with a man who stabbed him.
US sanctions International Criminal Court chief Tomoko Akane
The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on the International Criminal Court’s president and a senior trial lawyer at the court, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The move is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against The Hague-based court, which was established in 2002 by the international community to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humani...
US woman sentenced to six years in prison over plot to kill treasury secretary
Riley English said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs, and that she planned to kill Scott BessentA Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the US Capitol to kill Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison.Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips...
US seeks to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Judge previously found US government brought charges against Abrego Garcia as retaliation for case that embarrassed it.
Wildfire in British Columbia harmed 150 structures and forced 20,000 to evacuate
Officials say last week's fast-moving wildfire in western Canada destroyed or damaged about 150 structures, forcing over 20,000 people to evacuate
Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the US
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States
Death cap mushroom killer Erin Patterson to appeal triple murder conviction
Three judges in an Australian court will hear arguments for two appeals. One by Patterson and the other by the the state’s director of public prosecutions (DPP).
Man accused of attacking duo at New York synagogue charged with federal hate crimes
Larry Montes, already facing state charges, allegedly attacked 63-year-old woman and security guard on FridayThe man accused of attacking a woman and security guard at a New York City synagogue during Shabbat services Friday has been charged with hate crimes in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors said.Larry Montes, who is already facing state-level hate crime charges, allegedly struck a 63-year-o...
Minnesota sues Texas to force extradition of ICE agent accused of lying about shooting
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor in case of ICE agent charged with wounding a man in MinneapolisMinnesota’s attorney general has sued the governor of Texas to force him to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent charged with wounding a man and then lying to justify the shooting during the US agency’s controversial crackdown in Minneapolis.Keith Ellison, Minnesota...
The ‘witch-hunt’ of Jason Arday
The ‘witch-hunt’ of Jason Arday
France to expel two Iranian diplomats as arrests row heightens
Paris is to expel two Iranian diplomats serving in France following the banning by Iran of two French diplomats posted to the embassy in Tehran, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday. He said Iran's treatment of the French diplomats briefly arrested in Tehran last month over accusations of "interference" in Iran's internal affairs was "intolerable".
US man posed as doctor in fraudulent scheme to profit from Ozempic, prosecutors say
Rodney Greer accused of securing unauthorized prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs and selling them to customersAn Illinois man allegedly impersonated doctors – and evidently referred to himself online as “$hotboy1” – is facing criminal charges that he secured unauthorized prescriptions for Ozempic and Mounjaro pharmaceutical drugs that facilitate weight loss and are taken by some for cosmetic rather tha...
Over 2,000 emergency personnel tackle wildfires still raging in Portugal
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (source in Portuguese) has placed nine districts under orange warning until 18:00 this Tuesday, with the rest of mainland Portugal, except Lisbon, Setúbal and Faro, under yellow warning.
US judge says government can revoke deportation protections for Ethiopians
Ruling permits Trump administration to nix Ethiopians' protected status despite concern over conditions in the country.
Italy demands compensation from Germany over migrant arrivals
Since Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took office in October 2022, German aid organisations have, according to Rome's figures, brought around 22,500 migrants to Italian ports.
Tupac Shakur murder trial: former security officer describes witnessing aftermath of shooting – latest updates
William Heidmeyer recounts hearing ‘three volleys’ of gunfire and seeing one man holding a pistolWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialDistrict Court Judge Carli Kierney relayed a few questions directly from the jury to medical examiner Dr. Lisa Gavin.“Where there any wounds to the head that you or Dr. Jordan observed or noted?” Continue reading...
A San Francisco man was digging in his backyard when his shovel hit something hard
While digging in his San Francisco garden, a gardener stumbled upon an intriguing limestone sculpture. Despite consultations with around fifty experts, its origins remain shrouded in mystery. Given its location near an art school, there may be historical ties to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. The enigmatic bust is set to grace the garden as a captivating centerpiece.
Police decry conditions in Ceuta: One bathroom for 70 officers and eight officers to a room
Complaints about the conditions have already been formally submitted and the CEP expects measures to be taken as soon as possible to remedy the shortcomings and resolve the situation.
Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old growth forests
Almost 45m acres of national forests could be potentially opened to road construction, drilling and loggingThe Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of national forests to road construction, drilling and logging.Conservationists had feared the announcement wa...
Swedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave
Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’The deportation and removal of British citizens from Sweden over Brexit residency rights is damaging relations with the UK amid efforts to reset positive associations with London, a Swedish MP has said.Häkan Svenneling, representative for Vârmland, where a 78-year-old British widow, Joyce Th...
US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor
Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in GazaThe US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza.The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “...