The family of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai said on Monday that his 20-year prison sentence under the national security law was “draconian” and “cruel”.

Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s life was once the stuff of fairytales.

A flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists who attempted to reach Gaza last year will set sail for the besieged territory again next month, one member told AFP on Friday.

A 6 January 2021 rioter, who was pardoned by US President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to a harassment charge after being accused ‌of threatening to kill US House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, prosecutors said.

AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images of Jeffrey Epstein with world leaders, a study showed, following a surge of manipulated photos falsely linking prominent politicians to the convicted sex offender.

A Russian general was shot in an apartment building in Moscow and rushed to hospital, officials said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of a top Russian military figure.

Iran and the United States were preparing for talks in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action.

The US military said it killed two alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the death toll from Washington’s campaign to at least 128.

Being the richest person on the planet is apparently not worth it for Elon Musk.

The son of Norway’s future queen on Thursday denied that he had ever drugged anyone, after a woman he is accused of raping said she had “probably ingested something” beforehand.

As countries step up their use of internet shutdowns to muzzle dissent, some are also taking advantage of the blackouts to increase censorship firewalls, internet privacy company Proton warned in an interview with AFP.

A new Michael Jackson documentary airing in the UK on Wednesday features previously unheard audio of him sharing his thoughts on children.

Taiwan welcomed US President Donald Trump’s call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, saying it would help “stabilise” the region as China increases military pressure on the island.

Israel has killed at least 23 Palestinians in attacks across the Gaza Strip in one of the deadliest days since an October ceasefire began, according to medical sources.

US President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of ‌his country’s democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual report, citing the Republican president’s immigration crackdown, threats to voting rights and other policies.

The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that “painful” restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper.

Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norway’s future queen, is on trial for 38 crimes; he admitted to “a lot of sex, drugs, and alcohol” but denied a 2018 rape.

Thousands of backers of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolas Maduro, who was ousted in a deadly US military operation, marched in Caracas to demand his freedom.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to immediately allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli authorities continue to block dozens of Palestinians from exiting the war-ravaged enclave to seek medical treatment.

The US military shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the US military said, in an incident first reported by Reuters.

The headlines read that Israel has finally reopened the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, allowing injured Palestinians desperate for medical aid to leave.