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.

Iran’s leadership is increasingly worried a US strike could break its grip on power by driving an already enraged public back onto the streets, following a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, according to six current and former officials.

Gunmen have raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 villagers and abducting others, in what marks the latest deadly attack in the conflict-hit region.

Israel re-opened the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt in a limited “pilot phase” on Monday, as thousands of sick and wounded Palestinians waited for urgent medical care abroad.

US President Donald Trump said he was hopeful of agreeing to a deal with Iran after the country’s supreme leader warned that any US attack on the Islamic republic would trigger a regional war.

Former British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson quit the Labour Party, seeking to avoid causing it “further embarrassment” after newly released US documents revived scrutiny of his connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Israel said on Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian staff.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway faces backlash over her past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, revealed in newly unsealed documents, including emails and a four-day stay at his Florida home in 2013.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76 000 in thin weekend trading, dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Hoiby, faces trial for 38 charges, including four rapes, drug offences, and assault, with potential 16-year imprisonment.

Iranian President Masoud ‍Pezeshkian said on Saturday that US, Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran’s economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means ‌to “tear the nation apart” in recent protests.

Late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein proposed introducing a Russian woman to King Charles III’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, newly released documents showed Friday.

King Charles has warned that the world is “rapidly going backwards” in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expected the implementation of an agreement by Russia not to fire on Kyiv and other cities for a week because of winter weather, as announced by US President Donald Trump.

Iranian authorities have signalled that they are ready to defend their country as the United States continues to threaten a military attack, amid regional diplomatic efforts to avoid a new conflict.