Trump is threatening to block a new bridge between Detroit and Canada from opening
President Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, in his latest salvo over cross-border trade issues.
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Australian author’s erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge finds
The author’s erotic novel featured an 18-year-old protagonist who role-played as a toddler.
Philippine top court says same-sex couples can co-own property
The landmark decision said “legitimate intimate relationships” must not be “legally invisible”.
News24 | Australia PM Albanese ‘devastated’ at violence during Israel President Isaac Herzog visit
Australia’s Prime Minister said on Tuesday he was “devastated” by scenes of clashes at a Sydney rally against a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, but defended the police’s actions against protesters.
Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Michigan to Ontario, is set to open this year.
Thailand election: The result the polls never saw coming
Why did a youthful, progressive party do so poorly compared to a transactional, old-style party?
Canadian mining firm says its abducted workers found dead in Mexico
Vizsla Silver Corp says that family members of some of the kidnapped workers have informed the company that their relatives were found dead.
Norway police investigate top diplomat over Epstein links
Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rød-Larsen – who played a vital role in the Oslo Accords – are being investigated for “aggravated corruption”.
News24 | One killed in Russia strikes on Ukraine, but ‘substantive and productive’ talks ongoing
Russian strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed at least one person, the city’s military administration said.
Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran
BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces’ deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.
News24 | Prince William’s Saudi Arabia visit overshadowed by uncle’s Epstein scandal
Britain’s Prince William will begin on Monday his first official visit to Saudi Arabia, aimed at deepening economic cooperation but already overshadowed by his disgraced uncle Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.
News24 | Mass killer Tarrant appeals his conviction for 2019 murder of 51 at New Zealand mosques
A white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 launched an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction.
Japan’s Takaichi to pursue conservative agenda after election landslide
Japan’s first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party its biggest-ever electoral victory, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which she says could “split public opinion.”
Fifteen killed in latest Lebanon building collapse, as warnings of neglect grow
Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow.
Japan’s ruling party wins a supermajority in country’s lower house
Japan’s ruling party scored its biggest electoral win in its seven-decade history Sunday, due mostly to the popularity of its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.
News24 | Namibia govt concerned about new TotalEnergies deal
Namibia’s energy ministry said the government wasn’t notified of the planned acquisition by TotalEnergies and Petroleo Brasileiro of stakes in an offshore exploration licence in the southern African country.
Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years
Lai’s supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.
Ukrainian president says US set June deadline for Russia and Ukraine to end war
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said the U.S. has set a June deadline for Kyiv and Moscow to end the war, even as Washington and Russia discuss $12 trillion in economic deals that could affect Ukraine.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
A Hong Kong court sentenced 78-year-old activist and publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty under China’s national security law.
Outrage as South Korean official suggests ‘importing’ foreign women to boost birth rate
Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested “importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka” for young rural men.
Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.