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Tanzania opposition leader returns to court for treason trial after monthslong delay
1+ min ago (348+ words) Opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been in prison for 10 months after he was arrested following an opposition rally in which he called for constitutional and electoral law reforms before last year's disputed election. Lissu, who is representing himself in the…...
China critic, ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong security case
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (104+ words) Jimmy Lai, a critic of China and a former Hong Kong media tycoon, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a Beijing-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's…...
Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (292+ words) Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in a Minneapolis suburb. (Ali Daniels via AP) Images of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack surrounded by…...
Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters a second week
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (437+ words) The investigation into the apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, continues a week after she was reported missing in Arizona. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) In this image provided by NBCUniversal, Savannah Guthrie, right, her…...
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (588+ words) House Democrats say Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein, is appealing to President Donald Trump for clemency. This comes after lawmakers tried Monday to interview Maxwell, but she invoked her Fifth Amendment rights. The former girlfriend…...
New video footage released from day of the fatal Brown University shooting
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (399+ words) News outlets across the U.S. and other countries had been requesting body camera footage, audio clips and other public records shortly after the shooting took place in mid-December. The newly released material includes audio of a campus police officer calling city…...
Senegalese police arrest 14 suspects in a child abuse network run by a French national
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (204+ words) The suspected ringleader and French national, Pierre Robert, was arrested in France last April, police said in a statement on Sunday. Police said the network had been operating since 2017. The charges against the 14, all Senegalese nationals, include "child rape, pimping,…...
Death toll in Lebanon building collapse rises to 15
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (174+ words) At least two people were killed and four rescued from the rubble of a multistory apartment building that collapsed Sunday in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, state media reported. A further eight people were injured, the state-run National…...
Closing statements begin in war crimes trial for Kosovo ex-president
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (391+ words) Hashim Thaci resigned from office in 2020 to defend himself against the 10 charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during his country's 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia at a tribunal in The Hague. Prosecutor Kimberly West told judges that…...
Prince William offers support for Epstein's victims as fresh disclosures reveal extent of his crimes
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (425+ words) The comments, released by a Kensington Palace spokesperson as William traveled to Saudi Arabia for an official visit, marked the first time Britain's most popular royals have expressed their views on the scandal since the U.S. Justice Department's release of more…...