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Julio Iglesias denies allegations of sexual abuse by two former employees

Julio Iglesias, the 82-year-old Spanish singer, has denied allegations that he sexually abused two former female employees who worked in his Caribbean mansions, saying he has never "abused, coerced or disrespected any woman". The accusations, which are said to have taken place in 2021, were made by two

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Trump signals preference for Delcy Rodríguez as oil partner over opposition leader

President Trump this week signalled a preference for Delcy Rodríguez, a sanctioned ally of Nicolás Maduro whom he praised after a conversation, over María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who visited Washington and presented Mr. Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said

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Readers pick favourite beaches across Europe from Sicily to Latvia

Guardian Travel readers have highlighted favourite beaches across Europe, from Cefalù in Sicily to the ribbon of sand near Riga in Latvia. Forty miles east of Palermo, readers praise Cefalù for its perfect half‑moon beach of golden sand melding into clear turquoise sea, medieval lanes in a diamond pattern,

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Mother plans lawsuit after NY boy with autism allegedly placed in classroom 'timeout' box

People reports a New York mother is preparing to sue the Salmon River Central School District in Fort Covington after learning her 8‑year‑old son with autism was allegedly confined in a "timeout" box at his elementary school. Tully Rinckey PLLC said in a Jan. 6 press

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Disinformation surges after Iran internet blackout, researchers say

The shutdown of Iran’s internet has stifled reliable reporting on the unrest and opened a gap that both the government and its critics have filled with propaganda, disinformation and fake images on social media, the report said. Experts have identified inauthentic accounts and bot networks on X, Instagram and

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Delcy Rodríguez delivers State of the Union in Caracas, backs opening oil fields

Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim leader, delivered her first State of the Union address before the National Assembly in Caracas on Thursday, blending the anti‑imperialist rhetoric of predecessors with moves that she framed as aligning with President Trump’s agenda. In the roughly 40‑minute speech Ms. Rodríguez echoed

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U.S. Presents Case on Iran at U.N.; Tehran Denies Killing Protesters

The United States brought its case against Iran to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, but offered little clarity on what action, if any, it intended to take; Iran’s deputy U.N. ambassador denied the country had killed protesters while the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had

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White House and Denmark contradict each other over Greenland meeting

The White House and Denmark publicly contradicted each other about what had been agreed at a meeting hosted by Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday, as President Trump continued to press for U.S. ownership of Greenland. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that a delegation from Denmark

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Times asks international fans if U.S. travel hurdles will keep them from World Cup

The New York Times is asking readers outside the United States whether travel hurdles will keep them from attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches scheduled in the United States. More than one million people are expected to visit the United States this summer for the tournament, which will feature

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Nobel Peace Prize Medals Have Been Sold at Auction for Millions

The Nobel Peace Prize medal has been sold at auction for millions of dollars despite the Nobel Committee’s stipulation that the prize cannot be revoked, shared or transferred. High-profile sales include Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov’s 2022 auction of his 2021 prize for a record-breaking $103.5 million to

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Milan court dismisses fraud case against influencer Chiara Ferragni

A court in Milan dismissed a fraud case on Wednesday against Chiara Ferragni, the Italian influencer who had faced accusations related to sales of a limited edition Christmas cake promoted as supporting cancer treatment. Prosecutors had initially accused Ms. Ferragni of aggravated fraud and sought a 20-month prison sentence. The

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Israel Watches Iran Protests Closely but Avoids Direct Intervention

Israel is watching the protests in Iran closely but is unlikely to try to precipitate regime change, former officials and analysts say, viewing the Iranian government as far from the brink of collapse. Israeli analysts argue the demonstrations lack the leadership, numbers and means to topple the regime and say

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Cuba repatriates remains of 32 citizens killed in U.S. strikes in Venezuela

Cuban national television broadcast the return on Thursday morning of the remains of 32 Cuban citizens killed in U.S. strikes in Venezuela during the early‑morning Jan. 3 operation to capture the ousted Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. The remains arrived in smaller boxes draped in the Cuban flag and

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Ugandans vote despite internet blackout and biometric machine failures

Ugandans went to the polls on Thursday despite a nationwide internet blackout and widespread technical failures at polling places, in an election in which President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is expected to extend his nearly four‑decade rule. Technical problems with newly introduced biometric voting machines caused disruptions and by midmorning

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U.S. Signs More Than $11 Billion in Health Compacts With 16 African Nations, Cuts Planned Aid

Over the past month the State Department has signed agreements with 16 African countries to provide more than $11 billion in health aid over the next five years, a effort meant to replace global health assistance that was previously channelled through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The new

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Iran says judiciary did not issue death sentence for protester Erfan Soltani

Iran’s judiciary said it had not issued a death sentence for Erfan Soltani, a protester whose reported execution had drawn intense international attention, Iranian state media reported. The state broadcaster IRIB said Mr. Soltani faced "charges of assembly and collusion against national security and propaganda against the system&

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Washington meeting on Greenland ends in impasse as officials plan working group

A high-level meeting in Washington on Wednesday over Greenland’s future ended in an impasse, with Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, sitting down with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio while Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, also attended. The session was historic because

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Air France flight diverted to Ashgabat leaves passengers stranded 21 hours

Businessinsider reports that Air France's Flight 191 from Bengaluru to Paris diverted to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and passengers were stranded there for about 21 hours before a spare plane collected them. Monday's Flight 191 was already running 21 hours late when it departed Bengaluru shortly after 11

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Crane Falls on Passenger Train in Nakhon Ratchasima, Killing at Least 32

A crane fell onto a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 32 people and injuring dozens, Thai officials and witnesses said. The three-car Special Express Train No. 21 was carrying about 200 people between Bangkok and Ubon Ratchathani when the crane struck two cars,

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Australia deactivates nearly five million teen social accounts under new ban

Nearly five million social media accounts belonging to Australian teenagers have been deactivated or removed, the government said, about a month after a law banning people younger than 16 from using the services took effect. The law required 10 social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit, to prevent

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Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s Interior Minister, Faces Uneasy Transition

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister and a long-time ally of Nicolás Maduro, is facing an uneasy transition after a U.S. law enforcement operation that seized Mr. Maduro and an indictment that also names Mr. Cabello, who is the subject of a U.S. bounty. U.S. prosecutors have

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Denmark to boost military presence in and around Greenland

Denmark announced on Wednesday that it is increasing "military presence in and around Greenland in the coming period, involving aircraft, ships, and soldiers." The Danish defense ministry said "security policy tensions have spread to the Arctic" and that the moves are being carried out in close

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Russian strikes leave Kyiv without heat and power amid extreme cold

Russian drone and missile strikes have left Kyiv facing its worst heating and electricity outage of the war as the city endures an extreme cold snap, and emergency services have set up tents that offer electricity and heat, The New York Times reported. City authorities said about 500 apartment buildings

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María Corina Machado to meet Trump in Washington amid Norwegian backlash

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is expected to meet in Washington with former U.S. president Donald Trump on Thursday after she proposed sharing her prize with him. The proposal and her courting of Mr. Trump have drawn scorn in Norway, where the

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U.S. presses Mexico to allow joint raids on fentanyl labs

The United States is intensifying pressure on Mexico to permit U.S. military forces to take part in joint operations to dismantle fentanyl labs inside Mexico, according to American officials. U.S. officials have renewed a proposal, first raised last year, that would have Special Operations troops or C.I.