20 m. ago Swedish royals issue new statement on Princess Sofia's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as photo emerges of her 'that was sent to the paedophile as a birthday present'

The Swedish royal family has issued a fresh statement on Princess Sofia 's relationship with Epstein after a photograph emerged that was purportedly sent to the billionaire on his birthday.

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2 h. ago Harry and Meghan announce they are producing a film about 'Girl Scouts baking cookies'

The Duchess of Sussex said being part of taking the movie Cookie Queens to the Sundance Film Festival was 'absolutely irresistible'.

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2 h. ago Week in wildlife: a baby echidna, a 600lb gator and an ‘unbearable’ bear

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'I was jailed in deadly prison and what I saw left me with PTSD'

Pieter Tritton was banged up abroad after being caught smuggling drugs into Ecuador and was locked up in its most infamous prison, known for its brutal gang violence and death

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4 h. ago Illegal pangolin meat and cane rats seized by police in Deptford

Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in south-east London on December 5

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5 h. ago PHOTO ESSAY: In Texas, a former Chinese official targeted by Beijing's surveillance finds refuge

The Chinese government is using an increasingly powerful tool to control and monitor its own officials: Surveillance technology, much of it originating in the United States, an Associated Press investigation has found.

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5 h. ago Golden retrievers, Bad Bunny and more top photos from the week in Latin America and the Caribbean

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6 h. ago Why is Trump going after Venezuela? His administration has so far floated these three reasons for its pressure campaign

Trump said that “other things are happening” in addition to the U.S. military’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker

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8 h. ago Putin phones Venezuelan president to offer Russia's support after Trump seizes oil tanker off coast

Putin called Maduro a day after United States forces seized control of an oil tanker in Venezuela as part of an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Maduro's government.

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8 h. ago Trump expands Venezuela sanctions as Maduro decries new ‘era of piracy’

Six more oil supertankers added to sanctions list, as well as members of Maduro’s extended family, amid rising tensions following tanker seizureDonald Trump has exerted more pressure on Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro, expanding sanctions and issuing fresh threats to strike land targets in Venezuela, as the South American dictator accused the US president of ushering in a new “era of criminal naval piracy” in the Caribbean.Late on Thursday, the US imposed curbs on three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, as well as six crude oil supertankers and the shipping companies linked to them. The treasury department alleged the vessels “engaged in deceptive and unsafe shipping practices and continue to provide financial resources that fuel Maduro’s corrupt narco-terrorist regime”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Secret torment of the Yorkshire Shepherdess revealed for the first time: After the breakdown of Amanda Owen's marriage to Clive, the mother

Despite their separation in 2022, Amanda, 51, and Clive, 70, who with their large, photogenic brood became stars of the popular TV show Our Yorkshire Farm, are now filming another series.

Society

9 h. ago US ‘prepares to board more Venezuela oil tankers’ as White House ‘won’t watch them sail the seas’ & sanctions 6 more

US officials are reportedly preparing to storm and seize more tankers transporting Venezuelan oil to put pressure on dictator Nicolás Maduro. Tensions between Washington and Caracas escalated when rifle-wielding US troops rappelled from helicopters to raid an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Stunning footage showed commandos sweeping through the ship as they executed...

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10 h. ago Mum tells kids they won't get Christmas presents as grim data lifts lid on food crisis

Research from charity The Felix Project found almost a quarter of working parents have turned to emergency food support services in the past year - while 10% have sent kids to school hungry

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11 h. ago Sanctions and seizures: Trump turns up the heat on Venezuela

Washington shifts its campaign against Nicolás Maduro as its attacks on alleged drug smugglers come under legal scrutiny

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11 h. ago Dad’s urgent warning to parents after ‘disgusting’ water bottle discovery

Jason Sullivan took to TikTok to alert parents after he made a grim discovery inside his daughter's water bottle which viewers dubbed 'disgusting' in the comments

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12 h. ago FBI issues warning over social media photos being used as ‘proof of life’

The FBI has issued a warning about a rise in virtual kidnapping scams targeting Americans.

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12 h. ago ICE issues deportation order for Belarusian woman extradited by FBI

Yana Leonova faces multiple charges including fraud and conspiracy for smuggling US aviation parts to RussiaAn ongoing FBI investigation into a Belarusian woman accused of smuggling US aviation parts and electronics to Russia is teetering on the brink of collapse after being caught in what one judge called a “Kafkaesque” case brought on by the Trump administration’s attempts to deport her before she faces trial.Federal prosecutors had worked for over a year to secure the extradition of Yana Leonova, who faces multiple charges including fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. But their efforts unraveled when immigration officials abruptly issued an order to detain and deport her soon after she was flown into the US last month, a move that plunged the case into legal chaos. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Have we learned NOTHING from Covid? Illegal pangolin meat seized in Deptford

Officials from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) found the wild animals at a site in Deptford, south east London on December 5.

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13 h. ago US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet

The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues

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13 h. ago Rare Meghan Markle wedding photo still on display at King Charles’ London home

Rare Meghan Markle wedding photo still on display at King Charles’ London home  pagesix.com

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