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Around 10 ‘new’ victims in France’s Epstein investigation: Paris prosecutor
Investigators were also scouring the Epstein files and would be searching for any names mentioned by alleged victims, Laure Beccuau said.
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United States
‘Disloyal disaster’: US senator pays the price for voting to convict Trump
17 May 2026 - 12:43PM
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France
‘It’s nasty’: Swatch-Audemars Piguet watch hype ignites global shopping chaos
17 May 2026 - 10:21AM
Canada
Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result
The patient, who was on the MV Hondius where the outbreak began, shows mild symptoms including a fever and headache.
17 May 2026 - 6:22AM
The cruise ship MV Hondius leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain on May 11. Photo: Reuters
2026 Xi-Trump summit
China, US agree to establish trade, investment councils after Xi-Trump summit
The world’s two biggest economies also agree to roll back tariffs, deepen investment and establish a new board to manage disputes.
16 May 2026 - 11:05PM
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Bought the farm? Details still fuzzy on scope of US-China agriculture deal
China granted five-year export licenses to 77 US beef facilities, while renewing expired licenses of 425 other plants for another five years.
16 May 2026 - 10:06PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender
The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling.
16 May 2026 - 7:24PM
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Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a leader and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel (left), and Joaquín Guzmán, a son of cartel leader Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán after they were arrested by US authorities in Texas, on July 25 2024. Photo: TNS
United States
Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal ‘eliminated from battlefield’
American and Nigerian forces had assassinated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a ‘flawlessly executed mission’, the US president said on social media.
16 May 2026 - 4:31PM
United States
US ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer given probation for shooting alligator
Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is seen in a social media video shooting at the animal to test ‘how dead it is’.
16 May 2026 - 10:26AM
United States
Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind school social media suit
The suit is the first of over 1,200 cases nationwide in which school districts allege that social media addiction has disrupted learning.
16 May 2026 - 9:21AM
2026 Xi-Trump summit
Trump and his CEOs want China’s business – but has Asia moved on?
The US delegation went to Beijing looking for deals, but a ‘super cycle’ of capital expenditures across Asia is already fuelling enormous growth.
16 May 2026 - 6:03AM
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Canada
Canada takes key step towards new oil pipeline to serve Asia markets
Expanding energy exports is part of PM Carney’s strategy to reduce reliance on the US under Trump.
16 May 2026 - 5:24AM
Sexual harassment and assault
Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial
The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
16 May 2026 - 1:47AM
China manufacturing
After Trump visit, China’s top party journal doubles down on manufacturing push
The real economy must remain the bedrock of future growth, according to latest Qiushi article.
15 May 2026 - 6:59PM
Animals
US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian seal
A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation.
15 May 2026 - 7:01AM
The rock narrowly missed the seal’s head, but caused the animal to abruptly alter its behaviour, prosecutors say. Photos: District of Hawaii US Attorney’s Office
United States
US Border Patrol chief abruptly resigns in latest Trump team shake-up
Michael Banks exits effective immediately as the Trump administration recalibrates its mass deportation strategy.
15 May 2026 - 1:24PM
Aviation accidents
‘Miraculous’ rescue off US coast as 11 survive crash and 5-hour sea ordeal
Rescuers hoist final survivor into helicopter with just minutes of fuel remaining as a thunderstorm approached.
14 May 2026 - 12:04PM
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2026 Xi-Trump summit
Trump’s trillion-dollar business delegation arrives in China, eager for deals
The 17 American business executives accompanying US president are the wealthiest such delegation to visit the country.
14 May 2026 - 12:26PM
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Elon Musk follows Eric and Lara Trump down the stairs from Air Force One after its arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport on Wednesday night. Photo: AP
Crime
US woman who wrote book on husband’s death gets life sentence for his murder
Kouri Richins put five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in her spouse’s drink, then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died.
14 May 2026 - 11:31AM
United States
Warsh confirmed as Fed chair, as US central bank faces Trump assault
He is taking over as the world’s largest economy reels from repeated shocks, including inflation fuelled in part by the Iran war.
14 May 2026 - 11:01AM
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2026 Xi-Trump summit
Donald Trump’s red-carpet welcome in Beijing before Xi summit – as it happened
Trump lands in Beijing on Wednesday night amid intense global interest in the Iran war, energy prices and China-US tech rivalry.
13 May 2026 - 9:51PM
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Leaving so soon? US, China hold briefest trade talks yet before leaders’ summit
The two delegations met in Seoul’s Incheon Airport, spoke for a few hours and skipped the press conferences typically held after earlier sessions.
13 May 2026 - 5:14PM
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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to trade talks in South Korea on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Vietnam
Vietnam asks US to let crucial oil tanker slip past Hormuz blockade
The ship’s destination, Nghi Son, can process 200,000 barrels a day – meaning the 1.99 million barrel load can keep it going for 10 days.
13 May 2026 - 11:42AM
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China-US trade talks kick off in Seoul ahead of high-profile leaders’ summit
Trade deals, export controls on critical minerals and the Iran war likely to be talking points as senior officials sit down for negotiations.
13 May 2026 - 11:55AM
United States
FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in testy Senate hearing
Patel clashes with Democrats over leadership allegations and ‘party’ trips while touting major crime-fighting wins.
13 May 2026 - 2:57PM
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