Steven Wright receives another life sentence for 1999 murder in Britain
The “Suffolk Strangler” admitted an earlier killing of a teenager, adding another life term to his long criminal record.
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US says key participant in Benghazi attack arrested and extradited
US officials said a long-sealed indictment has been activated against Zubayr al-Bakoush, whom they describe as a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans.
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Grenoble grenade attack injures six at beauty salon, including 5-year-old child
French authorities said an explosive device thrown into a beauty salon in Grenoble wounded six people and appeared intended to intimidate rather than kill.
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Peter Mandelson retires from House of Lords as police open investigation
The former minister left the upper chamber amid allegations that he shared market-sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein during the financial crisis.
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Woolwich jury clears three Palestine Action members of burglary charge
Three of six Palestine Action defendants were cleared of aggravated burglary at Woolwich Crown Court, while other counts remained unresolved and five defendants were released on bail.
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North Sea ship captain jailed for six years over fatal tanker collision
Event date: 2026-02-04; Vladimir Motin was jailed for six years after a North Sea collision that left crew member Mark Angelo Pernia missing, presumed dead.
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French investigators search X’s Paris office over allegations tied to algorithmic manipulation
France’s cybercrime unit, with Europol and French police support, searched X’s French office as prosecutors expanded a January 2025 probe into alleged algorithm manipulation, illicit data extraction and related offences.
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UK regulators keep pressure on X and Grok over sexual deepfake concerns
Ofcom says it is still investigating X, while the Information Commissioner’s Office has opened its own probe into Grok’s handling of personal data.
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London police open investigation into Lord Mandelson over reports on ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The inquiry follows fresh attention to the peer’s past associations, putting a senior British political figure back under scrutiny.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves Royal Lodge for Sandringham after Epstein fallout
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has left Royal Lodge and taken up temporary residence on the Sandringham Estate, with the move accelerated by the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Bolivia starts enforcing classroom cellphone ban as new school year opens
The policy applies to public and private schools alike, with the government saying it wants fewer distractions and more focus in class.
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Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour after latest Epstein file release
Mandelson said he did not want to embarrass Labour further as new US Department of Justice documents renewed scrutiny of his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Costa Rica elects Laura Fernández and gives her party a parliamentary majority
Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica’s presidency and her party has taken 30 of 57 legislative seats, giving her a stronger base than her predecessor.
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Prague rallies back Petr Pavel in dispute over Czech cabinet pick
Tens of thousands of Czechs gathered in Prague and other cities to support President Petr Pavel after he refused to appoint a minister linked to the right-wing Motorists for Themselves party.
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Venezuela’s Acting President Proposes Broad Amnesty and Closure of El Helicoide
Acting president Delcy Rodríguez said she would seek a sweeping amnesty for political violence cases dating back to 1999 and close Caracas’s notorious El Helicoide prison.
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Trump declares national emergency over Cuba and threatens new tariffs
The executive order creates a tariff mechanism aimed at countries that supply oil to Cuba, escalating an already severe U.S. pressure campaign.
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Judge tosses federal murder and weapons counts against Luigi Mangione in Thompson case
A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed the murder and weapons counts tied to Brian Thompson’s killing, removing the federal death penalty option while leaving stalking charges in place.
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Justice Department releases 3 million pages of Epstein files, AP says
The Justice Department released a large new batch of Jeffrey Epstein files after the Epstein Files Transparency Act, according to AP.
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Burkina Faso junta dissolves all political parties in sweeping new decree
Burkina Faso’s military government has abolished all political parties and ordered their assets transferred to the state, deepening its break with civilian politics.
Read report »China executes 11 members of Ming family linked to Myanmar scam compounds
The case marks the first executions in Beijing’s crackdown on scam networks in Myanmar, where the Ming family built a violent fraud and gambling empire.
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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee sentenced to 20 months for corruption
A Seoul court handed Kim Keon Hee a prison term over gifts and favors, deepening the downfall of the country’s former first couple.
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Turkey arrests six on suspicion of spying for Iran
Authorities say the suspects, including an Iranian national, were detained after coordinated operations across five provinces and accused of gathering intelligence on military sites.
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French lawmakers back ban on social media for under-15s
France’s lower house has passed a bill to bar under-15s from social media and to prohibit mobile phones in high schools, sending the measure to the Senate.
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Azerbaijan says it foiled an embassy attack plot in Baku
Security services arrested three people they say were linked to Islamic State’s Khorasan Province and were preparing to attack an embassy in the capital.
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