Police in Brisbane, Australia, have arrested a 15-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a man while attending a house party at his residence. The unidentified teenager was charged with first-degree murder after the body of the 58-year-old victim — millionaire businessman Greg Josephson, co-founder of popular Australian retailer Universal Store — was found at his home … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would approve additional airstrikes on Iran if it began enriching uranium again to levels necessary for the development of a nuclear weapon. Asked during a White House news conference if he would consider bombing the country again if uranium enrichment levels became concerning to the U.S., Trump replied: … Read more
The son of Norway’s crown princess, Mette-Marit, has been charged on counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm following his arrest in November 2024. Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess and stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has been under scutiny since he was repeatedly arrested in 2024 … Read more
Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was convicted of sexually abusing a child and handed a two-year suspended sentence Thursday. Franco was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time, and of transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to consent to … Read more
The U.S. and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Donald Trump said, adding he expects to soon have a deal with India. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg TV that the deal was signed earlier this week. Neither Lutnick nor Trump provided any details about the agreement. “We just signed with China the … Read more
Meta Platforms may face daily fines if EU regulators decide the changes it has proposed to its pay-or-consent model fail to comply with an antitrust order issued in April, they said on Friday. The warning from the European Commission, which acts as the EU competition enforcer, came two months after it slapped a 200-million-euro (US$234 … Read more
Iran’s top diplomat said the possibility of new negotiations with the United States on his country’s nuclear program has been “complicated” by the American attack on three of the sites, which he conceded caused “serious damage.” The U.S. was one of the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal in which Iran agreed to limits on … Read more
North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has officially opened a new beach resort in the country’s Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone — six years after it was due to be completed, state media reported on Thursday. The massive tourist zone, located on North Korea’s east coast, is part of a key project pushed by … Read more
More than 800 Canadians, permanent residents and family members are known to have left Iran, Israel and the West Bank since the government began offering help to those looking to escape the deadly conflict, officials say. Global Affairs Canada said in its daily update late Wednesday that the agency is also aware of many Canadians … Read more
Some customers heading to Ikea for its iconic meatballs and other food this summer will soon be able to save some money as it plans to halve the price of some of its restaurant meals on weekdays. Ingka Group, Ikea’s biggest retailer, announced the change on Wednesday. In addition to prices being cut in half … Read more