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Police will ‘explore if others committed crimes’ after Fayed claims  BBC.com How Fayed built a corrupt system of enablers to carry out his sexual abuse  BBC.com Harrods chief steps back from Royal Ballet role over Fayed abuse allegations  The Guardian Princess Diana’s Last Boyfriend’s Father Accused of Rape  The Daily Beast Why Mohamed Al …

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last month. Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, editors at the now-defunct Stand News media outlet, had published articles about the crackdown on civil …

Taliban who banned women from public spaces say no one faces discrimination in Afghanistan  The Associated Press Meryl Streep takes on the Taliban with a story about cats, squirrels and birds  CNN Taliban to be taken to international court over gender discrimination  The Guardian The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan…  Welcome …

KHARTOUM — Sudan’s army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country’s civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the start of the conflict. In dawn strikes on Thursday, government forces shelled Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bases in the …

Pope travels to the heart of Europe to appeal for peace and to boost his dwindling flock  The Associated Press Pope Luxembourg can be a model of cooperation for peace  Vatican News – English Pope Francis heads to Belgium to meet migrants, victims of abuse  Yahoo! Voices Pope Francis tells wealthy Luxembourg to …

TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that media reports suggesting there could be an imminent ceasefire in Lebanon were “incorrect” and that he has told the Israeli military to continue fighting “with full force.” Meanwhile, a new wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Lebanon on Thursday …

Israeli military prepares for possible ground incursion in Lebanon  CNN Hezbollah and Israel: Wetin fit happun as per Lebanon Invasion?  BBC.com Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers  The Associated Press Amid reports of potential halt in fighting, Netanyahu says ‘can’t lay out’ everything being done  The Times of Israel …

TAIPEI — A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, according to reports in Japanese media. The JS Sazanami, a naval destroyer, passed through the strait from north to south on Wednesday, accompanied by ships from Australia and New Zealand. The vessel …

Spain to boycott Mexico president’s inauguration after she snubbed King Felipe VI  POLITICO Europe Mexico’s snub to King Felipe rekindles colonialism row with Spain  The Guardian Mexico snubs Spanish king as spat over colonial past flares up  Reuters Sanchez’s Diplomatic Forays Are Backfiring for Spain  Bloomberg The (500-year-old) reason Mexico didn’t invite the king …

US Hails China’s Advanced Notice of ICBM Test as ‘Good Thing’  Bloomberg China fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean in first such public test in decades as regional tensions flare  CNN China launches intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific hours after Biden’s UN address  Fox News China test-fires first intercontinental ballistic missile in decades  Traffic lights …