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Pardons by Trump, Biden reveal wobbly faith in US criminal justice system

About half of Americans are not very or not at all confident that the Justice Department, the FBI or the Supreme Court will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner during Trump's second term

Murdoch's UK tabloids offer rare apology in settlement with Prince Harry

Harry's lawyer David Sherborne read a statement in court saying News Group offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for years of unlawful intrusion

Trump era begins with disappearance of reproductive rights website

Launched by the Biden administration in 2022, the site offered vital information on abortion, cancer screenings, prenatal care, and HIV testing

1 in 12 children globally subject to online sexual abuse: Lancet study

Roughly the same number were found to be subjected to 'online solicitation' -- being persuaded into sexual activity or exposure

Can Trump legally rename the Gulf of Mexico and take back the Panama Canal?

Donald Trump has stirred the pot by bringing up the hotly debated ideas of renaming the Gulf of Mexico and 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal. Find out what the law has to say about these proposals

Jinping, Putin pledge to boost China-Russia ties in 2025 as Trump returns

Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin 'shared his hope for a flourishing China-Russia relationship in the year ahead'

Open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok: US President Trump

Billionaire Frank McCourt, Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley and MrBeast have all expressed interest in TikTok

Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count

Trump joined in the battle immediately upon returning to office, signing an executive order on Monday that rescinded a Biden administration order and signalled the possibility of a push

Bishop appeals Trump to have mercy on LGBTQ+, immigrants 'in name of God'

The bishop made the appeal to Trump a day after the US President signed executive orders reversing Biden-era protections for transgender Americans and suspending the US refugee admissions program

Fire risk, strong winds continue in California with expectations of rain

Los Angeles County supervisors also approved an emergency motion to install flood control infrastructure and expedite and remove sediment in fire-impacted areas

Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after White House return

He's already unleashed an unprecedented wave of executive orders, daring anyone to stop him, with actions intended to clamp down on border crossings

Planetary Parade 2025: Will it be visible from India? Know date, time, more

In a rare celestial event known as a planetary parade, six planets will align in January and seven in March. The best time to observe these phenomena is after sunset

Google to make fresh investment over $1 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic

Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI in the AI foundation model space, declined to comment

Trump pardons dark web marketplace 'Silk Road' creator: Who is Ross Ulbricht?

In 2011, Ulbricht launched 'Silk Road', a darknet marketplace he envisioned as a freewheeling, anonymous platform for trade, powered by cryptocurrency

Indian-American lawmakers oppose executive order on birthright citizenship

Trump's order removes birthright citizenship for children born in US not just to undocumented parents but to 'lawful' immigrants who are temporarily on a student visa, H1B/H2B visa, or business visa

17 dead, 9 missing after flash flood in Indonesia, search ops resume

Waters from flooded rivers tore through nine villages in Pekalongan regency of Central Java province and landslides tumbled onto mountainside hamlets after the torrential rains on Jan 20

Carbon markets investor kicks off $1.5 bn Amazon protection plan in Davos

The initiative is the first major campaign by Silvania, a $500 million nature and biodiversity investment vehicle, working with Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy

Here's why China's EV makers have a good reason to delay paying bills

The biggest producer of electric cars last year was a high accounting risk because of the unprecedented scale of financing from its supply chain, analyst Nigel Stevenson wrote

We should welcome more immigrants: Former US NSA Bolton on H-1B visa scheme

He further emphasised that the H-1B visa programme has a positive impact for the US and suggested a need for a 'political will' to allow more legal immigration

Donald Trump inauguration: TV viewership drops to 24 mn, lowest since 2013

The viewership for Trump's inauguration was down from that of Biden's 2021 inauguration, which reached 33.8 million, and Trump's first move into the White House, which 30.6 million viewers saw in 2017