By Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink and Lisa Barrington TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities said on Wednesday a passenger jet that collided with a Coast Guard turboprop at a Tokyo airport had been given permission to land, but the smaller plane had not …
Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew groped her, documents show
By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A woman who has said she was victimized by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Britain’s Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001, according to court docu…
Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew groped her, documents show
By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A woman who has said she was victimized by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Britain’s Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001, according to court docu…
US education official resigns over Biden’s Gaza War policy
A senior official in the US Education Department stepped down on Wednesday, citing President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict in Gaza, the latest sign of dissent in the administration as deaths continue to grow in the war. Also on Wednesday, 17 Bid…
US Military Academy at West Point can continue to consider race in admissions, judge rules
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Military Academy at West Point can continue to consider race for now when evaluating who to admit to the elite military school, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, rejecting a bid by the group behind the successful U…
Czech Republic extends border checks with Slovakia to February 2
The Czech Republic announced Wednesday it is extending its temporary border checks with Slovakia until February 2. Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakušan said the checks would continue following a cabinet meeting in Prague. The Czech Republic wants to com…
Woman who posed for legendary Doisneau ‘kiss’ photo dies, aged 93
The woman in the legendary Parisian “The Kiss at City Hall” photo, which came to symbolize Paris as the “City of Love”, is dead. Françoise Bornet died on Christmas Day near Paris at the age of 93, a close friend confirmed to the newspaper Le Parisien. …
Verkhovna Rada envoy hopes for new prisoner exchange in coming weeks
Dmytro Lubinets, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada, hopes that Ukraine will be able to conduct another exchange of prisoners of war in the coming weeks, according to his statement during a telethon. According to Lubinets, Ukraine …
Verkhovna Rada envoy hopes for new prisoner exchange in coming weeks
Dmytro Lubinets, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada, hopes that Ukraine will be able to conduct another exchange of prisoners of war in the coming weeks, according to his statement during a telethon. According to Lubinets, Ukraine …
Verkhovna Rada envoy hopes for new prisoner exchange in coming weeks
Dmytro Lubinets, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada, hopes that Ukraine will be able to conduct another exchange of prisoners of war in the coming weeks, according to his statement during a telethon. According to Lubinets, Ukraine …