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US investigators search Epstein ranch amid allegations of buried bodies
The late financier is also accused of sexually abusing women and girls at the property near Santa Fe, which he visited for 26 years.
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Malaysia
Malaysia had him on bail for child abuse. The US had other plans
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United States
Wealth, drugs and rape: US luxury real estate stars convicted of sex trafficking
10 Mar 2026 - 12:41PM
Canada
TikTok gets green light to stay in Canada, reversing earlier ban
The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, has agreed to improve privacy and security, and to enhance protections for minors.
10 Mar 2026 - 7:31AM
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TikTok Technology Canada will now be allowed to operate under new legally binding commitments to enhance its security. Photo illustration: dpa
Crime
US teacher dies after students’ toilet paper prank goes wrong
Jason Hughes tripped and fell and was hit by a truck as the teen pranksters – whom he knew and loved – were starting to drive away.
10 Mar 2026 - 3:34AM
US-China relations
US and China clash over fentanyl and tariffs at global drugs meeting
The exchange underscored tensions between the two countries ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in China at the end of the month.
10 Mar 2026 - 1:55AM
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Anthropic sues Trump administration as row over AI use by military deepens
The Pentagon blacklisted the start-up after it refused to let its technology be used for fully autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.
10 Mar 2026 - 1:13PM
The Pentagon on Thursday slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on Anthropic, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for military operations in Iran. Photo illustration: TNS
US, Israel war on Iran
Nato intercepts Iran missile fired towards Turkey
There was a similar incident last week, with the latest Nato interception coming amid Iran’s targeting of several nations as it retaliates.
9 Mar 2026 - 10:55PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
G7 to discuss possible emergency release of oil reserves: French president
Concern is rising about the war and Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s energy supplies pass.
9 Mar 2026 - 8:27PM
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Crime
New York police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was explosive
FBI investigates after two suspicious devices were thrown near a protest led by a far-right influencer opposed to public Muslim prayer.
9 Mar 2026 - 1:00PM
United States
US activists, politicians rally on anniversary of civil rights march
The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could limit the ability of minority voters to elect their chosen candidates, spurring protests.
9 Mar 2026 - 12:34AM
Politicians and activists participate in a commemorative march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the 58th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’, when state troopers beat peaceful voting rights protesters who were marching across the bridge, in Selma, Alabama, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
United States
US judge voids actions by Voice of America acting CEO, including job cuts
US District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake’s leadership of the US Agency for Global Media violated federal law.
8 Mar 2026 - 12:22PM
Fame and celebrity
Timothee Chalamet faces the music for saying ‘no one cares’ about opera, ballet
Performance groups around the world clapped back at the Hollywood star’s remarks, while a German minister invited him to watch a show.
8 Mar 2026 - 2:45AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels
The US president launched a 17-nation ‘counter cartel’ coalition at his ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit.
8 Mar 2026 - 1:46AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
What do we know about the Ayatollah’s killing one week on?
As the US and Israel continue to pound Iran, details have emerged on how intelligence services went about setting up their attack.
7 Mar 2026 - 11:48PM
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Iranian medical staff hold posters of slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in front of the destroyed Gandhi Hospital in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran
4 US bombers land in UK as Iran war continues
British PM Keir Starmer has granted permission for ‘defensive’ US action against Iranian missile sites from UK bases.
7 Mar 2026 - 10:43PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump calls Iran ‘loser’ after president apologises for strikes on neighbours
Although Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would halt attacks on regional nations, intense fire has still been targeting Gulf states.
7 Mar 2026 - 10:36PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump’s ‘feeling’-driven Iran war cops criticism for ‘arrogant’ messaging
The conflict started by the US president lacks clear rationale, stoking public opposition and economic concerns amid rising fuel prices.
7 Mar 2026 - 3:53PM
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Smoke rises after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour towers in Manama on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Canada
Canada’s PM wants Andrew removed from UK line of succession over Epstein ties
The prime minister called the former prince’s association with the paedophile financier ‘deplorable’.
7 Mar 2026 - 1:00PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
‘Disappointing’: Americans recall desperate, self-funded escapes from Mideast
‘Everyone’s been sending each other resources because, quite frankly, the US has not done a single thing in any capacity,’ a traveller says.
7 Mar 2026 - 11:35AM
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‘We are decimating them’: US brushes off Russian help for Iran in war
The White House downplays Moscow sharing information with Tehran on US targets in the Gulf, saying it is not affecting military operations.
7 Mar 2026 - 10:05AM
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United States
US tariff refund system to be ready in 45 days, after Trump duties struck down
The US customs agency is trying to hammer out a process for returning US$166 billion in tariff payments to around 330,000 importers.
7 Mar 2026 - 6:36AM
A US flies in front of shipping containers at the Port o Los Angeles in June 2025. Photo: TNS
United States
US sheds 92,000 jobs in warning sign for Trump’s economy
Unemployment crept up, while job numbers showed a surprise reversal from growth in the previous month.
7 Mar 2026 - 5:09AM
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‘Panic’: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon need urgent legal probe, says UN
Huge numbers of civilians have already left their homes, some with only the clothes on their backs, amid fatal attacks and evacuation orders.
6 Mar 2026 - 9:45PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
2 tankers carrying India’s Reliance fuel ditch Europe, divert to Asia
Asian buyers are rushing to secure fuel as the near halt in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, due to war, constrains oil supplies.
6 Mar 2026 - 7:18PM
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