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Eight current and former Toronto police arrested in organized crime inquiry

A report from Theguardian says at least eight current and former Toronto police officers have been arrested following a sweeping investigation that officials say exposed the “corrosive” reach of organized crime into Canada’s largest municipal police service. Police allege officers accepted bribes, aided drug traffickers, leaked personal information to

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Ransom note set 5 p.m. deadline in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Pagesix reports FBI Phoenix special agent Heith Janke shared that a ransom note set a 5 p.m. deadline on Feb. 5 during a Thursday press conference. Janke said he would not go into specifics, noting the note mentioned "an Apple Watch" and a "flood light,"

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Video: How We Know Iran Crushed Protests with Lethal Force

Nytimes reports that it collected and analyzed hundreds of videos of a crackdown on anti-government protests. The outlet says Iranians shared the footage despite an internet blackout. Sanjana Varghese explains how the Visual Investigations team at The Times verified the videos. Iran

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Cops 'actively looking at everyone' in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Pagesix reports investigators are "actively looking at everyone" as a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s mysterious disappearance, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a press conference. When a reporter asked whether Nanos was investigating Guthrie’s son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, Nanos replied, "We’re actively looking at

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Deaths in Boat Disaster in English Channel Were Avoidable, Inquiry Finds

A report from Nytimes says an official inquiry found the deaths of about 30 people trying to reach Britain in 2021 were "avoidable." Ross Cranston, the retired judge who led the inquiry commissioned by the British government, placed primary blame on people smugglers. The inquiry said many lives

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Virginia Giuffre's Family Says She's 'Vindicated' After Emails

People reports that newly released emails appear to show Ghislaine Maxwell discussing the existence of the photograph of Virginia Giuffre with the then-Prince Andrew, and Giuffre’s family says the messages leave her "vindicated." The BBC published a 2015 draft email that appears to be from Maxwell: "

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Nigeria sends troops to villages attacked by jihadist fighters

A report from Theguardian says Nigeria will deploy an army battalion to Kaiama district in Kwara state after suspected jihadist fighters killed 170 people in attacks on Woro and Nuku villages. Footage broadcast by local news stations showed bodies lying in blood, some with their hands tied, and burning houses.

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WA watchdog makes initial enquiries after family washed out to sea

Reporting by Theguardian says WorkSafe WA is making 'initial enquiries' into the hotel that hired out a kayak and inflatable paddleboards to a family who was washed out to sea and later rescued. The Appelbee family were on holiday in Quindalup when strong winds pushed their vessels offshore

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U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday

Nytimes reports that Iran and the United States will meet for a new round of negotiations on Friday in Oman. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, was expected to hold a face-to-face meeting with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the White House confirmed, and Mr. Araghchi announced

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2 Dead After Police Helicopter Crashes in Arizona

Nytimes reports that two people died Wednesday evening when a patrol helicopter crashed near Flagstaff, Ariz., while responding to a shooting involving the police. The helicopter had been deployed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety to assist the Flagstaff Police Department. A pilot and a paramedic trooper on board

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‘The children are not safe here’: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide

A report from Theguardian profiles Olusola and Chinwe Stevens, a Christian couple who have been confronting practices of infanticide since 1996 and who founded the Vine Heritage Home Foundation in 2004. After discovering infants being poisoned, abandoned or buried alive, they built a refuge that now provides a home for

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Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons

A report from Nytimes says the last nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expired on Thursday, leaving both superpowers for the first time since 1972 with no limits on the size or structure of their arsenals. The expiration coincides with plans by Washington and Moscow for

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Thousands Displaced by Military Operation in Pakistan

Nytimes reports that thousands of Pakistanis who lived along the border with Afghanistan were driven from their homes last month ahead of what local officials said would be a military campaign, a move national officials now say they never ordered. District officials estimate more than 60,000 people were displaced

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Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Stretch Into a Second Day

Nytimes reports that negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States pressed on with a second round of trilateral peace talks in the United Arab Emirates, with little made public beyond an announced planned exchange of prisoners of war. Russia launched another attack on Kyiv early Thursday, though it was

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Queensland man charged with 596 child abuse offences

A report from Theguardian says a Queensland man charged with 596 child abuse offences used false identities online to groom and coerce children, mostly aged seven to 15, in Australia and overseas. Ethan Mitch Burns-Dederer, 27, from Maryborough was arrested in February 2025, refused bail and is due to appear

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Savannah Guthrie Addresses Mother’s Abductor: ‘We Are Ready to Talk’

Nytimes reports that the television anchor Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted an emotional video saying they are ready to listen to ransom offers for their missing mother, Nancy, but that the family would first need proof that she is alive. Nancy Guthrie was last seen after her son-in-law dropped

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‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein

Nytimes reports that the Justice Department released three million pages of emails, texts, photos and videos that show Jeffrey Epstein maintaining ties to royal family members and advisers in several countries, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known as Prince Andrew), Sarah Ferguson and Saudi royal court

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Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont

Theguardian reports that someone who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont is now considered a suspect in his disappearance, SA police said on Thursday as they declared the case a major crime. Detective superintendent Darren Fielke said police had effectively ruled out Gus wandering off and being abducted and were now

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Nigeria Attack Leaves More Than 160 Dead

Nytimes reports that at least 167 people were killed by gunmen in attacks on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara State, central-western Nigeria. The assaults on the rural communities are among the deadliest in recent years in a country facing widespread violence, aid workers and officials said. Residents

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Savannah Guthrie and siblings plead for mother’s return

People reports that Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a tearful Instagram video on Feb. 4 pleading with their mother’s potential abductor, captioned “Bring her home.” In the video Savannah said the family has heard media reports of a ransom letter and that they are “ready to talk,” but

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Firefighters Rescue Driver Standing on Submerged Truck in Pond

People reports the Charlotte Fire Department said crews responded Saturday, Jan. 31, at around 7:35 p.m. local time to reports of a pickup truck that had lost control and gone into a retention pond; callers said the driver had exited the cab and was standing on the bed

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U.S.C. Names Beong-Soo Kim Its 13th President

Nytimes reports that Beong-Soo Kim, who has led the University of Southern California on an interim basis since July, was named the university’s 13th president on Wednesday. The U.S.C. board of trustees voted unanimously, and board chair Suzanne Nora Johnson said the vote reflected “widespread confidence in

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At Least 15 Die in Rare Collision Between Migrant Boat and Greek Patrol Vessel

At least 15 people died after a collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek Coast Guard vessel off the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said. The dead included 11 men and four women. The coast guard described the episode as highly unusual because it

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Durov Slams France as “Not Free” After Police Raid X’s Paris Office

French prosecutors raided X’s Paris headquarters in an investigation into alleged child sexual abuse imagery, AI-generated deepfakes and Holocaust denial, a move supported by Europol. Prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for voluntary interviews on April 20. The probe widened after xAI’s chatbot Grok

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Timeline: Nancy Guthrie's disappearance and investigation

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1 after last being seen the night before, Jan. 31, when she was dropped off at her Catalina Foothills home after dinner with family. Search and rescue teams were deployed by ground and air, and the Pima County Sheriff said homicide detectives were