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by Tomohiro OSAKI Teruko Nakazawa once intervened in a knife fight between an ex-offender and their mother — all in a day’s unpaid work for Japan’s army of volunteer probation officers. The 83-year-old, who jokes she is a “punk” as

President Trump continues torrid pace as Cabinet nominees Duffy, Vought face confirmation hearings  Fox News Trump seeks to reshape US government with sweeping executive actions  CNN Here Is How Trump Moved to Seal the Southern Border on Day 1  The New York Times

by Anna SMOLCHENKO The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.

El Salvador’s ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in his country. Leading El Salvador from 2009 to 2014, Funes

by Simon STURDEE Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump’s big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record. Trump’s “friend Masa” was born in Japan

by Fulya OZERKAN Turkey was preparing to bury its dead Wednesday a day after a huge fire killed 76 people at a ski resort hotel, as questions grew over safety measures at the luxury establishment. As the nation observed a

Plus, snow on Florida’s beaches.

Prince Harry settles with Murdoch’s British tabloids as trial is about to begin  NPR Prince Harry Agrees to Settlement as Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Offer Full Apology  The New York Times Prince Harry settles lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers after ‘full’ apology  NBC News

Prince Harry has agreed to settle his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids. The deal ends a years’ long battle to hold the newspapers accountable for invasions of privacy. (Image credit: Frank Augstein/AP)

Donald Trump has hit out at the bishop of Washington after she lectured him on respecting immigrants and LGBT+ citizens during a televised church service.