- 2d ago
Italian doctors fly to Cuba to evaluate hospitalized former deputy Alessandro Di Battista
Two doctors from Rome are traveling to Havana to assess whether former Five Star Movement lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista can be flown home following a medical emergency in Santa Clara.
- 2d ago
King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 as Haakon VIII ascends the throne
Norway entered national mourning on 28 August 2026 after King Harald V died at 89 in an Oslo hospital, making his 53-year-old son King Haakon VIII.
- 2d ago
US authorities deport British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos after New Orleans airport arrest
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos at a New Orleans airport for overstaying his visa, sending him back to the United Kingdom on 28 August following a missed court hearing.
- 2d ago
Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 as Crown Prince Haakon accedes to throne
King Harald V of Norway died at 89 at Oslo's Rikshospitalet following a bloodstream infection, making Crown Prince Haakon the country's new monarch as Haakon VIII and moving Princess Ingrid Alexandra to first in line to the throne.
- 5d ago
US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn 20-year prison sentence
A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving her 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking in place.
- Aug 23
King Harald V of Norway hospitalized as palace reports condition deteriorated over weekend
Norway's 89-year-old monarch King Harald V has experienced a worsening of his health while hospitalised for hemolytic anemia and a bacterial blood infection in Oslo.
- Aug 23
King Haakon VIII addresses Norway following the death of King Harald V at 89
King Haakon VIII delivered his first address to the Norwegian public on Saturday following the death of his father, King Harald V, who died on Friday at age 89 after a 35-year reign.
- Aug 18
Bill Clinton turns 80 following congressional Epstein testimony and decades of political scrutiny
Former US president Bill Clinton marks his 80th birthday on 19 August 2026, looking back on two terms in the White House, congressional inquiries, and personal controversies.
- Aug 13
Kennedy Center board votes to re-inscribe Trump's name on facade despite judge's removal order
The Kennedy Center board voted on August 13 to inscribe President Donald Trump's name on the building's facade and close the venue for two years, defying a federal judge's May order that only Congress can rename the institution.
- Aug 13
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University
US District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston dismissed the Trump administration's March lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, ruling the cited incidents were too isolated to prove ongoing civil rights violations under Title VI.
- Aug 12
Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave White House at end of August 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person ever to hold the role, will step down at the end of August 2026 to spend time with her family, President Donald Trump announced on August 12.
- Aug 8
Greenland warns Trump-linked oil firm after it lands drilling gear without permits
Greenland's government issued a 'strong warning' after Greenland Energy, a Texas company with ties to Trump's circle, moved drilling equipment ashore at Jameson Land without permits, amid the US president's renewed threats to claim the Arctic territory.
- Aug 8
Senate confirms Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as US attorney general in 50-49 vote
The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general on 8 August 2026 in a 50-to-49 vote, with two Republicans opposing Trump's former personal lawyer over doubts about his independence.
- Aug 5
New Mexico sues US Justice Department for access to unredacted Epstein files on Zorro Ranch
New Mexico filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, against the US Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, seeking to compel the release of unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files tied to the state's criminal investigation into alleged sex crimes at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County.
- Aug 4
Police killers still eligible for early release under Burnham's revised UK prison scheme
Rapists and serious child sex offenders are excluded, but manslaughter convicts including the killers of a Thames Valley officer remain eligible.
- Aug 4
Trump's acting AG kills $1.8 billion victim fund to win over Republican rebels ahead of Tuesday committee vote
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded a $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump supporters, clearing the way for two Republican senators to back his permanent appointment in a Judiciary Committee vote on Tuesday.
- Jul 29
Senate panel advances Todd Blanche as attorney general after deal on $1.8bn fund
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Tuesday to send Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, after two Republican senators dropped their opposition over a $1.776 billion fund for Trump allies.
- Jul 26
Trump returns to rescheduled correspondents' dinner, swaps jokes for insults aimed at CNN, Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar
Speaking at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the US president blended self-pity with personal attacks, calling the assembled journalists 'the largest group of people with Trump derangement syndrome ever brought together.'
- Jul 22
Epstein-linked model scout Daniel Siad found dead near Paris as French probe into trafficking network continues
Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered lifeless in his Colombes home on Monday evening. French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of the man whose name appears nearly 2,000 times in the Epstein files.
- Jun 30
First time in 20 years: Warren Buffett suspends midyear donation to Gates Foundation over Epstein review
Warren Buffett has skipped his customary midyear donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the first time in two decades, according to The Wall Street Journal, as he waits for the outcome of an external review into the foundation's past links with Jeffrey Epstein.
