Australian Teen Charged Over Online Threats Ahead of Israeli President's Visit
An Australian teenager was charged with allegedly making online threats against Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is scheduled to visit the country on Sunday. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced the charges on Thursday, stating that the 19-year-old allegedly made the threats on a social media platform last month towards a foreign head of state and internationally protected person, according to Al Jazeera. Herzog's visit has been met with planned protests, police complaints over alleged war crimes, and efforts to have his invitation revoked.
Trump-Led Abuses Amid 'Democratic Recession' Put Human Rights in Peril, HRW Report Says
A new report indicates that the world is in a democratic recession with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic rulers, levels not seen since the 1980s, according to The Guardian. The report states that growing authoritarianism and abuses in the US, Russia and China threaten the global rules-based order.
Colombian President and Trump Put Aside Insults for Amicable White House Meeting
After months of trading insults, the first meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump ended with pleasantries, autographs and a Maga cap, according to The Guardian. The leaders had been exchanging hostile remarks for months, but Petro's visit concluded with warm words from his US counterpart. According to the US president, Gustavo Petro's meeting with Donald Trump resulted in an agreement to tackle drug trafficking.
Andrew and Epstein Asked Exotic Dancer for 'Sex Acts', Legal Letter Claims
A legal letter released as part of the latest tranche of Epstein files claims that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein asked an exotic dancer to "engage in various sex acts" at Epstein's Florida home, according to BBC News. Lawyers for the unnamed woman stated that she had been offered $10,000 to dance and that after she performed, Epstein and Mountbatten-Windsor had asked for a threesome. The lawyers said the woman had not been paid the promised amount and would keep the alleged 2006 encounter in which she was "treated like a prostitute" confidential in exchange for a payment of $250,000. BBC News has contacted Mountbatten-Windsor for comment.
Death of Nigerian Singer After Snakebite Highlights Crisis of ‘Preventable’ Fatalities
Nigerian singer Ifunanya Nwangene, 26, who had appeared on The Voice Nigeria, died after being bitten by a snake in her flat in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, according to The Guardian. Nwangene died in hospital after being bitten in her Abuja home, raising questions about the availability of effective antivenoms. In a last message to her friends, Nwangene wrote: "Please come."
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