A New Jersey woman who was detained by federal immigration agents nearly a year ago suffered a seizure after falling and hitting her head in a Texas detention center, while other news stories emerged regarding North Korea, Norway, Bangladesh, and artificial intelligence. Leqaa Kordia, 33, who has been held at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, since March 2025, was taken to a hospital last Friday and remained there for 72 hours before being returned to the detention center, according to her immigration lawyer, Sarah Sherman-Stokes. Kordia was arrested in April 2024 during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly selected his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir, according to South Korea's spy agency. The agency cited her increasing public presence at official events as a key factor in its assessment. Kim Ju Ae, believed to be 13, has been seen with her father at high-profile events, including a visit to Beijing in September.
In Norway, former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with "gross corruption" over his ties with the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, police announced. The charge came after the Council of Europe lifted Jagland's immunity. Emails released by the US government are thought to show that Jagland planned visits to Epstein's homes. Jagland's lawyer stated that he denies criminal liability and is willing to cooperate.
In Bangladesh, polls closed in the first election since student-led protests ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. More than 2,000 candidates vied for 350 seats in parliament. The election pitted the center-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) against a coalition led by the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami. Results were expected on Friday.
Finally, an AI safety researcher, Mrinank Sharma, quit US firm Anthropic with a warning that the "world is in peril." In his resignation letter shared on X, Sharma cited concerns about AI, bioweapons, and the state of the wider world. He said he would pursue writing and studying poetry and move back to the UK to "become invisible." This comes in the same week that an OpenAI researcher resigned, expressing concerns about the company's decision to deploy adverts in its chatbot.
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