Prince Andrew won’t face a new investigation by UK police following his inclusion in the highly publicized Jeffrey Epstein release of newly unsealed documents this week. “We are aware of the release of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement Friday. “As with any…

A series of powerful earthquakes hit Japan’s western coast, causing a death toll of at least 94 with dozens still missing.Officials reported 55 deaths in Wajima, 23 in Suzu and others in neighboring towns, with over 460 people injured.Residents are facing challenges in the aftermath, with damaged homes, lack of…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to the Middle East as the Biden administration continues to grapple with a region that has become increasingly tense and unstable since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.Blinken’s visit to the region will be his fourth in three months and comes amid…

A New Zealand fisherman managed to survive more than 23 hours in the ocean after falling overboard in what police are describing as an “absolute miracle.” Will Fransen was pulled out of the sea near Mayor Island on Wednesday after a trio of fisherman “noticed an unusual reflection on the water”…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced that giant pandas will return to the U.S., specifically California, by the end of the year.The statement came during a celebratory banquet in Beijing, marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China.The return of giant pandas to California is…

Poland’s minister of digital affairs suggested Friday that President Andrzej Duda check the security of access to his social accounts after a bizarre tweet went out that was almost immediately removed.The tweet published Thursday on Duda’s private account said: “Tell him to ask his wife what ‘having balls’ means. She…

PARIS (AP) — Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in its stores in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy over price increases for popular items like Lay’s potato chips, Quaker Oats, Lipton tea and its namesake soda.The French grocery chain said it pulled PepsiCo products from shelves in…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations.The law, published on the presidential website this week, mandates that all denominations and religious groups reapply for state registration, which authorities reserve the right to refuse.LUKASHENKO…

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A chef in Ghana has been preparing banku and other regional dishes on live TV since New Year’s Day as she tries to break a world record for marathon cooking — an attempt being cheered on and widely celebrated in this West African nation.Failatu Abdul-Razak had…

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that Lebanon would be “exposed” to Israeli attacks if his terrorist group does not respond to the alleged assassination of a senior Hamas official in Beirut. Deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri and three others were killed in an airstrike that hit Beirut on…