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Donna Motsinger's lawsuit against Bill Cosby is taking yet another dramatic turn ... Cosby wants to use evidence her son, Jeff, is an alcoholic with childhood trauma to undermine his testimony ... but Donna's lawyers
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Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles interacts with Indonesia's Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin upon their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday. (Reuters) Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security co-operation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta's Defence Minister said Thursday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart.Trilateral security arrangements would be developed with Indonesia, Australia and Japan, and between Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told reporters after talks with Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles.The leaders of Indonesia and Australia signed a security treaty last month that commits them to consult each other if either country is threatened.Indonesia and Australia will work together on intelligence sharing, Sjafrie said, without providing details.The two ministers discussed the possibility of developing a defence training facility on the island of Morotai on North Maluku, with a proposal to upgrade its existing defence infrastructure, he said, adding: "We will work together to improve and utilise it."Marles told reporters that the Morotai facility will belong to Indonesia "but there would be opportunities we see for Australia to engage in training there," adding that it is up to Indonesia to determine how it will be used.Sjafrie also said military personnel from countries such as the Philippines, Australia and Singapore would have access to the facility, as well as another in North Kalimantan being developed with Singapore.Indonesia was ready to deploy troops for the international security force in Gaza, but that was dependent on the current dynamic with US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace and the conflict in the Middle East, Sjafrie also said.Indonesia had been prepared to send 20,000 troops but was now ready to deploy 8,000, in phases, he said, with the move to scale back coming in response to pledges by other countries involved in the initiative to send numbers in the hundreds."The president has instructed us to prepare our troops, and we are ready to act, but we are awaiting developments from the BOP. I cannot confirm anything yet because the situation is very dynamic," he added. Related Story
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae inspecting the production of a new type of handgun at an important munitions factory at an undisclosed location in North Korea, on Wednesday. (AFP) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a munitions factory on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported, releasing photographs that showed him touring the facility with his teenage daughter and the pair test-firing handguns.During the visit, Kim oversaw firearms production and called for modernisation of the process, KCNA said.The factory is "playing a very important role in increasing the combat efficiency of the army," Kim was quoted as saying.He emphasised a need to expand the production capacity of the factory "in a far-sighted way," according to KCNA.Kim, who frequently tries to show off the nuclear-armed state's military prowess, was recently shown overseeing the test-firing of a strategic cruise missile on a newly launched destroyer, according to KCNA.Kim's daughter, known as Ju-ae, accompanied her father during the visit to the munitions factory, state media photographs showed. They were both clad in black leather jackets, with Ju Ae shown participating in a shooting drill alongside military officials.There has been speculation that Ju Ae is being groomed as a potential leadership successor.South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) last month told lawmakers there were signs that Kim's daughter was providing input on policy matters, reflecting that she "was in the stage of being internally appointed successor."
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A passenger train from China arrived in the North Korean capital Thursday, state media said, after a six-year hiatus since the service was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.China is North Korea's largest trading partner and a vital source of diplomatic, economic and political support for the isolated nuclear state.Train journeys between the East Asian neighbours were halted in 2020 under strict border closures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.China's state news agency Xinhua said a train that departed from Dandong, a city in the northeast bordering North Korea, arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday evening.South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported earlier that a train had been seen crossing the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge over the Yalu River.China Railways said in a separate statement that regular train services would also resume between Beijing and Pyongyang on Thursday evening.AFP journalists aboard the K27 train departing from Beijing and bound for Pyongyang Thursday saw carriages reserved only for passengers travelling to North Korea.Several people at the station gathered around the departures board to take photos of the 'Beijing to Pyongyang' listing.The overnight train is set to make a few stops, including at the port city of Tianjin, and then head northeast to Dandong on the border.A railway enthusiast at the station told AFP he was taking the train only one stop and would disembark at Tianjin.'It's great that this line is reopening, because there are very few international rail connections in China,' he said, before being subjected to an ID check by plainclothes police officers.Wagons from Beijing holding Pyongyang-bound passengers are then attached to another train in Dandong, taking them across the border to the nearby North Korean city of Sinuiju, said Rowan Beard from Young Pioneer Tours, a company specialising in North Korea travel.Those wagons, as well as North Korean domestic carriages, will then be attached to a new train heading to Pyongyang, he added.Trains will run in both directions between Beijing and Pyongyang every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, China Railway said.The Dandong-Pyongyang service would operate daily, it said.Travel agents for an official ticketing booth in Beijing told AFP on Tuesday that anyone with a valid visa can now buy train tickets to the North.That includes Chinese people working and studying in North Korea, as well as North Koreans working, studying and visiting family abroad.Entry and exit procedures would be completed at the Dandong border crossing and at Sinuiju in North Korea, China Railway said.Tickets are currently available for offline purchase in several Chinese cities, it added.The resumption of the train link symbolised a return to a stronger bilateral relationship, said Lim Tai Wei, a professor and East Asia expert at Japan's Soka University.It signalled greater access to 'the largest trading nation on Earth' for North Korea, Lim told AFP, while it was also important for China's 'periphery diplomacy'.A spokesman for China's foreign ministry said Thursday that 'maintaining regular passenger train services is of great significance for facilitating personnel exchanges' between the two countries.Beijing has been a crucial lifeline for North Korea's moribund economy.China has fully reopened its borders since the pandemic, but North Korea has proceeded more slowly. Direct flights and train services with Russia resumed last year.While the resumption suggests a 're-normalisation' of contact between China and North Korea, it does not necessarily mean increased support from Beijing, said Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from the National University of Singapore.'A lot of the previous limit on contact seems to be due to Pyongyang's apprehensions about broader contact, which have diminished,' Chong told AFP.
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Protesters hold signs as they take part in a demonstration during a national day of action against the austerity plan of the federal government, in Brussels Thursday. (AFP) Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of Brussels Thursday in the latest mass protest against austerity reforms brought in by Prime Minister Bart De Wever's conservative government.Police said the march drew 80,000 people — matching the turnout at the last such demonstration in October — while unions put the figure at more than 100,000.Public transport and government services were also widely disrupted by strike action, with Belgium's two main airports cancelling all scheduled departures due to a shortage of security staff and baggage handlers.Belgian unions have been mobilised since De Wever took office early last year against government reforms to the pension and unemployment systems."This shows people are strongly determined, but also that they are anxious about the geopolitical situation," Marie-Helene Ska, secretary-general of the Christian CSC, one of three unions that called the day of action, told AFP."It shows that making ends meet is going to become really difficult with prices going up for basic goods like petrol, diesel, heating products," she said.Many banners at the march displayed a crossed-out number 67 — the age at which both public and private sector employees will be able to draw a full pension by 2030, as early retirement options are phased out.The reform is accompanied by a new system of penalties and bonuses that unions say is highly unfavourable to people with stop-start careers, particularly women."At 25, I want to plan my life — not just how to survive," read a placard held aloft by a young woman demonstrator.Belgium's parliament last year also approved a flagship reform limiting unemployment benefits in most cases to two years — after which recipients are switched onto much lower social security payments.Unions warn it will push thousands of Belgians into poverty, especially in the French-speaking south where the jobless rate is twice as high as in the Dutch-speaking north.Addressing parliament Thursday, De Wever vowed the government would not back down."It's our duty to stay the course," he said. "Failure to do so would be an act of selfishness towards our children and our grandchildren," he told lawmakers.Dozens of associations joined the march, including the Belgian branch of anti-poverty group ATD Quart Monde — which voiced alarm about the impact of reforming unemployment benefits."We fear a huge increase in poverty rather than a return to work," volunteer Baptiste Boulbes told AFP, who said the training offered to get people back into employment was "often extremely limited".Police said the demonstration passed off peacefully for the most part, although 50 people were briefly detained after "troublemakers" vandalised a bank branch in the city centre.
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Jack Draper of Great Britain is congratulated by Novak Djokovic of Serbia after winning the Indian Wells Open match. (AFP) Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Jack Draper in a slugfest Wednesday as the defending champion won 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) to reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells.World number one Carlos Alcaraz sailed into the last eight of the Masters 1000 event for the fifth straight year and there were straight-sets wins for Daniil Medvedev and Cameron Norrie.But Britain's Draper did it the hard way, wearing down 38-year-old Djokovic in a punishing third set to deny the Serb superstar his first return to the quarter-finals since he won his fifth Indian Wells title in 2016."I came out here tonight and I won that match through determination and trying to problem-solve and do my best and have a great attitude," said Draper, who kept the former world number one on the move with multiple drop shots.The margins were razor-thin over the first two sets. The tide turned on an epic point in the opening game of the third that saw both players chasing down drop shots and scrambling for lobs before Djokovic sealed it with an overhead for a 40-30 lead.He flopped on the court exhausted and was on his knees again after Draper won the next point. Djokovic would go on to hold serve, but he said it was the difference in the match for him."One point," he said. "It was great winning that point in that game, but I just ran completely out of gas."Draper broke Djokovic in his next service game, but couldn't close it out when he served for the match at 5-4.The reprieve wasn't enough for Djokovic, who led 4-3 in the tiebreaker but couldn't hang on."He played a sloppy game to close it out 5-4, and, you know, I got the crowd, you know, backing me, and I felt the energy," Djokovic said. "It was, like, maybe I'm gonna take this one. It was so, so close."Draper, playing just his second tournament since missing the better part of six months with an arm injury, was delighted."To come out here against Novak, for me the greatest tennis player there is, I'm just incredibly proud of myself," he said.He won't have long to savor the victory, with a quarter-final against two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev coming up on Thursday.Medvedev beat American Alex Michelsen 6-2, 6-4. Alcaraz shinesAlcaraz advanced with a sparkling 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Casper Ruud, extending his perfect start to 2026.Alcaraz, who lifted the trophy in the California desert in 2023 and 2024, was untouchable in the first set, conjuring winners from every angle of the court."My first set, I think I was unplayable to be honest," Alcaraz said. "I was really, really happy about playing at that level."Ruud stepped it up in the second set, but even he could only smile when Alcaraz seized a 5-1 lead in the tiebreaker with another leaping volley, the Spaniard closing proceedings fittingly with a backhand winner.Alcaraz, 22, became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam with his victory at the Australian Open.He followed that up with the Qatar Open title and with three wins under his belt in Indian Wells is now 15-0 on the season.He next faces 29th-ranked Briton Norrie, who beat Australian qualifier Rinki Hijikata 6-4, 6-2.Norrie, the 2021 Indian Wells champion, beat Alcaraz in the second round of the Paris Masters 1000 last year. Related Story
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Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge Al Rayyan's Portuguese coach Artur Jorge has expressed relief on the resumption of Qatar Stars League in difficult times with ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Fourth-placed Rayyan face Al Shahania in their round 18 match at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium today.Speaking to the media on eve of the match Al Shahania, Jorge said: "We are happy the league is back after a break. We feel safe in Qatar and we thank the country for the security and safety it has been providing to all."He added: "Our focus now is on finishing the league in a position befitting Al Rayyan's ambition and those of the club's fans. The team's preparations for the Al Shahania match have been good and the upcoming game represents an important opportunity for us to continue working and achieve a positive result."Al Rayyan goalkeeper Sami Baldi emphasised on the team's readiness. "We are excited to return to competition after the recent break, and the players are ready. We have worked as a team during this period, and we strive to perform well in the next stage."Among the other matches today, Al Ahli will face Al Arabi at the Al Thumama Stadium while table toppers and defending champions Al Sadd will meet Umm Salal at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.Al Arabi's Romanian coach Cosmin Contra also expressed his gratitude to Qatar for the well-being. “Aside from football, we would like to express our deep gratitude to Qatar. The security situation and the calmness we are experiencing reflect a high level of professionalism in dealing with such situations. We extend our sincere thanks to those responsible for protecting the country and ensuring everyone’s safety, which allows us to carry out our work in a completely secure environment." he said.Al Sadd wary of Umm SalalAl Sadd's assistant coach Sergio Allegri said the match against Umm Salal will be tough and intense. "The match against Umm Salal will certainly be difficult and we will need have to give our 100% to get the three points. We need to continue with our top efforts to continue winning and extend our lead at the top of the league,” he said.Al Sadd star Akram Afif added: "From now on, every remaining match in the league is crucial; we have to win every single one of them. We are ready to face Umm Salal. Our focus is on achieving the three to maintain our lead and retain the title.”Umm Salal coach Ruben Albes said his side will try to bet at their best against Sadd. "We know it's a big match against the league leaders but we will go in aiming for a positive result. We shall try to maintain our performance from the previous matches and put on a good show that will benefit the team in its league campaign." Related Story
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Chilean Architect Smiljan Radic (centre) gives a press conference from inside the 2014 Serpentine Pavillion at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, central London. (AFP/File Picture) Chile's Smiljan Radic Clarke, whose modern buildings can sometimes appear "deliberately unfinished," is the recipient of this year's Pritzker Prize, considered the Nobel of architecture, organisers announced Thursday.The 60-year-old Radic, a native of Santiago, creates "optimistic and quietly joyful" structures, the jury said in its citation.Radic is best known for his Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London — a translucent donut-shaped fibreglass shell resting on locally sourced rocks — and the Vik Millahue Winery in his home country, set among the Andes mountains and the vineyards.The Teatro Regional del Biobio in Concepcion, Chile resembles a paper lantern."If architecture gives shape to the ways in which people live, Radic's work produces spatial experiences that feel at once surprising and entirely natural," the Pritzker jury said."His buildings may appear temporary, unstable, or deliberately unfinished — almost on the point of disappearance — yet they provide a structured, optimistic and quietly joyful shelter, embracing vulnerability as an intrinsic condition of lived experience."The panel hailed Radic — who has created buildings and installations across Europe and at home in Chile — for "reminding us that architecture is an art."First awarded in 1979 to modernist Philip Johnson, the Pritzker Prize has honoured many of the profession's most influential figures including IM Pei, Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid.It honours a living architect for "significant achievement" in the field.Last year's award went to China's Liu Jiakun, who lives and works in his birth city of Chengdu. His projects — known for their minimalism and use of designs that fit local context — include the Museum of Clocks in that city.
