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Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who was defeated by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential primaries, announced Tuesday that he will run for the Republican nomination in 2024, setting up a rematch with the former president and broadening the field of GOP candidates. Christie, 60, has positioned himself as the person most eager to attack both Trump, his longtime buddy turned opponent, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been in second place in nearly every major Republican primary poll for months. Christie’s presence in the race may be uncomfortable for DeSantis, who believes that every additional...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared Monday that his plan to “stop the boats” of illegal migrants arriving in the UK is working, as he unveiled plans to lodge them aboard ships to relieve demand on taxpayer-funded hotels. Sunak told a press conference in the Kent border town of Dover that the first such ship will be ready later this month, followed by two others to accommodate a further 1,000 refugees.

On Tuesday, British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat stated that China had shuttered reported “police service stations” at locations throughout the UK, and that an inquiry had uncovered no criminal activity by the Chinese state at these locations. “The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has told the Chinese Embassy that any functions related to such ‘police service stations’ in the UK are unacceptable and that they must not operate in any form,” Tugendhat stated in a written statement to parliament.

Ingrid Newkirk, founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), recently amended her will with a number of requests designed to continue her animal rights campaign after her death.According to a PETA statement, in her last will and testament, which was drafted 20 years ago but updated this week, PETA’s founder bequeathed a piece of her neck to King Charles, some of her bare skin to the Ministry of Defence, and one of her broken legs to be displayed during the Grand National, among other body parts to be sent off in various directions when the time comes.

On Tuesday, Prince Harry came at London’s High Court to testify in his lawsuit against the publisher of the British tabloid the Daily Mirror, whom he accuses of phone hacking and other illegal activities.Harry, King Charles’ younger son, did not appear in court on Monday as planned, but will do so on Tuesday, becoming the first senior British royal to testify in court in 130 years. He is one of more than a hundred high-profile individuals suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, for alleged wrongdoing between 1991 and 2011.

Pakistani-origin Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian businessman, has filed a writ of habeas corpus appealing a recent US court judgement that cleared the way for his extradition to India, where he faces trial for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.Last month, the US District Court for the Central District of California granted Rana’s extradition to India. Rana, 62, opposed the Government of India’s extradition by filing a Writ of Habeas Corpus through his counsel. Rana’s extradition would violate the US-India extradition pact in two ways, according to his lawyers.

The publisher of the Daily Mirror will face Prince Harry in a London courtroom this week in his struggle with the British press. The Duke of Sussex will testify in the High Court after his counsel makes opening comments in the first of his legal proceedings to go to trial on Monday. It’s one of three claims that tabloids illegally snooped on the prince in their fierce battle for royal family stories. Harry will be the first member of the British royal family to testify in court in more than a century, and he is anticipated to detail his grief...

Elon Musk has restored his status as the world’s richest person, dethroning Bernard Arnault, the CEO of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. His net worth has increased by $55.3 billion (£44.44 billion) since January to $192 billion, thanks to a spike in the value of his electric car company Tesla. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, Mr Arnault’s fortune has dropped by $24.5 billion to $187 billion. In third and fourth place, respectively, are Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Mr Arnault, 74, surpassed Mr Musk, 51, on the rich list in December when LVMH shares surged as demand for luxury goods recovered.

According to a UK media report on Saturday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is proposing creating a worldwide artificial intelligence (AI) authority based in London to monitor potential hazards posed by the quickly developing technology.The Times reports that when Mr. Sunak visits US President Joe Biden at the White House next week, they will talk about how to work together on overseeing AI. The establishment of a global AI authority in London, styled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has its headquarters in Vienna, is one of the concepts being discussed in Downing Street.

Next week, Prince Harry will give testimony in his case against a media group he claims engaged in illegal activities, making him the first senior British royal to do so in 130 years.In connection with the lawsuit he and more than 100 other well-known individuals have filed against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), the company that publishes the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, Harry, the younger son of King Charles, will testify in court in London. Since Edward VII testified as a witness in a divorce case in part in 1870 and in a slander trial involving a card...