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US babycare brand under fire for sexualising children in viral marketing campaign

Products marketed by Frida were advertised with lines such as “fancy a quickie?” and “I get turned on easily.”

(Illustrative) An infant crawling.
Jeremy Carl speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington DC, Sept. 3, 2025.

Trump nominee Jeremy Carl facing Senate pushback over history of antisemitic remarks

This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

European Commissioner for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica speaks during a High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 28, 2025.

EU commissioner Dubravka Suica to attend US board of peace meeting


'Trump promises, does nothing': Iranians fear US may never take action against regime

“I’m angry at the world. I’m angry because nothing is happening. And because Trump promises and then does nothing, I’m angry,” Sara, a resident of Mashhad, told N12.

A man reads a newspaper at a kiosk in Tehran on January 27, 2026.

Nefesh B’Nefesh launches ZEI Fellowship for Jewish High School Educators

New Israel curriculum and fellowship for North American Jewish educators aims to shape the next generation of informed Zionist educators and leaders.

Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Zionist Education Initiative

Gregory Bovino stripped of Border Patrol role after Minneapolis shooting fallout

According to CNN, Bovino and a group of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources familiar with the discussions.

US Customs and Border Patrol Commander at Large Gregory Bovino speaks during a news conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota

Walz suggested that the conditions facing children in his state during the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement raids were of a kind with those facing Frank during the Holocaust.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrives to speak at a press conference regarding new gun legislation at City Hall on August 1, 2024 in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Jewish voices rise up with concern following ICE killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

The voices have included both progressive Jewish groups that regularly inveigh against right-wing policies and, increasingly, mainstream groups that say they represent American Jews.

Demonstrators carry signs condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.

As US forces build up, Trump weighs limited strikes to shake Iran’s regime - analysis

One of the challenges facing President Trump in deciding how to strike is the fact that protests have significantly diminished after weeks of murders by the regime inside Iran.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Hormuz as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 lifts off from the flight deck November 19, 2019.

Board of Peace tests US influence as Saudi Arabia recalibrates - analysis

Saudi Arabia expands its diplomatic options with Russia, Iran, China, and Turkey as Washington weighs confrontation with Tehran.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

US urges Iraq to limit Iranian influence as new government forms

The discussion centered on Iraq accepting up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syria, a move that could spark controversy within the country.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (C) inspects a guard of honour during the Army Day celebrations, marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of Iraqi army, at Military College in Baghdad on January 6, 2026.

Trump defends ICE, blames ‘Democrat chaos’ for Minneapolis shooting

“In the five Republican run States... ICE has arrested 150,245 criminal illegal aliens over the past year, with ZERO protests, riots, or chaos," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

As ICE enforcement surged, Trump administration slashed body-cam expansion, oversight staff

Darius Reeves, who was the director of ICE’s Baltimore field office until August, said a body camera pilot program rollout had been slow in 2024 under former President Biden.

People take part in a demonstration a day after a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 25, 2026.