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Nov 9, 2026 - World

Actor and comedian Russell Brand, who later became an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.The sentence comes days after a London jury found Brand, 51, guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, according to Variety. Jurors cleared him of two additional rape charges and an attempted indecent assault charge. Brand had denied all of the allegations.Under British law, rape carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while sexual assault carries up to 10 years.According to Variety, the judge declined to grant Brand conditional bail after the verdict, and he was taken into custody. Brand showed no visible reaction as the verdicts were read. On his way to the holding cells, he gave his lawyers a thumbs-up and mouthed “I’m OK” and “I’m good,” Sky News reported. His wife, Laura Brand, quickly left the courtroom.The case covered alleged attacks between 1999 and 2009. Prosecutors brought three rape counts, including one of oral rape, along with a 2001 attempted indecent assault charge tied to MTV’s U.K. offices and sexual assault counts dating from 2004 to 2009.According to Variety, Brand could face more charges. London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed after the trial that it is investigating new rape allegations from two other women. Brand has been questioned but not charged in those cases.

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Security guarantees for Ukraine will be at the top of the agenda when U.S., Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meet this week as the Trump administration seeks to provide Kyiv with NATO-style protections against another Russian invasion.

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Mexican prosecutors said police killed a 7-year-old American girl when officers opened fire from a helicopter while fighting back against drug cartel operatives near the Texas border.

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Thousands of public schoolteachers went on strike in Paraguay and took to the streets of several cities following the collapse of a major bank that resulted in the removal of the nation’s president last week

Nov 9, 2026 - World

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. military's professional education system to eliminate what he said were "decades of academic drift" and restore a focus on combat readiness and warfighting skills.