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Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women who allege they were teenagers when the incidents occurred.
The accusations include sex with underage girls and sexually explicit messages. The actor denied the allegations.
NYTimes – US Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women who allege they were teenagers when the incidents occurred.
Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women who allege they were teenagers when the incidents occurred.
NYTimes – US BBC documentary reports incidents alleged to have taken place when actor and musician was in 30s and 40s The actor and singer Jared Leto has been accused in a BBC documentary of criminal sexual conduct by four women, with the alleged offences taking place when the women were teenagers. The incidents reported by the BBC are alleged to have taken place between 2002 and 2016, when the actor was in his 30s and 40s. He i…
NYTimes – World Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday and began talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire plan, though Netanyahu has refused to withdraw Israeli forces until Hamas fully disarms.
President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman, a U.S. ally, amid talks over control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to NPR. The Guardian reported oil prices jumped after a two-month U.S.-Iran ceasefire window expired with no peace deal, and after Trump told Tehran to surrender. No military action was confirmed as of the reports.
NYTimes – World A US tourist died after being struck by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, on 17 August. Italian firefighters said the man was in a restricted area closed due to recent volcanic activity. He was found in serious condition on the volcano’s eastern slope and later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania. Reports give his age as 29 or 30. Mount Etna erupted again on 18 August, sending smoke and ash into the sky.