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The 82-year-old was placed under house detention in Florida last week after being charged over possession of child sex abuse material.

Estranged father of Duchess of Sussex was arrested for keeping child sexual abuse material, authorities say The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said on Tuesday. Thomas Markle was in custody awaiting a hearing in federal court in Tampa, Florida, first assistant US attorney Bill Essayli said. Continue reading...

From 1945 to 1989 security police relied on tens of thousands of spies to suppress dissent. To rebuild trust, their files will finally be made public Hungary’s new government will on Wednesday reveal the names of tens of thousands of state informants from the communist era in an attempt to confront the past and rebuild public trust. From 1945 to 1989, Hungary’s communist state-security services relied on an extensive network of informants to monitor society and suppress dissent. Some were blackmailed or coerced into reporting on neighbours, friends, colleagues and even family members; others were recruited through promises of various advantages. Continue reading...

Mandate expires for UN mission tasked to monitor 1991 truce and hold a referendum in the disputed territory.