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Stepson of Norway's crown prince given four years' prison for rape

The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty ​on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a seven-week trial that has further dented the ‌royal family's once picture-perfect image. Oslo District Court ruled that 29-year-old Marius Borg Hoiby, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was guilty of two counts of rape, including one in the basement of the crown prince's home. He was acquitted of two other rape charges. During the trial, the court heard evidence of Hoiby's drug addiction, self-made videos of sexual ​encounters, and hundreds of incriminating electronic messages with a former partner. Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four ​women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated ⁠to resist him after attending parties. "The court finds i...
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Dozens of Israeli occupiers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection

Dozens of Israeli occupiers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday morning under the protection of Israeli forces, the official news agency Wafa reported. Local sources said occupiers entered the compound and publicly performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards under Israeli protection, Wafa added. Under Israeli occupation police protection, a group of Zionist settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque's courtyards, desecrating the holy site by singing and dancing. Follow: https://t.co/B3zXG74hnU pic.twitter.com/AuPjbboebY — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) May 14, 2026 The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the act in a statement posted on X, saying, "Such provocative acts, which violate the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque as a holy site belonging to Muslims, risk further deepening tensions and instability in the region." The statement ended with a call to protect the rights of Palestinians and prevent "violations in occupied East Jerusalem and against its holy sites." Regarding the Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israeli Minister https://t.co/3iD7VGvVXM pic.twitter.com/hR9PHOtKCR — Turkish MFA (@MFATurkiye) May 14, 2026 Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound last month in occupied East Jerusalem under heavy police protection. Citing the Jerusalem Governorate, Wafa said the incursion came amid an ongoing escalation of violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, as well as continued restrictions on worshippers’ access to the mosque. Read: Turkiye calls Netanyahu 'Hitler of our times' Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.Israeli police have allowed occupiers to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound daily, except Fridays and Saturdays, since 2003. Israeli occupiers stormed the mosque 30 times in April, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs. Read More: Israel continues to bar Muslims from Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque for 4th straight week Palestinians said Israel had intensified efforts for decades to Judaize East Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, and erase the city’s Arab and Islamic identity. Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, citing international resolutions that do not recognise Israel’s occupation of the city in 1967 or its annexation in 1980.

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