International News from Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026

Air India has begun checking the fuel switches on its Boeing Dreamliner aircraft, after one of its pilots reported a possible defect with the mechanism on one of the long-haul jets, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

US President Donald Trump said late Monday that his administration is pursuing $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, rejecting a report that said the White House had dropped its demand for a $200 million payment to settle its dispute with the educational institution.

The son of Norway's crown princess will stand trial on Tuesday on charges of domestic violence, serious assault and drug possession, among other crimes, one of several cases that have shaken the Norwegian monarchy.

Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing on Monday to a trickle of Palestinians for the first time in months, a major step in a US-backed plan to end the war, though strict Israeli security checks slowed the process.