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Epstein accuser urges release of case files if there is ‘nothing to hide’
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers and a key witness in his associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial is calling for the government to release information related to him, especially if there is “nothing to hide.” Annie Farmer has watched US President Donald Trump’s recent handling of the case and the ensuing backlash from the MAGA…
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BBC sees fragile ceasefire holding in battle-scarred province
Watch: BBC report from last checkpoint before Suweida city The BBC has been trying to reach the southern Syrian city of Suweida where sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribal militia have killed hundreds of people. A fragile ceasefire is holding, but the area remains extremely tense. On Monday, we got within six miles…
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UK fighter jet stuck in India for five weeks leaves for Australia
A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that had been stuck at an Indian airport for more than five weeks is now airborne and on its way to Darwin in Australia, an airport spokesman told the BBC. The F-35B was pulled back from the hangar on Monday after it was deemed fit to fly after repairs. The…
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Migrants deported from US tortured in El Salvador, Venezuela says
Venezuela has announced an investigation into claims migrants sent to an El Salvador prison from the US suffered human rights abuses. More than 250 Venezuelans were repatriated to near Caracas on Friday. They had been detained in El Salvador since March following their deportation from the United States. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab said…
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Dhaka crash: ‘My friend died right in front of me’
Abul Azad, Sajal Das, Shahnewaj Rocky and Mukimul Ahsan BBC Bangla, in Dhaka BBC Year 10 student Farhan Hasan had just finished an exam when the plane crashed Farhan Hasan had just finished an exam and left the classroom chatting to friends when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into his school campus –…
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Taylor Swift and Drake music giant files to list on US stock market
Universal Music Group’s (UMG) – which is the world’s biggest music group and owner of the record labels behind mega stars Taylor Swift, Drake and Lady Gaga – has filed to sell its shares in the US. The company, which is already listed in the Netherlands, has a stock market valuation there of almost €50bn…
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Cockpit voices fuel controversy over doomed flight
When the preliminary report into the crash of Air India Flight 171 – which killed 260 people in June – was released, many hoped it would bring some measure of closure. Instead, the 15-page report added fuel to a firestorm of speculation. For, despite the measured tone of the report, one detail continues to haunt…
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Billy Joel feels ‘good’ after brain disorder diagnosis
Getty Images The singer-songwriter was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus earlier this year Billy Joel says he is feeling “good”, two months on from announcing his diagnosis with rare brain condition Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). Speaking on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, the five-time Grammy winner said his condition was “still being worked on”, and…
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US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz
A US appeals court has ruled that the man convicted in the 1979 murder and disappearance of a six-year-old boy in New York City should receive a new trial, or be released. Etan Patz’s disappearance on his way to a school bus stop in Manhattan rattled the city, and became one of the most prominent…
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Security committee launches inquiry into Afghan data leak
Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has announced it will launch an inquiry into a major data breach which compromised the identities of thousands of Afghans and British military officials. The data leak prompted a super-injunction which meant the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), which routinely reviews sensitive material, was not briefed until last week. Chairman Lord Beamish…
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