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Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent BBC Donald Trump has called the Jeffrey Epstein story a “dead issue”. But in a week of blockbuster new revelations, Epstein’s criminality – and its consequences – continue to haunt many of his former associates. The so-called birthday book of wishes given to Epstein in 2003, that was publicly released on…

Weleda, the natural cosmetics company, has launched a study into its links to a Nazi concentration camp following claims an anti-freeze cream it produced was tested on prisoners. A report by historian Anne Sudrow alleges that the Swiss company ordered raw materials from a garden in the Dachau camp. It also made a cream to…

The actor, well known for his roles in the Die Hard franchise, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia – a condition his family publicly disclosed in 2023. Emma Heming Willis spoke with CBS Mornings host Gayle King about her husband and her new book, which she hopes will help fellow caregivers. Source link

Campaigners say a vessel, part of a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, has been struck in a suspected drone attack. It’s the second such suspected attack in two days. Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg is amongst the activists travelling to Gaza with the flotilla to try and break Israel’s naval blockade. BBC Verify has been analysing…

Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Southern Gaza Strip BBC correspondent Lucy Williamson reports from southern Gaza Israel has ordered the entire population of Gaza City to leave, as its forces prepare to capture the north of the Gaza Strip. Israeli airstrikes have continued to destroy tower blocks, and the army says it now has operational control of…

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump announced on social media. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better…

Charlie Kirk was one of the most high-profile conservative activists and media personalities in the US and a trusted ally of President Donald Trump. Kirk, 31, who the president said died after a shooting at a Utah college on Wednesday, was known for holding open-air debates on campuses across the country. In 2012, at the…

Wednesday morning’s incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace led to jets being scrambled, an emergency government meeting being called – and concerns that Europe and Nato’s resolve against Moscow may not be up to the test. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Polish airspace was violated 19 times and at least three drones were…

Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Reuters Qatar condemned Israel’s attack on Tuesday, calling it a “flagrant violation of international law” Into the two big foreign policy arenas sucking up much of the Trump administration’s time and effort come two major challenges in less than 24 hours. Israel’s air raid on the offices of Hamas in Doha and…

The BBC’s Charlotte Scarr reports from Kathmandu where thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against corruption and nepotism. Unrest began when the government banned 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook – but then turned to embody discontent with Nepal’s political elite. In the weeks before the ban, a “nepo…