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US House committee requests Epstein ‘birthday book’ from his estate
Reuters A US panel investigating the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein has requested that the executors of his estate produce a number of documents, including a book said to have contained personal messages for his 50th birthday. The subpoena from James Comer, the leader of the House Oversight Committee, represents an expansion of his investigation into…
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Who is Lisa Cook, and what is Federal Reserve governor accused of?
Tom Geoghegan and James FitzGerald BBC News Getty Images President Donald Trump has demanded the removal of one of the governors of the US central bank, a move that escalates his long-running feud with the institution. Late on Monday, he posted on his Truth Social account a letter addressed to Lisa Cook, saying she was…
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Hostage families and demonstrators hold day of protests
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum have protested across Israel with marches, rallies and demonstrations and main roads blocked for many morning commuters. The group is also calling, again, on President Donald Trump for help to finalise a ceasefire deal and bring home all of those held captive. Twenty hostages held by Hamas are still…
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France returns skull of monarch killed during colonial era
The head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar. The handover of King Toera’s skull – and those of two other members of his court – took place at a ceremony at the culture ministry in Paris. The skulls had been brought to France…
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Trump says he wants to meet Kim Jong Un
US President Donald Trump met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in the leader’s first major foreign trip since assuming the presidency in June. During the meeting, Trump spoke about his “very good” relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, saying that he hopes the relationship “stays that way”. He added that he would…
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French PM Bayrou fights for survival as rivals refuse support in vote of confidence
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor AFP via Getty Images François Bayrou has been in office since his predecessor’s government collapsed last December French opposition parties have said they will not back Prime Minister François Bayrou after he called a vote of confidence on 8 September on plans for deep budget cuts. Bayrou, who has led…
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Manhunt after two police officers shot dead
A huge manhunt is under way for a “heavily armed” male suspect after two Australian police officers were shot dead and one injured in an ambush at a property in a small rural town in Victoria state. Police described the situation in Porepunkah in the Australian Alps – some 300km (186 miles) north-east of Melbourne…
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French helicopter crew survive crash into lake
A French helicopter crew have survived after the aircraft they were travelling in crashed into lake while trying to collect water to fight wildfires. An eyewitness filmed the helicopter descending on the body of water carrying a vessel for collecting water, before appearing to lose control and ending up in the lake in Rosporden, north-western…
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Inside the Indian factories hit hard by US’s 50% tariffs
Archana Shukla, Roxy Gagdekar & Garikipati Umakanth BBC News Reporting fromTiruppur, Surat & Veeravasaram Vishnu Vardhan, BBC News Tiruppur, which contributes to a third of India’s exports of apparel to US brands, is gripped by anxiety about tariffs An eerie silence hangs over N Krishnamurthy’s garment manufacturing unit in Tiruppur, one of India’s largest textile…
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Moment massive dust storm surges through US state of Arizona
A massive dust storm has swept through parts of the US state of Arizona. The thick wall of dark dust in Pinal County was carried by thunderstorm winds – a phenomenon known as a haboob, according to the National Weather Service. The term haboob comes from Arabic and refers to a “strong wind” or “gale”.…
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