Bill Clinton reportedly sent Jeffrey Epstein note for birthday album

Wall Street Journal reports ex-president’s letter, while New York Times reports Trump called Epstein ‘the greatest’

Donald Trump apparently isn’t the only president that sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. “The biggest name in the album” was Bill Clinton, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The ex-president’s letter appeared alongside nearly 50 others, including other prominent celebrities and executives.

Last week, the Journal reported that Trump had authored a “bawdy” letter to Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 after he was arrested on federal sex-trafficking charges. The letter was included in an album Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell compiled on the occasion of his 50th birthday in 2003. Trump has sued Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal newspaper reporters and the newspaper’s publisher Dow Jones for libel and slander over the reporting.

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‘Japanese First’: breakthrough by rightwing populists sparks fears of anti-foreigner backlash in Japan

Analysts say the Japanese are suffering a crisis of confidence that is feeding xenophobia amid economic insecurity and a record number of foreign residents

The emergence of a rightwing populist party in Japan’s upper house election on Sunday running on a Trump-style “Japanese First” slogan has raised concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign presence in the country.

The party, Sanseito, has successfully tapped into unease around an expanding immigrant population and a huge influx of tourists after the pandemic. But many see the underlying cause as economic insecurity among a population that both understands the need for overseas labour and visitors, and feels anxiety at the changes they bring and symbolise.

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Great Recall Taiwan: The vote targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers – BBC

  1. Great Recall Taiwan: The vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers  BBC
  2. Total Recall: Taiwan attempts a do-over of last year’s elections  GZERO Media
  3. Why Taiwan’s ‘Recall’ Election Risks Raising Tensions With China  Bloomberg.com
  4. Why is Taiwan holding a ‘Great Recall’ vote?  Al Jazeera
  5. Taiwan Holds High-Stakes Recall Elections As China Watches On  Newsweek
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Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says – AP News

  1. Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says  AP News
  2. Millions go hungry in Nigeria as aid dries up, jihadists surge  RFI
  3. At Least 652 Children Died From Malnutrition in Nigeria in Last Six Months, MSF Says  U.S. News & World Report
  4. Deadly Child Malnutrition Surges in Nigeria After Foreign Aid Cuts  Bloomberg.com
  5. USAID cuts leave millions hungry in Nigeria  Semafor
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