Epstein tried to buy a palace in Morocco days before his arrest in 2019
The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed.
Gorton and Denton by-election: Result imminent, with Labour’s Powell suggesting Green victory – BBC
- Gorton and Denton by-election: Result imminent, with Labour's Powell suggesting Green victory BBC
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- UK's Starmer faces latest test in tight-run local vote Reuters
- The Gorton and Denton By-Election Comes at a Bad Time for Keir Starmer - The New York Times The New York Times
Firefighters in Sicily rescue 400 rare library books from precipice after landslide
Landslide in Niscemi in January tore away entire slope of town and carved 4km chasm
Firefighters in Sicily have rescued about 400 rare books from a library in Niscemi that hangs on the edge of a mudflow, after a devastating landslide in January tore away an entire slope of the town and carved a 4km chasm.
The library stands on the lip of the precipice gouged out by the landslide, with part of the building in effect hanging in mid-air. The recovery operation, which began on Monday, was preceded by a detailed study of floor plans and interior photographs to map the position of the books.
Continue reading...Firefighters in Sicily rescue 400 rare library books from precipice after landslide
Landslide in Niscemi in January tore away entire slope of town and carved 4km chasm
Firefighters in Sicily have rescued about 400 rare books from a library in Niscemi that hangs on the edge of a mudflow, after a devastating landslide in January tore away an entire slope of the town and carved a 4km chasm.
The library stands on the lip of the precipice gouged out by the landslide, with part of the building in effect hanging in mid-air. The recovery operation, which began on Monday, was preceded by a detailed study of floor plans and interior photographs to map the position of the books.
Continue reading...North Korea’s ‘most beloved’ child: what the key congress revealed about Kim Jong-un’s succession plans
Many observers believe North Korean leader has decided daughter Kim Ju-ae will succeed him, but others say gender politics could block her path to power
When North Korea’s ruling party held a top-level meeting this month there were predictable boasts of unstoppable nuclear development and, more unexpectedly, a suggestion by Kim Jong-un that his country and the US “could get along” – provided that Washington recognised North Korea as a legitimate nuclear power.
But for many North Korea watchers, the Workers’ party congress – held over several days just once every five years – was a rare opportunity to speculate over the identity of the country’s future leader.
Continue reading...North Korea’s ‘most beloved’ child: what the key congress revealed about Kim Jong-un’s succession plans
Many observers believe North Korean leader has decided daughter Kim Ju-ae will succeed him, but others say gender politics could block her path to power
When North Korea’s ruling party held a top-level meeting this month there were predictable boasts of unstoppable nuclear development and, more unexpectedly, a suggestion by Kim Jong-un that his country and the US “could get along” – provided that Washington recognised North Korea as a legitimate nuclear power.
But for many North Korea watchers, the Workers’ party congress – held over several days just once every five years – was a rare opportunity to speculate over the identity of the country’s future leader.
Continue reading...Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 26, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 26, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, injuring at least 26 Reuters
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,464 Al Jazeera
- Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva The New York Times
- Ukraine says Russia launched a major aerial attack before Kyiv’s talks with US Defense News
South Korea set to finally get a fully functioning Google Maps – Reuters
- South Korea set to finally get a fully functioning Google Maps Reuters
- South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate The New York Times
- Google Wins Conditional Nod From Seoul to Offer Precision Maps Yahoo Finance
- Google Maps makes another pitch for better South Korean data The Economist
- South Korea allows Google to export map data after years of frustration over Google Maps AP News
‘A living, moving exhibition’: Ukraine Museum opens in Berlin air-raid bunker
Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians’ resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in Europe
Descending into the windowless basement of a second world war air-raid bunker built for civilians in central Berlin is arguably an eerie enough evocation of what it means to endure life in a conflict.
But in a modern twist, before they have even walked into the first room of the city’s new Ukraine Museum inside the bunker, visitors are “targeted” by a Russian drone just before its operator prepares to release the lethal shot, and see themselves in the firing line on the screen of the weapon’s camera.
Continue reading...‘A living, moving exhibition’: Ukraine Museum opens in Berlin air-raid bunker
Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians’ resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in Europe
Descending into the windowless basement of a second world war air-raid bunker built for civilians in central Berlin is arguably an eerie enough evocation of what it means to endure life in a conflict.
But in a modern twist, before they have even walked into the first room of the city’s new Ukraine Museum inside the bunker, visitors are “targeted” by a Russian drone just before its operator prepares to release the lethal shot, and see themselves in the firing line on the screen of the weapon’s camera.
Continue reading...What It Will Take to Change the Regime in Iran – Foreign Affairs
- What It Will Take to Change the Regime in Iran Foreign Affairs
- Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran The Atlantic
- Trump is going for regime change despite positive talks with Iran Sky News
- Watch: Smoke rises over Tehran as Trump 'seeks regime change' BBC
- Leadership Transition in Iran Council on Foreign Relations
China sacks 9 senior military officers as Xi Jinping widens crackdown – Financial Times
- China sacks 9 senior military officers as Xi Jinping widens crackdown Financial Times
- China removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting BBC
- How Xi's military purges could hamper China's ability to fight NBC News
- Xi fires army commander as Taiwan invasion plans take hit The Telegraph
- The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think ChinaPower Project
Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid
Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid
Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
China removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting
No official reason for the removal was given, but it comes ahead of the country's key Two Sessions meeting.
Reeves and Svantesson: Don’t believe Putin’s lies. Economic pressure is working – politico.eu
- Reeves and Svantesson: Don’t believe Putin’s lies. Economic pressure is working politico.eu
- Deep Inside Putin’s War Machine, the Pain Is Starting to Show Bloomberg.com
- Russia’s Regions Post Largest-Ever Budget Deficit in 2025 The Moscow Times
- Three myths about the Russia economic war Al Jazeera
- Russia Remade Its Economy for War, but It’s Come at a Huge Cost The New York Times
Texas airspace closed after military reportedly downs US drone on accident
Federal Aviation Administration bars flights around Fort Hancock after reported use of anti-drone military laser
The Federal Aviation Administration barred flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, after congressional aides told Reuters a military laser-based anti-drone system was believed to have accidentally shot down a US government drone.
The FAA and Pentagon did not immediately comment but the FAA cited “special security reasons” in its notice about the restrictions on the airspace near the Mexican border posted on its Notam alert system, shorthand for “Notice to Air Missions”.
Continue reading...Afghan Taliban attacks met with Pakistani strikes on Kabul – DW.com
- Afghan Taliban attacks met with Pakistani strikes on Kabul DW.com
- Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks CNN
- Pakistan strikes Afghan cities as cross-border attacks escalate BBC
- Afghanistan launches attacks against Pakistan, draws ‘immediate response’ Al Jazeera
- Pakistan, Afghan forces clash after days of hostilities Reuters
Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats
Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’
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The head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would not be intimidated to pull the shows by any “outrageous” anonymous threats and that the publicity had increased interest in the show.
On Monday, the Gold Coast venue for the Shen Yun performances was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat, with a similar threat forcing the evacuation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s official residence, The Lodge, in Canberra the next day.
Continue reading...Watch: Key moments from Hillary Clinton’s Epstein deposition
The BBC's North America correspondent Nada Tawfik, reporting from Chappaqua, New York, explains what we know about Clinton's closed-door testimony.