US won’t give unredacted Epstein documents to UK police without formal request

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Police investigating allegations Mandelson and former prince Andrew passed sensitive info to Epstein will struggle to make charges stick without files

British police investigating the former prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson are preparing to start interviewing witnesses in royal and government circles.

It comes as police fear that prosecutors will be “reluctant” to bring charges unless the Trump administration agrees to hand over the original documents from the Epstein files.

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A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait. – The New York Times

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  1. A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.  The New York Times
  2. A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot  The Guardian
  3. A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents is weakening and closer to collapse than thought, new studies find  CNN
  4. 2 studies warn 'Day After Tomorrow' ocean current is in trouble  USA Today
  5. Crucial Atlantic current closer to collapse than we thought — leading to global catastrophe: ‘Need to prepare now’  New York Post
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As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions – The New York Times

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  1. As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions  The New York Times
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 20, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia’s Economic, Civil, And Political Challenges During The Ukraine War  Forbes
  4. Putin’s Oil Windfall Won’t Revive His Slowing Wartime Economy  Bloomberg.com
  5. Is Russia’s economy really on its last legs?  The Spectator
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Ukrainian strikes have wiped $25.5 billion off Russia’s war machine, Syrskyi says – Euromaidan Press

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  1. Ukrainian strikes have wiped $25.5 billion off Russia’s war machine, Syrskyi says  Euromaidan Press
  2. NATO: PURL Weapons Supplies to Ukraine Ongoing  Kyiv Post
  3. NATO and the European Union call for more sustained, coordinated support to Ukraine at joint meeting  North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  4. CinC Syrskyi meets NATO, EU military chiefs to discuss Ukrainian forces urgent needs  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
  5. Combat experience and technological adaptability: Ukraine’s contribution to shaping new defense standards  Міністерство оборони України
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The Gaza playbook: Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli destruction in Lebanon – CNN

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  1. The Gaza playbook: Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli destruction in Lebanon  CNN
  2. Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image  BBC
  3. Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire  AP News
  4. Devastation at every turn greets UN aid mission to south Lebanon  UN News
  5. What's it like to return home amid war?  NPR
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Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries – Al Jazeera

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  1. Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries  Al Jazeera
  2. Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery  The New York Times
  3. Fire brought under control at Russia's Tuapse oil terminal  Reuters
  4. Black Rain, Toxic Air and Bird Deaths: Russian Black Sea Town Reels From Refinery Strike  The Moscow Times
  5. Ukraine Blows Up Druzhba Pump Station After Restoring Druzhba Oil Deliveries to Hungary  Kyiv Post
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Iran foreign minister to embark on three-nation tour as US peace talks remain stalled

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Abbas Araghchi to visit Pakistan, Oman and Russia to see if talks can be reopened, with both sides still in stalemate

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is planning a tour of Pakistan, Russia and Oman in an effort to see if there is a basis to reopen peace talks that can end with a permanent US-Israeli commitment to cease its attacks on Iran, now one of Tehran’s key demands.

Araghchi is also likely to discuss a potential permanent new arrangement on governing the strait of Hormuz with Oman, which oversees the south of the strait.

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