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JEFFREY EPSTEIN

Then-British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer receives applause from delegates, including Peter Mandelson (right), after giving an address at the London Labour Regional Conference in January 2023.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2026
Starmer is facing the final curtain as British prime minister
Like past leaders weighed down by scandal, Starmer may survive in office but struggles to govern effectively amid mounting domestic and political challenges.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence last year.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2026
Once-feted Mandelson becomes nightmare for weakened Keir Starmer
The U.K. prime minister’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. was once hailed as an inspired move to manage relations with Donald Trump.
Last week the U.S. Justice Department published a new cache of nearly 3 million government documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
The global maelstrom whipped up by the Epstein files
From royals to intellectuals, politicians to sport moguls, tech magnates and CEOs, the latest tranche of documents has spotlighted a staggering global web of influence.
Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend the Save the Children peace prize party at the Nobel Peace Center ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 10, 2024.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2026
Apologies, resignation, royal glare: Epstein fallout grows
The release by U.S. authorities of a new cache of files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has caused international fallout involving high profile figures.
Peter Mandelson, Britain's former ambassador to the U.S, during an interview in London on Jan. 10
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Former U.K. ambassador to U.S. Mandelson quits Labour Party in Epstein fallout
Peter Mandelson’s departure from the Labour Party marks an end to the career of one of the party’s most influential political figures of the past 30 years.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (center) speaks during a news conference in Milan on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 2, 2026
IOC president ‘sad’ about ICE and Casey Wasserman ‘distractions’ before Olympics
“I think anything that is distracting from these Games is sad, right?” Coventry said, speaking during a news conference five days ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of justice on Jan. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Wealthy and powerful in focus after latest Epstein release
Officials said Friday they were releasing some 3 million pages of material, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.
LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman speaks during a news conference with the International Olympic Committee in Los Angeles on June 5.
OLYMPICS
Feb 1, 2026
Los Angeles Olympic head ‘regrets’ emails to Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein files
Wasserman’s emails to Maxwell were among millions of new pages released from the Epstein files by the U.S. Justice Department on Friday.
Britain's then-Prince Andrew kneels over a female in a combination of images released by the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Friday as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
WORLD
Feb 1, 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew again caught up in Epstein scandal
King Charles III’s brother is under renewed pressure to answer U.S. lawmakers’ questions about Jeffrey Epstein after the U.S. Justice Department released files on the case.
Former British U.S. Ambassador Peter Mandelson apologized on Sunday to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2026
Ex-British envoy to U.S. apologizes to Epstein victims but defends his own conduct
Britain's former U.S. Ambassador Peter Mandelson, who was dismissed over his links to Jeffrey Epstein last year, apologized on Sunday to the victims of the late convicted sex offender but not for his own actions.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2025
A million more Epstein documents have been found, Justice Department says
To date, the department has released about 130,000 pages of information, some of it redacted, to comply with a law passed by Congress.
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a news conference at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 23, 2025
Trump says ‘terrible’ Epstein files are tarnishing reputations
The Epstein files, and the fight over their disclosure, have sparked infighting among Trump’s supporters.
Drawers and framed photos shown in Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home are seen in this image released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 22, 2025
Trump administration denies cover-up over redacted Epstein files
When asked if any material was redacted due to political sensitivities — which would be illegal — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replied “absolutely, positively not.”
Jeffrey Epstein in an image released by the U.S. Justice Department on Friday
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2025
Republican critics fear incomplete disclosure of Epstein files will loom over midterms
A handful of Republican lawmakers and right-wing media figures joined Democrats in blasting Friday’s disclosures as inadequate.
Photographs released Friday by the U.S. Justice Department from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein show former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson and Epstein's then-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
WORLD
Dec 20, 2025
U.S. Epstein files release highlights Clinton and makes scant reference to Trump
The absence of references to Trump was notable given that pictures and documents related to him have trickled out of previous releases for years.
The U.S. Justice Department building in Washington. The department must release its vast cache of records on Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking empire by Dec. 19.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Countdown to disclosure: Epstein deadline tests U.S. transparency
The looming release of documents is the latest milestone in the long-running effort to uncover the full extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s network.
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2025
Democrats release new cache of Epstein photos featuring Trump and Clinton
Other high-profile figures in the published pictures include former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and Clinton administration treasury secretary Larry Summers.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he will step back from all public commitments, adding the move is to allow him "to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me."
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2025
Larry Summers to leave positions at Harvard and OpenAI after Epstein emails
Summers has been under fire since the U.S. House Oversight Committee released documents detailing an ongoing personal correspondence between Summers and the convicted sex offender.
Annie Farmer, victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, speaks from the podium during a candlelight vigil to honor survivors of his crimes in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025
Trump signs Epstein files bill after fight that split Republicans
Trump approved a measure he had spent months trying to block in a fight that inflamed tensions in his own party and threatened to undermine his agenda.
Survivors Lisa Phillips, Jess Michaels, and Annie Farmer react as Sky Roberts, brother of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's late victim Virginia Giuffre, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2025
Trump’s White House tried to slow-walk a vote on the Epstein files. It failed.
Contrary to President Donald Trump’s stance in public, the White House was quietly lobbying senators to delay a vote on releasing the files.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
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Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
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The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
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Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
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Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
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