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US releases initial tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files amid criticism over redactions
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Justice has released an initial batch of documents related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, following a congressional mandate requiring the full disclosure of the files by Friday. The release includes photographs, videos and investigative records, but has drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans after the Justice Department said it would not meet the deadline for releasing all documents. Many of the thousands of pages made public were heavily redacted, with some files entirely blacked out. The first tranche names and depicts several high-profile figures, including former US President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew, and musicians Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson. Being named or appearing in the files does not imply wrongdoing, and...
December 20, 2025

US releases initial tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files amid criticism over redactions

Peter Arnett
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, dead at 91
LOS ANGELES — Peter Arnett, a renowned journalist whose coverage of multiple conflicts earned him a Pulitzer Prize, has died at 91.Arnett spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq.He died in Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday, surrounded by friends and family, according to his son Andrew Arnett. The cause of death was prostate cancer, his daughter Elsa confirmed.Arnett was originally from New Zealand. He dropped out of high school before starting his work as a journalist, which eventually led him to a position with the Associated Press.Arnett began his work in war zones in 1960, when he wrote about a coup in Laos and reportedly swam across the Mekong River to neighboring Thailand in...
December 19, 2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, dead at 91

A person dressed head to toe in black is seen walking along a pavement, with a blue ring drawn around them
Suspect in Brown University and MIT shootings found dead
SALEM — The suspect ‍in ​last week's ‌mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, following a six-day multi-state manhunt, police say.They identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national who studied at the university in Providence, Rhode Island, about 25 years ago.Providence police chief Oscar Perez said video evidence and tips from the public led investigators to a car-rental location where they found the suspect's name and matched him to their person of interest.Officials said they also believe Valente killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor two days after the 13 December shooting at Brown.Authorities have not suggested a motive for either attack.Brown University...
December 19, 2025

Suspect in Brown University and MIT shootings found dead

The US Southern Command released new video of showing a lethal strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat operated on December 18, 2025
US strikes 2 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 5
WASHINGTON — The US military conducted strikes against two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing 5 people, according to US Southern Command.At least 104 people have now been killed in US strikes on alleged drug boats, and Thursday’s attack marks the third this week.“On Dec. 18, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters,” SOUTHCOM wrote on X, adding that no US service members were harmed in the strikes.On Monday, the US killed 8 people in strikes on three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, and the US killed 4 people in a strike on a single boat on Wednesday.The strikes on...
December 19, 2025

US strikes 2 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 5

The TikTok logo appears on a smartphone screen, with the American flag on a computer screen in the background, in this photo illustration taken in Athens, Greece, on September 26, 2025
TikTok owner signs agreements to avoid US ban
LOS ANGELES — TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors for the majority of its business in America, TikTok's boss told employees on Thursday.Half of the joint venture will be owned by a group of investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX, according to a memo sent by chief executive Shou Zi Chew.The deal, which is set to close on 22 January, would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations over national security concerns.It is in ​line with a deal unveiled in September, when US President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a law that would ban the app unless it was sold.In the memo, TikTok said the deal will enable "over 170 million Americans to...
December 19, 2025

TikTok owner signs agreements to avoid US ban

Elephants walking around a rubbish dump
Three arrested for allegedly burning wild elephant in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO — Police in Sri Lanka have arrested three men for allegedly burning a wild elephant with flaming torches while trying to chase it away, local media reported.A video of the incident, which took place in a village in the country's north, triggered fierce backlash as it circulated on social media this week.Despite receiving treatment from veterinarians, the male elephant died on Tuesday.The suspects, who were arrested on Thursday, are aged between 42 and 50, local media reported.The male elephant was found with severe burns and a gunshot wound on its leg. It had also been treated by vets on several occasions earlier this year, local media reported.The case has drawn sharp criticism among animal rights advocates and social media users.A petition created on Thursday, demanding...
December 19, 2025

Three arrested for allegedly burning wild elephant in Sri Lanka

Exterior of the Kennedy Center with people outside and a police truck and fountain
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
WASHINGTON — The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the White House.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that the board voted unanimously to make the change due to "the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building".Leavitt also congratulated the late President John F. Kennedy and wrote "this will be a truly great team long into the future! The building will no doubt attain new levels of success and grandeur".The change will certainly meet controversy, particularly in Washington DC where the centre has been an iconic landmark since it was built and named for Kennedy.Speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said he was "surprised" and "honoured" by...
December 19, 2025

Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says

Greg Biffle
Ex-Nascar driver and his family among seven killed in US plane crash
WASHINGTON — A former Nascar driver and his family were among the seven people killed in a plane crash at a regional airport in North Carolina, the car-racing organisation has said.A highway patrol spokesman said people on the ground confirmed that Greg Biffle was among those who boarded the plane.The Cessna C550 crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport around 10:20 local time (15:20GMT), officials investigating the incident told reporters."Greg was more than a champion driver, he was a beloved member of the NASCAR community, a fierce competitor, and a friend to so many," Nascar said in a statement where it confirmed Biffle had died along with his wife, daughter, son, and three others."His passion for racing, his integrity, and his commitment to fans and fellow competitors...
December 19, 2025

Ex-Nascar driver and his family among seven killed in US plane crash

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein at the Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, in February 2000
Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say
WASHINGTON — Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with the process told CNN.A substantial number of redactions are needed, one of the sources said, and the documents each attorney is processing since Thanksgiving week can number more than 1,000 — a time-consuming task that likely will come down to the wire. The sensitivities of executive and legal privacy, victims’ protections and other concerns all could play in to the choices the lawyers must make when it comes to potential redactions.Lawyers working on the Epstein files at the DOJ’s National Security Division also believe they aren’t getting clear or comprehensive...
December 19, 2025

Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say

The deal, one of the largest ever, includes rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and various missiles
US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has announced a huge arms sale worth around $11bn (£8.2bn) to Taiwan, which includes advanced rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers and a variety of missiles.This package, which still needs to be approved by the US Congress, will be the second arms sale to Taiwan since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.China, which sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province, condemned the move, saying it "severely undermines China's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity".Taiwan's defence ministry thanked the US and said the deal would help the island in "rapidly building robust deterrence capabilities".The US has formal ties with Beijing rather than Taiwan, and has walked a tight diplomatic rope for decades. But it...
December 18, 2025

US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan

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