Nigeria seal a 2-1 win against a plucky Tanzania to open their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 account with a win in Fez.

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Ademola Lookman has secured a 2-1 win for a wasteful Nigeria against Tanzania in Fez, Morocco, in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match.

After the disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, Nigeria coach Eric Chelle would have hoped for more goals given the opportunities his side created on Tuesday.

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Star striker Victor Osimhen was among the culprits. He failed to score but could have claimed a hat-trick with better finishing.

Nigerian centre half Semi Ajayi opened the scoring in the first half before Charles M’Mombwa levelled soon after half-time.

However, Atalanta attacker Lookman struck the winning goal shortly after the equaliser to spare Nigeria’s blushes.

The first half followed a predictable pattern with three-time champions Nigeria pressing and Tanzania soaking up the pressure as they sought a first win after three draws and six losses in three previous AFCON appearances.

Tanzania goalkeeper Zuberi Masudi suffered a facial injury after advancing off his line to block a shot by Akor Adams.

From the resultant corner, Sevilla striker Adams came close as his near-post header hit the top of the crossbar.

The East Africans threatened for the first time on 14 minutes with an acrobatic shot from Saimon Msuva comfortably saved by Stanley Nwabali.

As rain began to fall in Fez, Nigerian frustrations surfaced with 2023 African player of the year Osimhen upset after being fouled by Ibrahim Hamad.

Nigeria’s forward Victor Osimhen during the Africa Cup of Nations match against Tanzania [Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP]

Osimhen then became the focal point of the Nigerian attacks, threatening to score twice before another attempt was cleared off the line by Bakari Nondo.

That set piece led to the Super Eagles taking the lead as the ball was played back to Alex Iwobi, whose cross was nodded into the corner of the net by Ajayi for his second international goal.

Samuel Chukwueze had a chance to increase the lead just before half-time, but his close-range shot was tipped over by Masudi.

The opening seven minutes of the second period were dramatic as an Osimhen goal was ruled offside before M’Mombwa equalised on 50 minutes and then 2024 African player of the year Lookman restored Nigeria’s lead two minutes later with a rising shot from just outside the box.

Chelle introduced veteran Moses Simon for Adams in the vain hope of building a wider lead before what is likely to be their toughest Group C match – against Tunisia in Fez on Saturday.

Tanzania squandered a chance to equalise with three minutes of regular time remaining as a Mohamed Hussein cross evaded Nwabali, but substitute Kelvin John failed to connect with the ball.

After facing Tunisia, Nigeria will play Uganda in their final group fixture on December 30.

Tanzania face Uganda on Saturday while they end their group phase with a meeting with Tunisia on December 30.

Group C action continues on Tuesday with Tunisia taking on Uganda in Rabat.

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Sabra Lane signs off as host of AM after 8 years

The ABC journalist Sabra Lane has signed off as the host of flagship radio current affairs program AM after more than eight years in the role.

In her final broadcast as host a few moments ago on ABC Radio National, Lane said it was “time to turn off the early morning alarm”.

“Today’s program is my last hosting AM. I’m taking a long break over summer and I’ll be back next year in a different role.”

Lane took over as the host of AM in January 2017, and leaves a year shy of the program’s 60th anniversary.

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Former federal MP Katie Allen dies aged 59

Former federal Liberal MP Katie Allen has died aged 59, her family has announced.

Allen served as the member for the former seat of Higgins in Victoria from 2019 to 2022.

Katie Allen, former federal Liberal MP for Higgins. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Allen, who worked as a paediatric allergist and gastroenterologist at the Royal Melbourne hospital before her career in politics, revealed she had a rare form of cancer known as cholangiocarcinoma earlier this year.

In a statement posted to Allen’s Facebook account yesterday, her family announced the passing of “our beloved Katie (Mum)“

She spent her life caring for others as a mother, doctor, professor, MP and friend. She is deeply loved.

She passed in peace surrounded by family and lived a full, beautiful life, all the way to the end.

We love you so much.

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Israel’s president to make state visit to Australia in the new year

The Israeli president, Issac Herzog, will visit Australia early in the new year as a formal state visit.

In a post on X last night, the office of the Australian prime minister said Anthony Albanese had called Herzog earlier that day and “expressed his profound shock and dismay over the terror attack against the Australian Jewish community in Sydney last week, and conveyed his deep sorrow to the families of the victims”.

Prime Minister Albanese advised President Herzog that, upon the recommendation of the Australian government, the Governor-General of Australia will issue an invitation in accordance with protocol to President Herzog to visit Australia as soon as possible. President Herzog said that he would accept the invitation and mentioned that the President of the Zionist Federation of Australia also sent him an official invitation expressing their wish for him to visit, and he intends to do so.

Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog. Photograph: Abir Sultan/AP

The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) welcomed the news, which its president, Jeremy Leibler, said was an important moment of solidarity and healing:

In the days after Bondi, our community reached out directly to President Herzog because this was not only an attack on individuals – it struck at the deepest sense of safety Jewish Australians have carried for generations.

We are grateful that the Australian government has now taken up that call and, in accordance with protocol, will extend the formal invitation for a state visit. That matters – because it shows, at the highest national level, that Australia stands with its Jewish citizens, and Australia stands with Israel, against terrorism and hatred.

President Herzog’s presence will bring comfort to those who are grieving and reassurance to a community living with fear. It will also honour the victims and the courage shown on the day – including Gefen Bitton, who remains critically ill – and reaffirm the shared resolve of two democracies to confront antisemitism, hate and violence with clarity and strength.

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Sussan Ley says this Christmas a time of ‘deep sorrow and reflection’

Christmas comes at a moment of “deep sorrow and reflection”, says the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, as the Jewish and Australian community mourns the death of those killed in the Bondi terror attack.

In her Christmas message to the nation, the opposition leader says it is moments like this that “test us”.

“They ask who we are as a people and what we choose to stand for. Hatred and extremism have no place in Australia. Antisemitism has no place in Australia. Our strength as a nation lies in our decency, our courage and our willingness to stand together, especially when it is hard.”

Ley says it has already been a difficult time for many families struggling with the cost of living.

She also thanks all those who will be working through the holiday period – nurses, doctors, paramedics, police, firefighters, defence personnel, aged care and disability workers.

The cost of living has placed real strain on families and, for some, this Christmas will feel heavier than it should. If you are doing it tough, please know that you are not alone. Your community matters, and you deserve leadership that listens and acts.

This Christmas, we remember those we have lost. We stand with those who are hurting. And we hold fast to the values that bind us together as Australians.

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Albanese says Australia grieves Bondi terror attack victims in Christmas message

Anthony Albanese says Christmas “will feel different this year” after the Bondi terror shooting, paying tribute to victims and heroes of the antisemitic attack in a holiday message to Australians.

The prime minister said:

After the terror inflicted on Jewish Australians celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach, we feel the weight of sorrow in our hearts. As Christmas brings its message of love and compassion, we grieve those whose lives were stolen – and those whose lives were changed forever.

Together, we give thanks for the extraordinary courage that shone so brightly through the darkness. A powerful reminder that, in the worst of times, we see the very best of the Australian character. It is in that spirit that Christmas brings Australians together to celebrate all that we have and all that we share.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Photograph: Dominic Giannini/AAP

Albanese said also paid tribute to “everyone who gives up their Christmas for the sake of others”.

We give thanks to our emergency personnel, our medical workers, our hospitality and charity workers – and so many more. Likewise the volunteers who spend the season of giving devoting their time and energy to serving those in need, exemplifying the Australian spirit of kindness, generosity and compassion.

We also thank our Defence Force personnel, who forgo the comforts of home and family to defend our nation. To each and every Australian, I wish you a Christmas of peace, safety and love. A Christmas where we stand together, united. A Christmas of healing and one of hope.

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Twelve victims of Bondi terror attack still in hospital

Twelve victims of the Bondi mass shooting remained in hospitals in Sydney as of 8pm last night.

Seven are in a stable condition, across the Prince of Wales, St George, Royal Prince Alfred and Royal North Shore hospitals. Five are in a critical but stable condition, in St George and St Vincent’s hospitals.

That’s a worsening in the condition of one patient, from the 8am update yesterday when there were only four people listed as being in a critical but stable condition and eight in a stable condition.

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Database launched to log everyone charged with hate crimes

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A national database of individuals charged with offences under hate crimes legislation across all Australian jurisdictions has been launched today after the Bondi shooting.

The National Hate Crimes and Incidents Database will register the hate crime offences across the country that target race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, disability, nationality, ethnic origin, or political opinion.

The initiative was first agreed upon at a national cabinet in January 2025 and will be available on the Australian Institute of Criminology’s website. The federal government said it was an important step toward strengthening its ability to monitor, analyse and respond to hate crimes.

Marking its launch on Christmas Eve, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said:

The appalling attack on the Jewish community at Bondi Beach must never be allowed to happen again.

Every Australian has the right to be safe and feel safe, no matter your heritage, what you believe or who you love.

I urge every Australian: if you witness or experience a hate crime, report it. Accurate reporting is essential to ensure these crimes are investigated and captured in the database, to enable evidence-based action.

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NSW parliament passes new gun and protest laws

The New South Wales Minns Labor government has passed controversial changes to gun laws and new powers for police to ban street protests for up to three months, after a marathon debate in the upper house.

The laws, which were drafted in response to the 14 December massacre at Sydney’s Bondi beach in which two gunmen fired on a Hanukah event, killing 15 people, were voted through at 2.51am on Wednesday.

The omnibus bill passed with 18 votes in favour and eight against. The Liberals joined the Labor government members in voting for the bill, while the Nationals and Shooters voted against. The Greens members abstained.

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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Penry Buckley with the main action.

After a marathon debate, the upper house of the New South Wales parliament voted at 2.51am to pass the controversial omnibus bill bringing in tougher laws to limit gun ownership and to restrict the right to protest after terror attacks. The reforms, drafted in response to the Bondi terror attacks, passed by 18 votes to eight. More coming up.

A national database of individuals charged with offences under hate crimes legislation across all Australian jurisdictions has been launched today after the Bondi shooting.

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The Libyan army chief has been killed in an air crash in Turkey, Libya’s prime minister has said.

Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others were on board a Falcon 50 aircraft flying out of the Turkish capital, Ankara.

In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said signal with the business jet was lost at 20:52 local time (17:52 GMT) – about 42 minutes after it took off from Ankara’s airport.

The Tripoli-bound jet had issued an emergency landing request before contact was lost.

Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Unity, said he had received news of the death of Gen Haddad.

The prime minister added that other Libyan military officials were on board the jet.

Gen Haddad and his team had been in Turkey for talks aimed at further strengthening military and security co-operation between the two countries.

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Turkey’s interior minister said air traffic controllers lost contact with a Falcon 50 private jet carrying the Libyan military chief and four other people home after a visit to Turkey.

The plane departed from Ankara’s Esenboga Airport at 8:10 p.m. local time, Ali Yerlikaya posted to X. Contact with the jet was lost 40 minutes after, he said.

The plane issued an emergency landing signal near Haymana, a district south of Ankara, before all communication ceased, Yerlikaya said. 

Libya’s prime minister confirms death of country’s military chief

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah confirmed the death of Libyan military chief and four others in a plane crash.

The prime minister said in a statement on Facebook that the “tragic accident” took place as the Libyan delegation was “returning from an official trip to Ankara.”

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Three people were killed including a four-year-old child, Ukraine officials said, in a large-scale Russian drone attack on the country just two days before Christmas.

The latest barrage, involving more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles, comes as hopes of securing a US-brokered ceasefire before 25 December fade.

The Russian assault struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, causing widespread outages in bitterly cold sub-zero temperatures.

Initial reports from Ukrainian emergency services said the child died in Ukraine’s northwestern Zhytomyr region, while a drone killed a woman in the Kyiv region, and another civilian death was recorded in the western Khmelnytskyi region, according to reports.

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Ukrainians work to extinguish a fire following a drone strike in the Chernihiv region (Ukrainian Emergency Service)

Russia launched 635 drones of various types and 38 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said adding that air defences stopped 587 of the drones and 34 of the missiles.

The bombardment demonstrates Russian president Vladimir Putin’s ongoing intention of pursuing the invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces were forced to pull out of the embattled eastern town of Siversk, as Russian troops wage a battlefield offensive aimed at threatening key cities critical to Ukraine’s defences in the east, according to Kyiv’s military.

This puts Russian forces closer to the hub of Sloviansk, some 30 km (20 miles) to the west. Sloviansk is a northern anchor of the so-called “fortress belt” of cities in Ukraine’s heavily industrialised Donbas which Russia has demanded Kyiv cede before it ends its war.

It comes as Ukrainian and European officials continue to express concerns Putin is not sincerely engaging with the US-led peace efforts, as the war looks set to enter its fifth year in February.

Zelensky said on Tuesday that several draft documents, including on security guarantees, had been prepared after Ukrainian officials held talks in Miami with US counterparts on ending Russia’s war.

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A drone explodes during a Russian missile and drone strike on Kyiv (Reuters)

“They worked productively with envoys of President Trump and several draft documents have now been prepared,” the Ukrainian president wrote on X. “In particular, these include documents on security guarantees for Ukraine, on recovery, and on a basic framework for ending this war.”

However, Russia was quick to once again pour cold water on the suggestion that progress was being made.

The latest dialogue between the Russians and US officials in Miami should not be seen as a breakthrough, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

Calling it a “working process”, Putin’s close aide said the discussions were expected to continue and that Russia’s priority was to obtain from the United States details of Washington’s work with Europeans and Ukrainians on a possible settlement.

He said Moscow would then judge how far those ideas matched what he called the “spirit of Anchorage”.

Pope Leo expressed “much sadness” as Russia refused a Christmas ceasefire. He told journalists: “Among the things that cause me much sadness is that apparently Russia has refused a ceasefire request.

“I will make an appeal one more time to people of good will to respect at least Christmas day as a day of peace,” said Leo. “Maybe they will listen to us and there will be at least 24 hours, a day of peace, across the world.”

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A woman injured in Russia’s overnight attack (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

US president Donald Trump had reportedly been hoping to secure an agreement before Christmas Day, having previously announced a proposal to end the war which would force Kyiv to give up land while compensating the United States for upholding the peace.

While US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives Trump was less effusive the day after, saying: “The talks are going along.”

Asked if he planned to speak to Zelensky or Putin, Trump did not say only adding that he would like to see the fighting stop.

Meanwhile, there have been media reports of a dispute between Witkoff and another senior figure in Trump’s cabinet.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has grown frustrated with Witkoff, Trump’s designated peace envoy, over what Rubio’s allies view as attempts to sideline the state department from negotiations, NBC News reported.

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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are reportedly at odds over how best to resolve the conflict (Reuters)

In November, Witkoff travelled to Geneva ahead of schedule to begin talks with Ukrainian officials, NBC cited officials as saying.

Witkoff did not inform Rubio or senior state department officials of the trip, the sources said, prompting concerns that he was seeking to conduct negotiations independently.

“They seem to be singing off of a different sheet of music,” Alexander Vershbow, the former ambassador to Nato, said. “And if you don’t have a common understanding of the problems and of your adversary in a negotiation, it can’t be good.”

However, Rubio later pushed back on the report, describing Witkoff as “a phenomenal person, very smart, very talented”.

“No one is out there doing independent action,” Rubio told reporters. “All of it is strongly coordinated.”

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• A bride-to-be shared on Reddit that she’s “mad” at her newly engaged best friend for scheduling his wedding a month before hers
• She worries that he’ll no longer be able to fulfill his best man duties and break his promise to help her with her wedding preparations
• Most Redditors said that the bride is “overreacting”

A bride-to-be is upset at her best friend for scheduling his wedding first, despite him getting engaged second.

In a new post on Reddit’s “Am I Overreacting” forum, the bride, 32, asked users on the platform whether or not they agreed with her that her newly engaged friend, who is like a “brother” to her, was “rude” for setting his wedding date a month before hers.

“We are both a little hurt and blindsided,” the bride said of her and her fiancé’s reaction.

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The bride explained that her friend met his fiancée “less than six months ago,” so she’s unsure why the pair wants to fast-track wedding plans and beat her down the aisle. She’s “mad” and feels that it’s unfair that she and her partner of “over 10 years” have to tie the knot after the relatively new couple, and fears that her friend now won’t be able to help out with her nuptials as he previously promised.

She also notes that her friend made his decision after she and her fiancé booked their wedding date and venue, and asked him to be the best man.

“It’s odd to plan a wedding in a month you have made commitments to your best friend, and prep for wedding already. We have already asked/planned for him to help us the last weekend of the month before, and he had agreed,” the bride wrote in a comment. “I wouldn’t plan my wedding, or any big event that close to another large event I was also helping plan. That seems like extra stress.”

She added, “Also, would you want to be in your honeymoon phase, and then one week later help with more wedding stuff? I think I will just want to enjoy my husband and the honeymoon phase for a least a few weeks. But maybe that’s me.”

While a handful of people called the abrupt scheduling “attention-stealing,” most Redditors determined that the bride was “overreacting.”

“Just because they aren’t on your timeline doesn’t mean they are in the wrong,” the top comment reads. “YTA (You’re The A——) for thinking you own the entire month before your wedding, you can’t control someone like that.”

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Another individual wrote, “You need to chill out. It’s not the end of the world. You sound like… a lot.”

A few people reminded the poster that weddings aren’t a competition, and argued there’s “lots of time” to plan and enjoy both ceremonies. One person noted that being the best man usually doesn’t involve as many wedding responsibilities as a maid of honor, for example, so the bride’s best friend will likely be able to uphold his duties. If she’s really worried about it, they suggested she and her fiancé relieve him of his best man responsibilities.

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Police say there is ‘insufficient evidence’ to bring charges after investigating comments made at Glastonbury festival.

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British police have said they will take no further action over comments made by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan about the Israeli military during a performance at the Glastonbury music festival in June.

Avon and Somerset Police said on Tuesday that the remarks did not meet the criminal threshold required for prosecution “for any person to be prosecuted”.

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During the performance, the group’s lead singer – Pascal Robinson-Foster, known by his stage name Bobby Vylan – led chants of “death, death” directed at the Israeli military over its genocidal war in Gaza.

Police said there was “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction”. The force added that it interviewed a man in his mid-30s and contacted about 200 members of the public as part of the investigation.

The chant, which was livestreamed by the BBC as part of its Glastonbury coverage on June 28, prompted a widespread backlash. The broadcaster later apologised for transmitting what it described as “such offensive and deplorable behaviour”, and its complaints unit found the BBC had breached editorial guidelines.

Avon and Somerset Police said it had considered the intent behind the words, the wider context, relevant case law and freedom of expression issues before concluding the investigation.

“We believe it is right this matter was comprehensively investigated, every potential criminal offence was thoroughly considered, and we sought all the advice we could to ensure we made an informed decision,” the statement said.

“The comments made on Saturday 28 June drew widespread anger, proving that words have real-world consequences.”

Following the performance, the United States revoked the visas of Bob Vylan, forcing the cancellation of a planned US tour scheduled to begin in October.

Bob Vylan have launched defamation proceedings against Irish broadcaster RTE, alleging it falsely claimed they led anti-Semitic chants during the Glastonbury performance.

In July, the British police also dropped an investigation into the Irish-language rap group Kneecap after chants of “Free Palestine” during a performance.

Detectives sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service and decided to take no further action, citing “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”.

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Schumer demands DoJ release details on ‘at least ten Epstein co-conspirators’

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has called on the justice department to release details on “at least ten potential Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators” it was looking at and why they did not prosecute.

Schumer said in a statement:

Buried in the Epstein files is an email disclosing the Department of Justice was looking into at least ten potential Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators. The Department of Justice needs to shed more light on who was on the list, how they were involved, and why they chose not to prosecute. Protecting possible co-conspirators is not the transparency the American people and Congress are demanding.

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DOJ ‘looking into validity’ of letter purportedly from Epstein to Larry Nassar that includes reference to Trump

Earlier we reported on a letter that appeared to have been sent by Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar, the US gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexually abusing scores of young gymnasts, while he was in jail.

Moments ago, the Department of Justice said it is looking into the validity of the letter and would follow up as soon as possible. In a post on X, the DOJ added:

In the meantime, three facts stand out:

-The postmark on the envelope is Virginia, not New York, where Jeffrey Epstein was jailed at the time.

-The return address listed the wrong jail where Epstein was held and did not include his inmate number, which is required for outgoing mail.

-The envelope was processed three days AFTER Epstein’s death.

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Elsewhere in US politics, former Republican senator Ben Sasse announced that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer in a post on X, calling it a “death sentence”.

Friends – This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.

Ben Sasse in Washington DC in 2020. Photograph: Erin Schaff/Pool via Getty Images

Sasse, 53, represented Nebraska in the US Senate from 2015 to 2023. In 2021, he was among seven Republicans to vote for impeaching Donald Trump after the January 6 Capitol riot. The Senate vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict.

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Donald Trump also said today in a post on Truth Social that he wanted the next chair of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates if financial markets are doing well. He added:

Anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman!

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Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks

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People examining documents released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case discovered that some of the file redaction can be undone with Photoshop techniques, or by simply highlighting text to paste into a word processing file.

Un-redacted text from these documents began circulating through social media on Monday evening.

Here’s the full report:

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In other news, the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by Donald Trump, will be broadcast tonight at 8pm ET. Trump promoted the broadcast of the event, which was recorded earlier this month, earlier today on Truth Social. He wrote:

THE TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER HONORS will be broadcast tonight, on CBS, and Stream on Paramount+. Tune in at 8 P.M. EST! At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the event. Tell me what you think of my “Master of Ceremony” abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make “hosting” a full time job? We will be honoring true GREATS in the History of Entertainment: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Crawford, KISS, George Strait, and Gloria Gaynor.

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What we know so far from newly released Epstein files

If you’re just joining us, the day in US politics has been dominated by the latest trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents. Some key things to know include:

• The documents were released overnight on Tuesday and include a claim that Donald Trump was on a flight with Epstein and a 20-year-old woman in the 1990s. There is no indication that the woman was a victim of any crime and being included in the files does not indicate any criminal wrongdoing.

• Another file released is a letter that appears to have been sent by Epstein to Larry Nassar, the US gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexually abusing scores of young gymnasts, while he was in jail.

• The files also include a series of emails between Ghislaine Maxwell and someone who signs himself as “A” and uses the alias “The Invisible Man”. In August 2001, “A” wrote to Maxwell: “I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family”.

• Emails show Maxwell discussing arranging “girls” and “two-legged sight seeing” for a man identified in the correspondence as “The Invisible Man”, who is widely believed to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. In a February 2002 email exchange about a proposed trip to Peru, Maxwell forwards messages from Juan Estoban Ganoza outlining possible activities, including visiting the Nazca Lines.

• The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry Summers were appointed as executors of Epstein’s estate, according to a newly released tranche of documents linked to the now-deceased child sex offender.

• Included in the batch of files was a now-deleted fake video that appeared to depict Epstein attempting to end his life. Also in the trove are photos of the fake Austrian passport uncovered from a safe during a 2019 FBI raid of Epstein’s home in Manhattan. There is also a 2021 subpoena to the Mar-a-Lago Club relating to the federal investigation into Maxwell. Also revealed was that the FBI sought to question Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor about his links to a second millionaire sex offender, Peter Nygard.

• The US Department of Justice a rare statement defending the president as it released nearly 30,000 of additional pages of documents related to Epstein. The department said some of the material includes “untrue and sensationalist claims” submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 US election, including allegations made against Trump. The department said the claims are “unfounded and false”.

• Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has called on the justice department to release details on “at least ten potential Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators” it was looking at and why they did not prosecute.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a House Republican who is resigning in January after breaking with Donald Trump and many in her party, called the latest Epstein files “horrifying.”

“Trump called me a traitor for fighting him to release the Epstein files and standing with women,” she wrote on X. “Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated. I pray for these women.”

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The House Democrats on the oversight committee accused the White House of a “cover-up” in a post on X:

The new DOJ documents raise serious questions about the relationship between Epstein and Donald Trump. And why are Epstein’s co-conspirators being protected? What else is the DOJ hiding?

This is a White House cover-up and we are going to end it.

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In another post on X, Chuck Schumer responded to a the letter that appears to have been written by Jeffrey Epstein and sent to Larry Nassar, calling it “disgusting and abhorrent – and just the tip of the iceberg.”

“Everything must be brought to light,” the Democrat wrote.

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Schumer demands DoJ release details on ‘at least ten Epstein co-conspirators’

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has called on the justice department to release details on “at least ten potential Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators” it was looking at and why they did not prosecute.

Schumer said in a statement:

Buried in the Epstein files is an email disclosing the Department of Justice was looking into at least ten potential Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators. The Department of Justice needs to shed more light on who was on the list, how they were involved, and why they chose not to prosecute. Protecting possible co-conspirators is not the transparency the American people and Congress are demanding.

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Newly released Epstein files show that the FBI sought to question Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor about his links to a second millionaire sex offender, Peter Nygard.

In a request for mutual legal assistance sent to UK authorities in April 2020, US officials asked British police to help obtain answers from Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, about visits to Nygard’s Bahamas estate, known as Nygard Cay, and whether he had seen any girls under the age of 18 there.

The documents state that investigators believed he may have information relevant to an inquiry into Nygard’s alleged involvement in an international sex trafficking operation.

Nygard was sentenced last year to 11 years in prison in Canada for sexual assaults committed between the 1980s and early 2000s, with further proceedings ongoing in the US and Canada.

The same request shows US prosecutors were also seeking to question Mountbatten-Windsor about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including any sexual or romantic relationships with women met through them and any financial dealings between the parties.

There is no suggestion that the request indicated criminal wrongdoing.

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Jes Staley and Larry Summers made executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, files reveal

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The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry Summers were appointed as executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, according to a newly released tranche of documents linked to the now-deceased child sex offender.

Filings published today by the DOJ included various versions of Epstein’s last will and testament, which showed the financier intended to hand responsibility of managing his affairs to associates including the two high-profile men in the event of his death.

Staley’s name initially appears in a 2012 version of Epstein’s will, but as a “successor executor”, meaning he would be required to handle Epstein’s affairs only if others were unable to carry out their duties. However, he appears as a full executor in later versions, dated 2013 and 2014. Summers is also named in the 2014 will as a successor executor, the filings show.

Neither Summers nor Staley are in what appears to be the final version of Epstein’s will in 2019. The well-connected financier died in prison in August 2019, while awaiting trial over child sex trafficking charges.

The newly released filings will raise further questions about the depth of the two men’s relationships with Epstein, with Staley having already been banned from the UK banking sector for playing down his relationship with the convicted child sex offender.

Summers, an economist and former US Treasury secretary, stepped down from a teaching role at Harvard in November after a previous tranche of documents suggested he stayed in contact with Epstein well into 2019, and ceased shortly before Epstein was arrested in July of that year.

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New trove includes 2021 Mar-a-Lago subpoena related to Maxwell investigation

Included in the new batch of files is a 2021 subpoena to the Mar-a-Lago Club relating to the federal investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell.

Dated 5 October 2021, the subpoena demands “any and all employment records relating to” a person whose name is redacted. Maxwell went on to be convicted on sex trafficking charges in December that year and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

With the documents released without context and explanation, there is no indication whether Mar-a-Lago complied with the demand and what, if anything, was released.

Donald Trump has said that he cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein and expelled him from the private club after he “stole people that worked for me”, later elaborating that they were “people who worked in the spa”. Asked by a reporter if one of the people was Virginia Giuffre, Trump said: “I think that was one of the people, yeah.”

One of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, accused Maxwell of recruiting her from the Mar-a-Lago spa, where she worked when she was 16. It is unclear if the records requested in the subpoena are those of Giuffre.

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The US economy picked up speed over the three months to September, as consumer spending jumped and exports increased.

The world’s largest economy expanded at an annual rate of 4.3%, up from 3.8% in the previous quarter. That was better than expected, and marked the strongest growth in two years.

The report, which had been delayed by the US government shutdown, sheds light on an economy that has been buffeted by dramatic changes to trade and immigration policies, as well as persistent inflation and cuts to government spending.

But while that has led to sharp swings in some areas, such as imports and exports, the underlying economy has maintained solid momentum, outperforming many forecasts.

“This is an economy that has defied doom and gloom expectations basically since the beginning of 2022”, said Aditya Bhave, senior economist at Bank of America.

Speaking to the BBC’s Business Today programme, Mr Bhave described the economy as “very very resilient”.

“I don’t see why that wouldn’t continue going forward,” he added.

The overall growth figure for the third quarter of the year was much stronger than expected, with most analysts expecting an annual pace of about 3.2%.

It was lifted by consumer spending that rose at an annual rate of 3.5%, compared with 2.5% in the previous quarter, despite a slowing job market, as households spent more on health care services.

Imports – which count against growth – continued to decline, reflecting the wave of taxes on shipments entering the US that President Donald Trump announced this spring.

Meanwhile exports, which had dropped sharply, bounced back, surging by 7.4%. Government spending also rebounded, driven by defence outlays.

Those gains helped to overcome a slowdown in business investment, including in intellectual property, and a housing market struggling under the weight of still-high interest rates, which have heightened affordability issues and supply constraints.

Michael Pearce, chief US economist at Oxford Economics, said the economy was well positioned as it headed into 2026, when it will start to feel the boost from tax cuts and the US central bank’s recent moves to drop interest rates.

“Underlying measures are consistent with a solid expansion,” he said.

In a post on social media, Trump celebrated the figures, saying his tariffs were responsible. He has been on the defensive amid souring consumer confidence and polls indicating dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy.

However, some analysts warned that rising prices faced by some households could make it difficult to sustain the unusually strong pace of growth seen in the most recent quarter.

Over the three months to September, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, ticked up 2.8%, compared with 2.1% in the previous quarter, according to the report.

Analysts have warned that those price increases are weighing on lower and middle income households, even as higher income households continue to spend freely.

Oliver Allen, senior US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, noted that some more recent surveys and credit card data suggest that households are reining in their spending.

“The weak labour market, stagnant real incomes, and exhaustion of pandemic-era excess savings all seem finally to be catching up with households,” he said.

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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Tuesday that he is disappointed that US President Donald Trump has been intensifying a push to take control of the autonomous Arctic territory.

In a post on his Facebook page, Nielsen said he is “sad” because Trump had again “reduced our country to a question of security and power.”

Nielsen said Greenland is responsible for its own future, and that its territorial integrity and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination “cannot simply be ignored.”

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but has its own government and parliament.

A poll in January found a majority of Greenland’s 57,000 people favor independence from Denmark, but do not want to be part of the US.

“Greenland is our country. This is where our decisions are made. And at any time I will fight for our freedom and our right to self-determination and shape our future,” Nielsen said.

Trump’s appointment of envoy to Greenland sparks anger

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Why does Trump want Greenland?

Since returning to the White House for his second term, Trump has repeatedly said he wants the US to annex Greenland, despite firm objections from authorities in Greenland and Denmark.

On Sunday, Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as the new US special envoy to Greenland to “lead the charge.”

Landry has pledged to make the territory “a part of the US,” even though it is part of Denmark — a US ally and fellow member of NATO.

Copenhagen has since summoned the US ambassador to Denmark over Landry’s remarks.

On Monday, Trump once again insisted that Washington intends to seize Greenland, arguing that the move is meant to protect US interests and not to exploit the territory’s natural resources.

“We need Greenland for national security. Not for minerals,” the US leader said. “We have to it.”

Donald Trump continues push for Greenland to join the US

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How have European leaders reacted?

In his Facebook post, Nielsen thanked the people of Greenland for their “calmness and dignity.” He also thanked the territory’s partners and world leaders “who have clearly and unequivocally” backed Greenland.

“The support confirms that we are not alone at home,” he said.

The US’ intentions with Greenland have angered many of its allies in Europe.

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Monday that the move to appoint Landry had “deeply angered” him as he warned the White House to respect Danish sovereignty.

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union stands in “full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland.”

French President Emmanuel Macron said, “Greenland belongs to its people. Denmark stands as its guarantor. I join my voice to that of Europeans in expressing our full solidarity.”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and French President Emmanuel Macron (from L-R) in Greenland, June 2025Image: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP/picture alliance

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A foiled ISIS-inspired terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community has renewed fears over Jewish safety in Britain, after three men were convicted on Tuesday of planning a mass-casualty gun attack. English authorities said the Manchester case exposed a highly advanced ISIS-inspired terror plot that could have become the deadliest terrorist attack in U.K. history

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were convicted at Preston Crown Court of planning a firearms attack against Jewish targets in Manchester. A third man, Saadaoui’s brother Bilel Saadaoui, 36, was convicted of failing to disclose information about the plot, according to the Crown Prosecution Service(CPS.)

Prosecutors said the men planned a marauding gun attack using military-style weapons. Saadaoui paid an initial deposit toward the purchase of four AK-47 assault rifles, two pistols and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, funds raised after selling his home and business. The plot was uncovered through an undercover police operation, and Saadaoui was arrested while attempting to take possession of weapons and ammunition, the CPS said.

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Brothers Walid (left) and Bilel Saadaoui (bottom right) and another man, Amar Hussein have been convicted in connection with a foiled terrorist plot intended to target the Jewish community in Greater Manchester. (Greater Manchester Police)

Greater Manchester Police Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the plan could have become “the deadliest terrorist attack in U.K. history,” warning that an assault on crowded Jewish sites would have had “catastrophic” consequences, according to Sky News.

According to the prosecution, Saadaoui admired Hamid al-Abaoud, the ISIS operative who led the deadly 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, and sought to replicate a similar style of mass murder. The court heard that Saadaoui told an undercover officer he wanted to kill “young, old, women, elderly, the whole lot,” and described Christian victims as “a bonus,” Sky News reported.

Prosecutors said the men planned to move between locations and intended to kill police officers who might respond to the attack. Saadaoui and Hussein also traveled to the White Cliffs of Dover in March and May 2024 to observe port security, believing they were surveilling how weapons would be brought into the U.K., according to the CPS.

The plot was disrupted on May 8, 2024, when Saadaoui was arrested while attempting to take delivery of firearms and ammunition during the undercover operation. Sky News reported that police body-worn camera footage showed armed officers arresting him moments after the handover.

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Surveillance image showing Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, pictured near Dover, as they have been found guilty at Preston Crown Court of plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired gun rampage against the Jewish community, in Britain, in this handout surveillance image dated May 8, 2025. (Greater Manchester Police/Reuters)

Sky News also reported that intelligence sources said MI5 believed Saadaoui had previously been in contact with a British extremist who left the U.K. to join ISIS in 2013.

Prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC told the jury the plan “hardly had the innocence of a teddy bear picnic,” describing it as a deliberate attempt to inflict mass civilian casualties, Sky News reported.

The foiled plot revived painful memories in a city that has already suffered major terrorist attacks.

Manchester was the site of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, when an ISIS-inspired suicide bomber killed 22 people at a concert, the deadliest terror attack in the U.K. since the July 7, 2007, one in London.

More recently, counterterrorism police responded to an attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in October when an assailant rammed pedestrians and stabbed worshipers during Yom Kippur services, killing two Jewish men. British authorities declared the incident a terrorist attack, according to Reuters.

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Money seized from the home of Bilel Saadaoui, 36, who has been found guilty of failing to disclose information about acts of terrorism as two men, Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, have been found guilty on Tuesday of plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired gun rampage against the Jewish community, in Britain, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on Dec. 23, 2025. (Greater Manchester Police/Handout via Reuters)

The CPS said the foiled ISIS-inspired gun plot targeted an area of north Manchester predominantly occupied by the Jewish community, heightening concerns among security officials about repeated targeting of the same population.

The convictions come as new polling shows a sharp deterioration in British Jews’ sense of security.

A survey published by the Campaign Against Antisemitism in December 2025 found that 51% of British Jews do not believe they have a long-term future in the United Kingdom. According to the poll, 61% said they had considered leaving the country within the past two years, citing antisemitism and safety concerns.

Weapons seized from the home of Walid Saadaoui, 38, who has been found guilty at Preston Crown Court of plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired gun rampage against the Jewish community, in Britain, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on December 23, 2025. Greater Manchester. (Police/Handout via Reuters)

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The survey also found that 96% of respondents said Jews are less safe in the U.K. than before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, while 59% said they avoid wearing visible signs of Jewish identity in public due to fear of antisemitism.

Confidence in the police and justice system was also low. Only 14% of respondents said police do enough to protect Jewish communities, 8% said the justice system adequately punishes antisemitic crimes, and 7% said prosecutors do enough to bring offenders to justice, the Campaign Against Antisemitism reported.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent. Her work has taken her to 40 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan. She is a recipient of the 2024 Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalism. Lachter can be followed on X @efratlachter.

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The mother of missing nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been taken into custody after the child’s body was founds months after her disappearance, according to new reports.

Ashlee Buzzard, of Lompoc, California, was taken into custody following the results of a DNA test were returned, ABC News reported Tuesday.

Human remains were found in early December in Utah in an area that it was known the youngster had travelled with her mother. The results have now confirmed the remains to belong to Melodee.

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s County Office have yet to release further details. A press conference is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. PT Monday.

Melodee was first reported missing on October 14 when the Lompoc Unified School District reported her prolonged absence.

Deputies who went to the family’s home following the reports of her disappearance said they spoke with Ashlee Buzzard, but “no verifiable explanation for [Melodee’s] whereabouts was provided,” according to the sheriff’s office. Buzzard had not cooperated with the investigation, they added.

In early November the sheriff’s office announced that they’d narrowed their investigation to the timeframe between October 9 and October 10, while the pair were on a multi-state road trip to Nebraska which also included several stops in Utah.

Surveillance images show Melodee, in what appeared to be a wig, alongside her mother at a Lompoc rental car company on October 7. The last confirmed sighting of Melodee came two days later, on October 9, near the Colorado-Utah border.

When her mother returned home on October 10, Melodee was nowhere to be found.

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• A note addressed to Larry Nassar, signed by “J. Epstein,” appears to claim that President Donald Trump loved “young, nubile girls”
• The note was postmarked three days after Jeffrey Epstein’s death and appeared to reference his intention to die by suicide
• Epstein apparently wrote, “As you know by now, I have taken the ‘short route home,'” in the hand-written note
• The White House referred PEOPLE to a statement from the Department of Justice that called claims against Trump unfounded and false

A 2019 note signed “J. Epstein” addressed to Larry Nassar, the disgraced Team USA gymnastics doctor who sexually abused scores of women and girls, appeared to reference then-President Donald Trump and claimed the president loved “young, nubile girls.”

The note, apparently handwritten by Jeffrey Epstein while he was in jail awaiting sex trafficking charges, was postmarked on Aug. 13, 2019, three days after the disgraced financier was found dead by suicide in his cell.

The note, addressed to “L.N.,” seems to reference Epstein’s intention to die by suicide.

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“As you know by now, I have taken the ‘short route’ home,” the note reads. “Good luck! We share one thing … our love & caring for young ladies at the hope they’d reach their full potential.”

By the time of Epstein’s death, which was during Trump’s first term as president, Nassar had already been sentenced to decades in prison. It is not clear if the two had any prior connection.

Though the note does not mention Trump by name, it does appear to reference him, as he was president at the time of Epstein’s death.

“Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls,” the note reads. “When a young beauty walked by he loved to ‘grab snatch,’ whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system. Life is unfair. Yours, J. Epstein.”

Reached for comment, the White House referred PEOPLE to a post on X from the Justice Department, which claimed that some of the newly released Epstein files “contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump.”

“To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false,” the post reads. “And if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”

The Justice Department has released thousands of files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender since Dec. 19, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress and signed by Trump, though some documents have been heavily redacted.

Some photos show Epstein with individuals who appear to be children. Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein, also appears in several images.

The photos include a number of high-profile figures, such as former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Jackson and Kevin Spacey, none of whom are accused of criminal wrongdoing. The images were released without context and have several faces redacted.

Trump was also pictured with Epstein in photos that were taken down from the official website and eventually put back up following backlash.

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The information contained in the files is separate from the thousands of documents given to the House Oversight Committee by Epstein’s estate.

Trump’s name appears multiple times in the emails, including when Epstein questioned the president’s mental state and implied he “knew about the girls” being trafficked.

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Disturbing images have emerged showing the aftermath of a possible suicide attempt by Jeffrey Epstein as part of the latest release of files on the disgraced financier. 

The new tranche of documents released Tuesday also feature photographs of young girls posing on beds and in long white dresses, and a white cap with the words ‘Trump Princess’ written across the top. 

The partially-redacted photographs do not appear to show any famous figures, and the identities of those pictured are all obscured. 

Beside the photos, documents from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York where Epstein was being held denote a ‘possible suicide attempt’ in the early hours of July 23, 2019 – six months before his death on August 10, 2019. 

The report gives little more information, but includes a photograph of Epstein looking dazed and disheveled.  He is laid on his back with his eyes closed in several images. An apparent suicide note by Epstein mentioning Trump is also included in the files. 

Documents unearthed in September revealed that Epstein told prison staff that his cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, attacked him on the night of July 23, 2019 – the date of the ‘possible suicide attempt’ outlined in Tuesday’s documents. 

The photographs are the latest documents to be published by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) after Congress passed a law mandating their release. 

Several famous faces have appeared in the drop so far, including former President Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and musicians Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson. Nobody is identifiable in the latest tranche. 

Jeffrey Epstein is pictured after an apparent suicide attempt in July 2019 

Epstein is shown in the documents detailing a ‘potential suicide attempt’ in his cell July 2019

The above image shows Epstein’s arms and hands, which appear to be red and swollen after what police believe was a suicide attempt in his cell in July 2019 

Beside the photographs, documents from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York where Epstein was being held denote a ‘possible suicide attempt’ in the early hours of July 23, 2019, as shown above – six months before his death on August 10, 2019

 A photograph of Epstein’s feet in his cell attached to the document about the ‘possible suicide attempt’

Epstein’s neck and the back of his head after what police believe was a suicide attempt 

Newly released Epstein files from the Department of Justice have revealed the disgraced financier’s last correspondence before he was found dead in his cell

The new tranche of documents released Tuesday also feature photographs of young girls 

Another image in the Epstein files shows a hat reading ‘Trump Princess’ in an apparent reference to President Donald Trump, who has been pictured with Epstein several times 

The images also show some young boys with a man. Nobody can be identified 

An image of two young girls with an elephant was also included in the latest Epstein files drop 

More disturbing images featuring young girls have emerged in the last drop of the Epstein files

Each person’s identity is obscured by a black rectangle over their face

One image shows a small child standing beside a goat, with a man’s hand on their shoulder

The photographs are the latest documents to be published by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) after Congress passed a law mandating their release

The partially-redacted photographs do not appear to show any famous figures

They show young girls posing on beds and in long white dresses, like the image above 

Another tranche of images in the Epstein files was released by the DOJ on Tuesday 

The faces of the young women pictured in the latest file release are all redacted 

Two men appear in the image above. It’s unclear who they are or when it was taken 

Several famous faces have appeared in the drop so far, including President Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and musicians Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson. Nobody is identifiable in the latest tranche

The files include a photograph of the above portraits of a young girl in a vest top, with a note to Epstein reading: ‘Jeffrey – thanks for rocking my world! you’re the best’ written in black marker

None of the young girls can be identified in the images released by the DOJ on Tuesday 

Many of the photographs are heavily redacted. Only the shoulders and part of the chest of one unidentified woman is visible in the image above which was released by the DOJ on Tuesday

The image above shows a torso of an unidentified young woman in the latest Epstein file drop

One woman’s legs can be seen as she stands in the ocean in one image from the Epstein files

The images are heavily redacted in the latest Epstein file release by the DOJ on Tuesday

Part of a woman’s legs can be seen as she stands in the ocean in one image from the files

Several more images show young women in the latest Epstein files drop from the DOJ 

A woman’s torso is shown in the above image from the release of heavily-redacted photos

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Cops have said they are hunting a potential seventh suspect in a case in which six men have already been charged with sexual offences against the same woman



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