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UK foreign office to review pay-off to Epstein-linked British envoy
AFP, Published on 08/02/2026
» LONDON - The UK foreign ministry said on Sunday it was reviewing an exit payment to former US envoy Peter Mandelson, who was sacked over links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
UK police probing Mandelson after Epstein revelations search properties
AFP, Published on 07/02/2026
» LONDON - UK police probing Britain's former US ambassador Peter Mandelson were searching two properties on Friday, London's Metropolitan Police said, following fresh revelations in the Epstein files.
'I am sorry,' embattled UK PM tells Epstein victims
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» LONDON — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
UK PM says Mandelson 'lied' about Epstein relations
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» LONDON - Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday said he regretted naming Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, following fresh allegations about the disgraced envoy's close ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Bosnia’s Serb statelet calls referendum on ruling against leader
AFP, Published on 23/08/2025
» SARAJEVO - Bosnia’s Serb statelet, whose President Milorad Dodik is defying a ban on him holding office, will stage a referendum on Oct 25 on the federal court ruling against him.
US court blocks tariffs in major setback for Trump
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US federal court has blocked most of Donald Trump’s sweeping import tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president had overstepped his authority with the across-the-board global levies.
Romania returns to polls after annulled presidential vote
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - Romanians return to the polls Sunday for a rerun of November's annulled presidential election, with a far-right candidate again expected to win the first round.
Musk deploys wealth in bid to swing Wisconsin court vote
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» GREEN BAY (UNITED STATES) - The world's richest man took to the stage in the US state of Wisconsin on Sunday in a bid to swing the local supreme court to the right, with the help of two $1 million checks for voters.
Trump admits Musk 'susceptible' on China amid secret war plan row
AFP, Published on 22/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday denied reports that Elon Musk would see top secret US plans for a possible war with China, saying that his billionaire ally's links with Beijing raised potential conflicts of interest.
Deadline looms for US federal worker resignations under Musk plan
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - More than two million US federal workers were hours away from a deadline Thursday to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired on the spot in a plan by billionaire Elon Musk to gut the civil service.