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French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» UNITED NATIONS — Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announced, in the first such appearance by a US first lady.
Bill Clinton to face grilling on significant Epstein ties
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» CHAPPAQUA (UNITED STATES) - Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump's own ties to the convicted sex offender.
Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules.
Australian supermarket giant reins in AI assistant claiming to be human
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has been forced to rein in an AI-powered customer service assistant after users reported it had been rambling about its mother.
US plaintiff decries harmful social media addiction
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The plaintiff in a blockbuster social media trial in Los Angeles took the stand Thursday, telling the jury that she could not control her use of YouTube and Instagram as a child.
Hillary Clinton to testify in US House panel's Epstein probe
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» CHAPPAQUA (UNITED STATES) - Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to testify behind closed doors Thursday before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
Epstein files reveal links to cash, women, power in Africa
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» PARIS - Jeffrey Epstein built close ties with powerful figures in Senegal and Ivory Coast, files released by the US government last month show, detailing the late sex offender’s influence network across Africa.
US Democrats allege ‘cover-up' over Trump sex abuse claims
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Democrats on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump’s administration of the “largest government cover-up in modern history” over reports that it withheld documents relating to allegations that the Republican leader sexually abused a minor.
US women's ice hockey captain responds to 'distasteful' Trump remark
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Hilary Knight, captain of the victorious US women's Olympic ice hockey team, said Wednesday it was unfortunate that a "distasteful joke" by President Donald Trump had overshadowed the achievements of US athletes at the Milan-Cortina Games.