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Lawyer says Epstein associate ‘answered every single question … honestly, truthfully and to the best of her ability’The deputy US attorney general, Todd Blanche, held a second in-person meeting on Friday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and longtime associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Blanche had confirmed the two met behind closed doors in Tallahassee, Florida, on Thursday, at the federal prosecutor’s office within the federal courthouse in the state capital, and they met again on Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/ghislaine-maxwell-justice-department-meeting Author : Lucy Campbell and agencies Publish date : 2025-07-25 18:47:00 Copyright for syndicated

High temperatures and humidity across north-eastern coast increase risk of heat exhaustion, illnesses and deathMore than a 100 million people in the US will face dangerous conditions over the weekend as a heat dome which has scorched much of the center of the country nudges eastward.Heat advisories were in place on Friday all across the north-eastern coast from Portland, Maine to Wilmington, North Carolina, with the daytime heat index temperatures 10 to 15F above average in some places. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/heat-dome-dangerous-conditions-100-million-people Author : Nina Lakhani Publish date : 2025-07-25 16:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

President wouldn’t answer when asked about possible clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell and is expected to to be met with wave of protest as he heads to ScotlandDonald Trump has said Hamas “did not want to make a deal” on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza.Speaking to reporters at the White House earlier, the president’s comments echoed those of his Middle East peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, who said yesterday the Trump team had pulled its negotiators for consultations following Hamas’s latest proposal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/25/trump-administration-politics-live-updates Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Shannon Ho (earlier) Publish date : 2025-07-25

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says country is trying to find sponsors for air systems and that negotiators discussed him meeting PutinErm.We reported on Wednesday that the European Commission said (blog) it had conveyed its concerns about the anti-graft law reform in Ukraine to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.“I have not communicated with Ursula von der Leyen in recent days. Everything that was written about it, everything that she allegedly told me, is a fake. We did not have a conversation.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/25/ukraine-funding-patriot-air-defence-systems-meet-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-europe-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-07-25 11:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the