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The boss of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has quit the organisation after criticism of interactions with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Borge Brende confirmed that he will step down as president and chief executive of the forum after more than eight years in the role. It came after the forum launched an independent review when […]

Keir Starmer has dodged calls for a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and his possible use of British airports to traffic girls into the country. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called for the British government to release all flight logs and documents regarding the paedophile financier. It comes after former British prime minister Gordon […]

A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendour of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The picture released on Wednesday by the European Southern Observatory zeros in on a region of cold cosmic gases more than 650 light-years across. A light-year is nearly six trillion miles. The […]

Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has said he passed information to the Metropolitan Police about Peter Mandelson, after the peer claimed “baseless suggestions” he was a flight risk had led to his arrest this week. The former ambassador to Washington was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released on bail. […]

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday aimed at focusing on strengthening security, economic and technological cooperation between the two countries. The Indian leader stepped out of the plane beaming and descended the staircase to a big hug from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife, Sara […]

The home of the Mona Lisa has revealed its new boss. Art historian Christophe Leribault, a veteran museum director, is taking over at the Louvre, shouldering the challenge of getting the world’s largest museum out of crisis after the brazen heist in October of the French crown jewels. French government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon announced the […]

Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after he spent 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his then-girlfriend’s mother on the tourist island of Bali. Tommy Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of Heather Mack, during a luxury holiday […]

The US and South Korean militaries have said they will conduct their annual springtime exercises next month to bolster their countries’ combined defence capabilities amid a deepening diplomatic freeze with nuclear-armed North Korea. The Freedom Shield drills are set for March 9-19, according to the announcement. North Korea has long described the allies’ joint exercises […]

Keir Starmer is set to face questions from MPs in the Commons for the first time since the arrest of Peter Mandelson. The former ambassador to Washington was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released on bail. Mandelson, who has been accused of passing sensitive information to paedophile financier […]

Searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, Royal Lodge, have now ended, Thames Valley Police said. Andrew was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, spending 11 hours in custody on his 66th birthday, after allegations he shared sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy. Detectives continued […]