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Former President Bill Clinton testified on Friday before the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door deposition concerning his previous associations with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling lawmakers, "I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong."

In his opening statement, Clinton highlighted that his acquaintance with Epstein was brief and concluded "years before his crimes came to light." He declared he had no knowledge of Epstein's criminal activities, adding, "No matter how many photos you show me, I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn't see."

Clinton is the first former president to be compelled to testify before ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces renewed congressional scrutiny over his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following the brief removal and restoration of a Justice Department photo showing him on Epstein's private island.

The image, part of recently released Epstein files, shows Lutnick with Epstein and three other men on Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was taken down from the DOJ's website before being restored on Thursday night, with archived copies preserved by the Internet Archive.

Lutnick told lawmakers earlier this month that he visited the island with his family in 2012 for about an hour, ...

The United States has authorised the departure of non-essential staff and family members from its embassy in Israel, citing "safety risks" amid rising tensions with Iran and speculation that President Donald Trump may order military strikes.

The State Department updated its travel advisory on Friday, advising that "persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available." Ambassador Mike Huckabee reportedly emailed staff, urging those who wish to leave to do so "TODAY," warning that commercial flights could become scarce. The embassy will continue operating with essential personnel remaining.

The decision follows the evacuation of non-essential staff from the US ...

The statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London, was defaced early on Friday morning with graffiti branding the former prime minister a "Zionist war criminal." The vandalism also included the phrases "Stop the Genocide," "Free Palestine," "Never again is Now," and "Globalise the Intifada" sprayed in red paint on the bronze monument.

A 38-year-old man was arrested by Metropolitan Police officers within minutes of the incident, which was reported shortly after 4am. He remains in custody on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage. A Dutch activist group, Free the Filton 24, claimed responsibility, posting a video appearing to show ...

A maritime incident off Cuba's northern coast has resulted in the deaths of four individuals and wounded six others, sharply escalating tensions between Havana and Washington. Cuba's interior ministry stated that its border guards engaged a US-registered speedboat after it allegedly entered Cuban territorial waters near Cayo Falcones and opened fire on a patrol vessel, wounding its commander.

According to the Cuban government, all 10 people on board were Cuban nationals living in the United States. The ministry claimed they were armed with handguns, assault rifles, and improvised explosive devices, and that initial statements from the six survivors who were detained ...

The Green Party has achieved a historic breakthrough in Greater Manchester, winning the Gorton and Denton by-election with a convincing majority and securing their first-ever parliamentary seat in northern England.

Candidate Hannah Spencer claimed victory with 41% of the vote, defeating Reform UK by a majority of 4,402 votes. The result marks the Greens' best by-election performance to date and gives the party its fifth Westminster MP, significantly expanding its geographic reach beyond its traditional southern strongholds.

Labour suffered a devastating defeat, falling to third place behind Reform UK in what MPs had privately feared would be their "worst outcome." The result ...

An investigation by Declassified UK has revealed that over 2,000 British nationals served in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) during the Gaza war, raising serious legal and political questions about whether the UK should investigate or prosecute them upon their return.

According to the report by journalist John McEvoy, the figures were obtained via a Freedom of Information request submitted to the IDF by an Israeli lawyer. The data shows that 1,686 British-Israeli dual nationals and a further 383 individuals with British, Israeli, and other nationalities were IDF service members as of March 2025. They were among over 50,000 IDF soldiers with ...

A damning investigation into NHS England maternity services has revealed widespread and "unacceptable" failures, including shocking cases of racism, bullying, and a lack of transparency following baby loss. The report highlights systemic problems throughout the care system, from staffing shortages to a culture of defensiveness that leaves families feeling betrayed.

The investigation uncovered numerous instances of cruel and insensitive comments directed at vulnerable families. In one case, a consultant reportedly berated a bereaved mother with the words, "Are you stupid?" In another, a family leaving a hospital after a baby loss was supposedly told to "cover his face because you don't ...

Veteran Labour peer Peter Mandelson has been arrested and questioned by the Metropolitan Police as part of an investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office, sparking significant political fallout. The former British ambassador to the US was taken into custody at his London home on Monday afternoon and released on bail in the early hours of Tuesday, with the condition that he surrender his passport.

The arrest marks a dramatic escalation in a probe linked to newly released documents concerning Mandelson's past contacts with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The investigation focuses on allegations that, while ...

A controversy is escalating over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files by the Department of Justice, with a review revealing that dozens of FBI records seem to be missing from the public collection. The missing documents include interviews related to a woman who has accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, reigniting political scrutiny over the handling of the case.

The DOJ released over three million pages of files last month related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. However, an analysis comparing the released documents with evidence logs provided to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers found that more than 90 of ...