The continuing fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files reveals new names, connections to prominent individuals like Kimbal Musk and political figures, and ongoing legal and public accountability concerns, including DOJ redaction controversies and talent agency departures.

• Democratic congressman Ro Khanna names six men appearing in unredacted Epstein files – live — The Guardian -
• Chappell Roan Leaves Casey Wasserman Agency Over Epstein Files — New York Times World -
• Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show — The Guardian -

• Ex-police chief said Trump told him in 2006 'everyone' knew of Epstein's behaviour — BBC World -
• Under-fire Trump commerce secretary confirms he visited Epstein's island — BBC World -
• The Ties That Bound the UK’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein — New York Times World -
• US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says he had lunch with Epstein on his private island — The Guardian -
• Ministers warned not to copy Wes Streeting’s release of messages with Peter Mandelson — The Guardian -
• Congressmen name six wealthy men ‘likely incriminated’ in Epstein files — The Guardian -
• Chappell Roan drops Casey Wasserman talent agency after Epstein files revelations — The Guardian -
• Ex-Florida police chief claims Trump told him ‘everyone’ knew what Epstein was doing in 2006 — The Guardian -
• US lawmakers accuse justice department of 'inappropriately' redacting Epstein files — BBC World -
• Barclays CEO ‘shocked’ by Epstein revelations as bank deals with Staley fallout — The Guardian -
• DoJ accused of cover-up after lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Chappell Roan leaves talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after Epstein fallout — BBC World -
• Starmer’s Epstein Crisis — New York Times World -
• Keir Starmer’s Allies Rally Around Him Amid Pressure to Resign as Britain’s Prime Minister — New York Times World -
• Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing — BBC World -

President Trump's administration faces scrutiny over environmental deregulation, threats to the US-Canada bridge, and influence on immigration policies, while local elections and FBI investigations into election deniers also draw attention.

• Before Trump Blasted U.S.-Canada Bridge, Owner of Competing Span Lobbied Administration — New York Times World -
• Trump to repeal key ruling allowing regulation of planet-heating gases — The Guardian -
• Debunked claims from election deniers influenced FBI raid in Georgia, affidavit reveals — The Guardian -

• Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument — The Guardian -
• A Crucial Step in Trump’s Gaza Plan — New York Times World -
• What to Know About Canada’s New Bridge to the U.S. That Trump Hates — New York Times World -
• Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge — BBC World -
• Mark Carney reminds Trump that Canada paid for key border bridge US president says he won’t open — The Guardian -
• Malinowski concedes to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey Democratic primary for House seat — The Guardian -
• Maine Republican senator Susan Collins launches re-election bid for pivotal seat — The Guardian -
• More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda — The Guardian -
• ‘They always gave us the heaviest work’: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor — The Guardian -
• Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals — The Guardian -
• Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help — The Guardian -
• Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown — The Guardian -
• Europeans shunning US as Emirates and Asia travel prove popular, says Tui — The Guardian -
• Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say — New York Times World -
• Trump once endorsed the US-Canada bridge he’s now railing against – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban — The Guardian -
• Trump threatens to block new bridge in latest tirade against Canada — The Guardian -
• Judge rejects Trump administration effort to deport pro-Palestinian Tufts student — The Guardian -

The Labour Party's leadership under Keir Starmer faces internal challenges and calls for bolder direction, amidst resignations of senior aides, the Peter Mandelson controversy, and staffing vacancies in Number 10.

• Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say — The Guardian -
• Former senior aide to Starmer loses whip over friendship with sex offender — The Guardian -
• No 10 confident Sarwar acted alone in call for Starmer to go — The Guardian -

• UK signed deals with US firms that were clients of Mandelson lobbying company — The Guardian -
• Who could fill key No 10 vacancies – and win the battle for Starmer’s ear? — The Guardian -
• Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Fighting Starmer wins another chance, but is still surrounded by peril — The Guardian -
• Andy Burnham backs Starmer but urges him to be bolder and more inclusive — The Guardian -
• ‘Keir Starmer doesn’t do anything but U-turns’: the bleak mood in Makerfield — The Guardian -
• Starmer survives – but for how long? – podcast — The Guardian -

Australia experiences political maneuvering within the Liberal party and consumer advocacy for supermarket pricing transparency, alongside widespread protests and police scrutiny during the Israeli President's visit, and developments in gun laws and AI-related job cuts.

• Australia politics live: ‘frustrated’ Sharma backs Ley as speculation rises on Angus Taylor challenge; rent rises tipped to accelerate again — The Guardian -
• Bitter taste: per-unit pricing of Australian supermarket fruit and veg leaving customers out of pocket — The Guardian -
• How the Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Created a ‘Tinder Box’ — New York Times World -

• Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest — New York Times World -
• Labor group voices ‘distress and disgust’ at police response to anti-Herzog protests — The Guardian -
• Queensland’s new gun laws ‘ignore’ Wieambilla inquest call for mental health checks, Labor says — The Guardian -
• Drawings of Kangaroo Island fossils provide inspiration for stamp series — The Guardian -
• Police use of violence ‘disturbing’ and ‘disappointing’ at Sydney rally against Israeli president, experts say — The Guardian -
• Telstra joint venture to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout — The Guardian -
• Australia police defend actions after violence at protest over Israeli president visit — BBC World -
• Lenore Taylor resigns as Guardian Australia editor after 10 years of leadership — The Guardian -
• Protesters chant ‘we have the right to demonstrate’ at rally outside Sydney police station – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Woman, 69, in hospital with four broken vertebrae after interaction with police at Sydney Herzog protest — The Guardian -
• Sussan Ley’s allies urge Angus Taylor’s backers ‘put your name to it’ amid leadership plot to oust her — The Guardian -
• Australian author's erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge finds — BBC World -
• Sheikh who led prayer at Sydney protest against Herzog says police were ‘unhinged and aggressive’ — The Guardian -
• Sydney protest: NSW premier Chris Minns defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after video emerges of officers punching protesters — The Guardian -
• Sydney author guilty of child abuse after book, Daddy’s Little Toy, depicted adult role-playing as toddler — The Guardian -
• ABC airs former Asio agent’s claims that Bondi shooters were radicalised years ago, despite agency’s criticism — The Guardian -
• Parents of Melbourne methanol-poisoning victims ‘shocked’ by $185 fines handed to Laos hostel staff — The Guardian -

Geopolitical tensions persist with Russian internet restrictions, Ukraine facing sustained assaults, Iran's nuclear talks before a Trump meeting, Israel's West Bank plans sparking global backlash, and ammunition flows to Mexican cartels from a US plant.

• Mexican Cartel’s Seized Ammunition Is Traced to U.S. Army Plant — New York Times World -
• Russia Further Restricts Telegram, Escalating Internet Clampdown — New York Times World -
• Bulgaria Is at the Heart of Europe’s Harsh New Approach to Immigration — New York Times World -

• Israelis Protest Surge in Gun Crime Within Arab Community — New York Times World -
• Iran tells US not to let Netanyahu thwart nuclear talks before Trump meeting — The Guardian -
• Air Canada and WestJet Cancel Flights to Cuba Over Jet Fuel Shortage — New York Times World -
• Norway defence chief says Russia could invade to protect nuclear assets — The Guardian -
• ‘Wake-up call’ for Greece as air force officer accused of spying for China — The Guardian -
• Hamas Would Keep Some Weapons Initially in Draft Gaza Plan — New York Times World -
• Trump’s Threats to Cuba’s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind — New York Times World -
• How Ukrainians Are Coping Without Heat — New York Times World -
• Venezuelan opposition politician under house arrest after kidnap, son says — BBC World -
• Kenya to confront Russia over 'unacceptable' use of its nationals in combat — BBC World -
• Eating Kosher in the Heart of Syria: Lamb-Stuffed Zucchini but Hold the Yogurt — New York Times World -
• EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers — The Guardian -
• Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults — New York Times World -
• EU’s von der Leyen calls for bloc to ‘deepen’ the single market – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘A step in the wrong direction’: Israel’s West Bank plans prompt global backlash — The Guardian -
• A Shift in Chinese Taste for Durian Throws Malaysian Farmers Into Turmoil — New York Times World -
• Indonesia prepares to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of Trump plan — The Guardian -
• Macron urges Europe to start acting like world power — BBC World -
• Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry — New York Times World -
• Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address — The Guardian -
• Russia Knocked Out the Heat. So She Slept in a Tent on Her Bed. — New York Times World -
• Trump White House voices opposition after Israel unveils plan to increase control over West Bank — The Guardian -
• Nicaragua Blocks a Route from Cuba to the U.S. — New York Times World -
• Iran Detains Opposition Leaders Following Talks with Trump Administration — New York Times World -
• US to exempt some Bangladeshi clothes from tariffs — BBC World -
• US says two people killed in military strike on boat in Pacific — The Guardian -

High-profile missing persons cases like Savannah Guthrie's mother, school stabbings in London, and ongoing investigations into clergy sexual abuse highlight public safety concerns, alongside legal rulings for wrongful convictions and airplane crash landings.

• FBI releases images of masked person in hunt for Savannah Guthrie's mother — BBC World -
• Counter-terrorism unit leads inquiry into stabbing of two boys at north London school — The Guardian -
• FBI releases door-camera images of ‘armed individual’ in Nancy Guthrie case — The Guardian -

• New Orleans archbishop meets with survivors of clergy sexual abuse — The Guardian -
• Actor Noel Clarke arrested over allegation of attempted rape in 2007 — The Guardian -
• Teen who killed 12-year-old Leo Ross sentenced to minimum of 13 years in custody – as it happened — The Guardian -
• French former teacher charged with abusing 89 teens dating back to 1960s — BBC World -
• Bulgaria gripped by mysterious deaths of six people in mountains — The Guardian -
• Teenager who killed Leo Ross, 12, sentenced to minimum of 13 years in custody — The Guardian -
• Pilot praised after crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane on seashore — BBC World -
• Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law — The Guardian -
• Keion White becomes second 49ers player shot in San Francisco in 18 months — The Guardian -
• Small plane lands on Georgia road ‘in the middle of hundreds of vehicles’ — The Guardian -
• Barnsley drug dealer rigged properties with ‘Home Alone’ booby traps — The Guardian -
• New archbishop of Canterbury vows to build trust in how church tackles abuse — The Guardian -
• 'Mum is still out there' - Savannah Guthrie issues new plea as ransom deadline passes — BBC World -
• US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing Neil Gaiman of sexual assault — The Guardian -

Major corporations like Apple and Google pledge fair practices in app stores, while UK faces a potential joblessness epidemic and large companies like BP and AstraZeneca announce financial results and investment decisions.

• UK sleepwalking into joblessness epidemic, Tesco boss warns — The Guardian -
• Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps in UK deal — The Guardian -
• BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie — The Guardian -

• AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment — The Guardian -
• BP steps up cost cutting as profits slide — BBC World -
• BT replaces Openreach boss in latest management shake-up — The Guardian -
• BP halts share buy-backs as annual profits slide — The Guardian -

This broad category includes debates on school phone policies, children's exposure to harmful online ads, Ireland's basic income for artists, new environmental projects like UK windfarms and the cancellation of a Chile project, Winter Olympics events and personal confessions, and cultural tributes to figures like David Bowie.

• School phone policies in England a ‘huge drain’ on staff resources – study — The Guardian -
• Italy’s Top Sports Journalists Plan to Strike Over Anchor’s Olympics Gaffes — New York Times World -
• Sweden’s last stone topples U.S. in curling. — New York Times World -

• Children in England ‘bombarded’ with online ads for harmful products — The Guardian -
• How Mathilde Gremaud Edged Out Eileen Gu in Slopestyle, Again — New York Times World -
• Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent — The Guardian -
• An Olympian Quest in Milan: Glimpsing a K-Pop Superstar — New York Times World -
• Olympic Officials Ban Ukrainian’s Helmet Honoring War Dead — New York Times World -
• ‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show — The Guardian -
• Drive the ‘ice road’, Estonians told – just don’t fasten your seatbelt — The Guardian -
• Wallace, Gromit and a new use for lentils: Aardman exhibition opens at Young V&A — The Guardian -
• Laegreid wins bronze then confesses to affair on TV — BBC World -
• How Italy’s Police and Army Compete to Enlist Italian Olympians — New York Times World -
• ‘Opportunity of a lifetime’: details emerge on couple who wed at Bad Bunny Super Bowl half-time show — The Guardian -
• Buddhist monks' 108-day Walk for Peace set to end in Washington DC — BBC World -
• Marc Anthony says the way Beckham feud has played out is 'hardly the truth' — BBC World -
• I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime — The Guardian -
• Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world — The Guardian -
• Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers a ticking bomb for sea life, say experts — The Guardian -
• UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects — The Guardian -
• As a fellow Puerto Rican, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show was personal — BBC World -
• A Curling Champion Is Italy’s Hometown Hero at the Olympic Games — New York Times World -
• Philippe Gaulier, clown guru and mentor to theatre and comedy greats, dies aged 82 — The Guardian -
• Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest — The Guardian -
• Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place. — New York Times World -
• Misery for many as rain falls for 40 days in some parts of UK — The Guardian -
• What is Olympic ice and how is it made? — BBC World -
• Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears — BBC World -
• Philippine top court says same-sex couples can co-own property — BBC World -
• Hinkley Point C plan could save 90% of fish being sucked into pipes, study finds — The Guardian -
• English Heritage launches ‘bonding benches’ to tackle parental isolation — The Guardian -
• Catherine O'Hara's cause of death confirmed as blood clot — BBC World -
• New video game sees Africans fantasise about taking back looted treasures — BBC World -
• Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells — The Guardian -
• Lower-income families face 137-year wait for living standards to double, says UK thinktank — The Guardian -