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Aug 5, 2026 - World

Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch filesNew Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general Todd Blanche on Wednesday for “stonewalling” its criminal investigation into the activities of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a remote ranch in the state.Raúl Torrez, the New Mexico attorney general, had said he was mulling the possibility of legal action if the justice department (DoJ) did not share with him by 31 July information about the alleged historical abuse of girls and young women at Epstein’s Zorro ranch about 30 miles south of Santa Fe. Continue reading...

Aug 5, 2026 - World

She reported for duty on August 3 at the Antvorskov Barracks in Slagelse to begin an 11-month service with the Guard Hussar Regiment.

Aug 5, 2026 - World

Metropolitan police say 47-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapon and assaultCovent Garden stabbings – latest updatesA woman has been arrested after four men were stabbed in Covent Garden, central London, police said.The Metropolitan police said the men, aged 34, 39, 42 and 52, were found with stab wounds. They were taken to a major trauma centre after the lunchtime incident on Endell Street. Continue reading...

Aug 5, 2026 - World

Ukraine shoots down most drones but no ballistic missiles in overnight attack that mainly targeted civilian facilitiesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed allies for not delivering air defences fast enough after Ukraine failed to shoot down a single Russian missile in a deadly overnight attack that killed at least 17 people and ⁠injured dozens more.Preliminary data from the Ukrainian air force showed its defences shot down 98 of the 115 drones fired by Russia overnight, but no ballistic missiles. Continue reading...

Aug 5, 2026 - World

Police arrested a woman in central London after four men were found with stab wounds in the shopping and entertainment districtWorkers at the 2 Chairs Grooming Room said one of the victims ran into the shop and took his shirt off, revealing a large gash on his back.Two of the four men stabbed this afternoon have been discharged from the hospital, the Metropolitan Police posted on X. Continue reading...