In late January, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than 3.5 million documents related to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The release allowed the public to examine Epstein's connections to celebrities, business leaders and other influential figures.
British police on Monday arrested the former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in a misconduct probe related to his ties to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. London's Metropolitan Police said "officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office."
FILE - People stand in line at check-in counters at El Paso International Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in El Paso, Texas. Morgan Lee/AP hide caption toggle caption Morgan Lee/AP The U.S.
On September 11, 2025, Albanian actor Anila Bisha was sitting at home with her family, watching the live presentation of the country's new cabinet by Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania. What followed took her completely by surprise: She saw herself appointed minister — not as a flesh-and-blood politician, but as an avatar.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, after testifying before House lawmakers as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Thursday in Chappaqua, N.Y.
Cranes are seen on the grounds of the White House as construction work continues for U.S. President Trump's new ballroom in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images President Trump's White House ballroom project can proceed for now, after a court ruling Thursday.
A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 6, 2024.
Polls were open on Sunday morning in Japan for parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament in January ahead of the snap elections, a gamble that she hopes will provide her and her struggling party with a stronger mandate.
Portugal votes on Sunday in a second-round presidential election to pick a successor to conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the largely ceremonial figurehead position. Polls will open at 8 a.m.
After almost two years, Haiti's transitional presidential council handed power to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime on Saturday. The nine-member council stepped down as it failed to curb rampant gang violence during its two-year-long rule, leaving the Caribbean country in a political limbo and Fils-Aime as the country's only politician with executive power.
Voters are heading to polling stations across Thailand on Sunday to elect a new parliament. The vote is a three-way race between the reformist People's Party, the conservative Bhumjaithai Party of incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Pheu Thai, the party backed by the still-influential Shinawatra family.
Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis is leaving the US newspaper effective immediately, he announced on Saturday.