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From BBC News. As president of The Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards, Panos A. Panay is grappling with how artificial intelligence and streaming is transforming the music industry, often at the expense of artists. A former agent who worked with the likes of Leonard Cohen and Nina Simone, Panos spoke on Radical with…

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From BBC News. #TheI director of one of Gaza’s main hospitals said he is still seeing a pattern of malnourished and traumatised mothers giving birth to underweight or premature babies, more than three months into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Although significantly more aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began,…

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From BBC News. US news anchor Savannah Guthrie has posted a video message tearfully pleading for the return of her abducted mother and seeking proof from her captors that the 84-year-old is still alive. "We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen," the NBC host said, beside her siblings in the…

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From BBC News. Peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US will continue today in Abu Dhabi, with Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region a key talking point. Moscow is demanding full control of the region, including the key cities of Luhansk and Donetsk as a price for peace, but Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly rejected…

From BBC News. Today, MPs voted to release documents about Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador following a six-hour long debate. Adam and Chris unpack how Keir Starmer spoke about Mandelson at Prime Minister’s Questions, Kemi Badenoch’s line of questioning about who knew what when and the volume of questions swirling about the Prime Minister’s…

From BBC News. Critical minerals – used in the production of smart phones, electric car batteries and wind turbines – have become a hot geopolitical bargaining chip. Demand for these precious natural resources, like cobalt, lithium and copper is growing rapidly, especially as countries turn to green energy solutions. Securing America’s supply of the minerals…

From BBC News. An email seemingly from Ghislaine Maxwell appears to confirm that a photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, is real. The name has been redacted from the published version of the statement, but the details indicate that it is Maxwell who was discussing Giuffre. The former prince,…

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From BBC News. UK PM Sir Keir Starmer told MPs during Prime Minister’s Questions that Peter Mandelson had "betrayed our country" after "lying repeatedly" about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The prime minister voiced his "regret" about appointing Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington in 2024, as he was pushed in the Commons on…

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From BBC News. President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, appear to have smoothed over their differences in a meeting at the White House. Both leaders said their discussions were positive with a focus on stopping illegal drug trafficking and the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US last year. Colombia is the…

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From BBC News. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have begun the first of two more days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, co-ordinated by the US. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the country wants a "real" and "dignified" end to the war. The talks are continuing after he said Russia used a record number of…

From BBC News. The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson after new files released seemed to suggest he had passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords following the latest revelations, though he retains the right to use the title of Lord. The…

From BBC News. Police are reviewing new allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sent a woman to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the UK, for a sexual encounter at his residence, the Royal Lodge in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The woman was in her twenties at the time. Her lawyer, Brad Edwards, whose US law firm has been…

From BBC News. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has released millions of new files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. The files include documents, images, videos and emails between Epstein and high-profile figures. Featuring in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Public figures named in the files are believed…

From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office. It comes after the Cabinet Office referred material to police after reviewing Epstein file documents that suggest he forwarded internal government information to Epstein when he was business secretary in 2009. Meanwhile Mandelson is stepping…

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From BBC News. Russia has used a record number of ballistic missiles to target Ukraine’s energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The combined missile and drone strikes hit power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv and multiple locations causing "the most powerful blow" so far this year, according to private energy company DTEK. The strikes…

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From BBC News. Only a few sick and wounded Palestinians from Gaza arrived in Egypt on Monday after the Rafah border crossing reopened for the movement of people. The crossing has largely been closed since the Gazan side was captured by Israeli forces in May 2024. The reopening was supposed to happen during the first…

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From BBC News. Prosecutors in Norway have detailed four charges of rape against the son of Norway’s crown princess. A year and a half after Marius Borg Høiby was arrested over a violent episode at a woman’s flat’s in Oslo, he appeared in court to hear all 38 charges he faces and to deny allegations…

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From BBC News. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking over his artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, as the billionaire continues to unify some of his many business interests. SpaceX confirmed the deal to acquire xAI, a smaller firm known for its Grok chatbot, posting a memo from Musk about the merger on its website. Terms of the…

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From BBC News. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran will pursue negotiations with the US after requests from "friendly governments in the region" to respond to a US proposal for talks. In a statement on X, Pezeshkian said he had told Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi to pursue talks "provided that a…

From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in a public office after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing on sensitive government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Scottish National Party and Reform UK reported Mandelson to police after emails suggest he forwarded internal government information to Epstein when…

From BBC News. Men are covertly filming women on nights out, then making money by posting the videos online, a BBC investigation has found. The videos, often described as “walking tours” or “nightlife content”, are published on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. They focus almost entirely on women in dresses and skirts, many filmed from…

From BBC News. Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight…

From BBC News. The Metropolitan Police say they are reviewing allegations of misconduct in a public office after new files suggest Peter Mandelson sent government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson seemingly forwarded internal emails sent and received while he was business secretary in 2009 from senior politicians to Epstein. Adam is joined by political…

From BBC News. Israel has kept the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt largely closed for two years. But now a small number of people will be allowed to go in and out. This is a significant step in President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza. So what comes next? And is Washington still…

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From BBC News. As anticipation builds as to when and how the US might strike Iran, The Security Brief looks at the US President’s options. America has already shown it can strike Iran – last June’s operation ‘Midnight Hammer’ targeted the country’s nuclear facilities. But now, with a significant build-up of US forces in the…

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From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he believes Peter Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords over his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The PM has ordered an "urgent" investigation into Lord Mandelson’s contact with Epstein while he was a government minister, No 10…

From BBC News. Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine yesterday after agreeing not to target population centres and energy infrastructure during a cold snap that has gripped the country. Four people were killed overnight in the central Cherkasy region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a new round of US-brokered talks between Ukraine and Russia that…

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From BBC News. "On the first day, I asked ‘why are there no more women?’," Hind Kabawat told the BBC’s Lyse Doucet. Kabawat is Syria’s minister for social affairs and labour – the only female minister in the transitional government tasked with navigating the country’s jagged road from war to peace. Sectarian violence, which has…

From BBC News. Palestinians have started to enter the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it reopened for the movement of people. The crossing has largely been closed since May 2024, when the Gazan side was captured by Israeli forces. The reopening was supposed to happen during the first phase of…

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From BBC News. Bad Bunny has become the first Latin artist to win album of the year in the 68-year history of the Grammy Awards, at a ceremony where dozens of stars railed against the Donald Trump administration’s US immigration crackdown. The 31-year-old, who will headline next week’s Super Bowl half-time show, dedicated the award…

From BBC News. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following the release of more documentation from the Epstein files. The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince’s residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. BBC News has asked Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for…

From BBC News. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following the release of more documentation from the Epstein files. The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince’s residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. BBC News has asked Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for…

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