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Following the latest release of the Epstein files, claims made by the then Prince Andrew in a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview can be put under fresh scrutiny. The BBC’s Sean Coughlan and Sarah Campbell have gone through the interview to compare Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s replies with emails which were apparently sent to and from the former…

Rubio is expected to avoid taking Vance’s abrasive approach from last year but, when asked if he was planning to be more conciliatory, he told reporters that Europeans “want to know where we’re going, where we’d like to go, where we’d like to go with them”.

His follower count on Instagram has swelled and a short video he shared on 29 January has more than five million likes. In it, he says: “I am not a Hindu, I am not a Muslim, I am not a Sikh, I am not a Christian. First and foremost, I am a human being.”

The transactional approach is not necessarily bad, Opalo said, but he argued that there is not the strategic depth of thinking going on, or diplomatic expertise, in African governments “to play this game well”. This means leaders may go for easy wins without considering the long-term implications, he feared.

The rollback sparked fury, meanwhile, among Democrats and environmental groups who said it would wreck the US’s ability to combat climate change. “We’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change – all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money,” former President Barack Obama wrote on social media.

“In the past, Iran has tied the construction to rebuilding an advanced centrifuge assembly plant, but the size of the facility, as well as the protection provided by the tall mountain, raised immediate concern whether additional sensitive activities are planned, such as uranium enrichment,” they said.

The owners of a Swiss bar, where a deadly fire broke out on New Year’s Eve, killing 41 people and injuring at least 115 others, were heckled by grieving families, as they appeared in court in Switzerland on Thursday. Jessica and Jacques Moretti are under criminal investigation for involuntary manslaughter, as well as bodily harm…

Authorities in Iran have put on a show of strength to mark the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, weeks after they used unprecedented force to put down anti-government protests. The BBC is visiting Tehran for the first time since the crackdown, during which at least 6,490 protesters were killed across the country, according to…

Police have released audio of a call between emergency services and a 13-year-old Australian boy who swam for hours to get help for his family after they were swept out to sea earlier in February. In the call, Austin Appelbee says his siblings – brother Beau, 12, and sister Grace, eight – and their mother…

President Donald Trump’s recent threats, made in the context of Iran’s violent suppression of domestic unrest, come at a moment of exceptional internal strain for the Islamic Republic. As a result, any US attack now carries a significantly higher risk of rapid escalation, both regionally and inside Iran.