The US Department of Justice has begun publishing investigative recordsdata into the case of the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thousands of paperwork and photographs can be found on the ministry’s web site, lots of them partially or fully blacked out. The foundation is a legislation that US President Donald Trump authorised after months of resistance and which permits the paperwork to be launched. The publication started on Friday night US time, however doesn’t but embrace all recordsdata. According to the Ministry of Justice, a whole bunch of 1000’s extra paperwork are anticipated to comply with within the coming weeks. Democratic members of the US Parliament criticize that the paperwork weren’t revealed fully and in a complete method. ZEIT editor Juliane Schäuble explains what new insights have emerged from the fabric that has been made accessible to this point and why not all recordsdata have been launched on the similar time.
Every week after the assault on US troops within the Syrian metropolis of Palmyra, by which two troopers and an interpreter have been killed, the US army has carried out reprisal assaults towards the terrorist militia “Islamic State” (IS). According to the US regional command Centcom, greater than 70 targets have been attacked with fighter jets, assault helicopters and artillery. The goal of the operation was to hit IS weapons depots, infrastructure and fighters. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth introduced on X that operations would proceed. At the identical time, the brand new Syrian regime below interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has obtained rising recognition within the West in latest months. Among different issues, Ahmed al-Sharaa appeared on the United Nations and was praised by the US President within the White House as a “very strong leader”. How sturdy is the affect of IS at present? Syria is, analyzes ZEIT writer Stella Males.
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