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Letter from committee on oversight says it is clear the former ambassador ‘holds critical information’Peter Mandelson has been asked to testify to the US Congress over his relationship with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.Robert Garcia, ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, and congressman Suhas Subramanyam have written to Mandelson requesting he be questioned as part of the investigation into Epstein. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

A skier from France is also killed with manslaughter investigation to be carried out by mountain rescue policeTwo Britons are among three skiers to have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.The pair were part of a group of five people, accompanied by an instructor, off-piste skiing in Val d’Isère, in south-east France. A French national, who was skiing alone, was also killed. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

From ultra-processed foods to hidden chemicals, we ask whether what’s on our plates is making us ill.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins in a landslide two years after student-led revolt.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Nikhil Gupta faces up to 40 years over alleged India-backed attempt to kill Gurpatwant Singh PannunThe Indian man who US prosecutors accused of plotting to kill a prominent US-based activist after being recruited by an agent of the Indian government has pleaded guilty to three criminal charges, according to a spokesperson for the US attorney’s office in Manhattan.Nikhil Gupta faces a maximum 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty […]

The French president said Europe must show “unwavering commitment” to defending its interestsIf you need a primer on what’s on the agenda for the next three days, I spoke with the MSC’s head of policy Nicole Koenig, the author of the European part of their security report published ahead of the meeting.I asked her what is most likely to be the focus of this year’s forum, will Rubio deliver a […]