Billionaire Bill Gates testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, told members he had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and that Epstein attempted to use information about his personal life to…
A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city. Source link
The pop star discusses the difficulty of writing happy songs, and her Glastonbury anxiety attack. Source link
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a landmark community building built deliberately across the US-Canada border in 1904 so neighbours could share books and performances, has opened a new Canada‑only entrance. It comes after the Trump administration halted the use of the library’s original cross‑border main door, located on the US side in Vermont….
Consumers are increasingly feeling the strain of the US-Israel war in Iran. Source link
US Central Command said its latest airstrikes were responding to “unwarranted and continued aggression” from Iran. Source link
Nine of them were killed in a series of attacks in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon’s state news agency. Source link
Bruel has been placed under judicial investigation, which means an examining magistrate will look more deeply into the case. Source link
Pope Leo XIV has described Barcelona’s Sagrada Família as a masterpiece of “stones, colours and light” as he inaugurated its newest – and tallest – tower. The giant Tower of Jesus Christ, completed in February, has brought the church to a soaring height of 172.5m (566ft) – cementing it as the tallest church in the…
The Microsoft co-founder spent hours talking to lawmakers behind closed doors, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him. Source link