The released files include a video showing the movements of guards near Epstein’s cell shortly after his death on August 10, 2019.

The U.S. House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released an initial batch of 33,295 pages of documents related to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of trafficking minors. The release followed a request by the committee’s chairman, Republican James Comer, who submitted a request to the Department of Justice.

Chinese and foreign tourists shop in a duty-free mall in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province, July 15, 2025.

Chinese and foreign tourists shop in a duty-free mall in Haikou, south China's Hainan province, July 15, 2025.
(Photo: Su Bikun)

"Before coming here, I assumed Sanya was only about sunshine and beaches," remarked Russian tourist Andrei. After spending a few days by the sea, his family headed to downtown Sanya, south China's Hainan province, for some shopping. Inside a mall, a poster advertising duty-free shopping for offshore passengers caught his eye.

The meeting occurred after both leaders attended the commemorative parade in Beijing, standing on either side of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met today in Beijing with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who promised to continue supporting Russia in whatever it needs, as he already did by providing troops to drive Ukrainian soldiers out of the Kursk region.

The former president faces charges of plotting to overturn 2022 election results.

On Tuesday, Cristiano Zanin, president of the First Panel of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF), opened the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022) and seven former officials accused of participating in the attempted coup to overturn the results of the 2022 elections.

Venezuelan Defense Minister, Major General Vladimir Padrino López.

Venezuelan Defense Minister, Major General Vladimir Padrino López, stated this Sunday that the entire world rejects the threats made by the U.S. against the homeland of Bolívar and Chávez. He highlighted the massive public mobilization over the past two weekends, where hundreds of thousands of people voluntarily enlisted in the Bolivarian Militia and demonstrated their determination to defend national sovereignty at any cost.