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Revelations in newly released Jeffrey Epstein files prompted investigations and resignation demands across several countries, triggering a French probe into diplomat Fabrice Aidan and scrutiny of U.S. officials.

Le Figaro
Epstein affair and pedophile file: the Quai d’Orsay in turmoil after revelations about diplomat Fabrice Aidan

STORY - Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has turned to the judiciary to report the alleged facts of the French agent seconded to the UN. The diplomat’s name, linked to Jeffrey Epstein, was discovered in 2013 by the FBI in a file belonging to pedophiles, which he disputes.

Epstein affair and pedophile file: the Quai d’Orsay in turmoil after revelations about diplomat Fabrice Aidan
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Der Spiegel
Jeffrey Epstein: How Deutsche Bank Kept Him for Years

Jeffrey Epstein was a client of Deutsche Bank, despite being a convicted sex offender. Despite indications of further crimes, the business relationship lasted for years. Internally, the bank apparently considered the risk acceptable.

Jeffrey Epstein: How Deutsche Bank Kept Him for Years
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Le Figaro
Epstein affair: Donald Trump allegedly alerted to the financier's crimes as early as 2006, according to a former Palm Beach police chief

In an unpublished document, a former Palm Beach police chief claims that Donald Trump was aware of Jeffrey Epstein's actions, while he has long maintained that he never knew about them.

Epstein affair: Donald Trump allegedly alerted to the financier's crimes as early as 2006, according to a former Palm Beach police chief
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Le Figaro
Epstein and His "Pimps" of Young Girls in Paris: Six Years After an Aborted Investigation, French Justice Faces a Sprawling Case

ANALYSIS — In 2020, the Paris prosecutor's office sent a request for criminal assistance to the United States regarding Jean-Luc Brunel's involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking, before Brunel's suicide ended the investigations. Their closure raises questions today.

Epstein and His "Pimps" of Young Girls in Paris: Six Years After an Aborted Investigation, French Justice Faces a Sprawling Case
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Der Standard
How deeply was Deutsche Bank involved in the Jeffrey Epstein case

The sex offender became a client only after his first conviction. Internally the bank had long classified the man, for whom it managed at least 40 accounts, as an acceptable risk.

How deeply was Deutsche Bank involved in the Jeffrey Epstein case
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Aftenposten
Trump's attorney general refused to turn to Epstein's victims - I have no intention of getting dragged into a political sideshow

Washington, D.C.: In the middle of the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein's papers, Attorney General Pam Bondi meets with the U.S. Congress.

Trump's attorney general refused to turn to Epstein's victims - I have no intention of getting dragged into a political sideshow
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The Independent
Epstein told Emirati billionaire he ‘loved the torture video’ and shared sex messages, unredacted files reveal

Paedophile financier corresponded with prominent Middle Eastern businessman for years, according to newly unredacted files

Epstein told Emirati billionaire he ‘loved the torture video’ and shared sex messages, unredacted files reveal
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Público
Trump keeps the Commerce Secretary who hid a visit to Epstein's island

Democrats and some Republican lawmakers are calling for Howard Lutnick's resignation after he was caught lying about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The Miami Herald uncovers contradictions of Donald Trump.

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Der Spiegel
Epstein Files: Trump's Attorney General Bondi grilled in cross-examination by lawmakers

Why are there gaps in the Epstein files? Who is responsible for deaths in ICE operations in Minnesota? Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi must face difficult questions from U.S. lawmakers

Epstein Files: Trump's Attorney General Bondi grilled in cross-examination by lawmakers
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Die Zeit
Jeffrey Epstein: A powerful patriarchal network

Weinstein, Sean Combs, the Pelicot case: Epstein's system is part of a global culture of misogyny. It's high time that men also stand up to it

Jeffrey Epstein: A powerful patriarchal network
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The Guardian
Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein

Head of Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales says he is working with Thames Valley and Met forces Prosecutors are “in close contact” with police over investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson’s links with Jeffrey Epstein, England and Wales’s most senior criminal prosecutor has said. Thames Valley police has said it is reviewing allegations that the child sex offender Epstein provided Mountbatten-Windsor with a woman to have sex with at Royal Lodge in 2010, as well as that the former prince shared confidential reports from his role as a government trade envoy with the disgraced financier. Continue reading. . .

Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
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The Independent
The Latest: Bondi will face questions before Congress over Epstein files

Attorney General Pam Bondi will face questions from lawmakers over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts

The Latest: Bondi will face questions before Congress over Epstein files
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The Independent
Nancy Mace lands blow on Trump official over Epstein revelation: ‘I wouldn’t have lunch with a pedophile’

Republican highlights Trump administration's support for figures who met Epstein - even after his conviction

Nancy Mace lands blow on Trump official over Epstein revelation: ‘I wouldn’t have lunch with a pedophile’
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by Annette Yoshiko Reed

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“…universities are becoming more reliant on wealthy benefactors. But the networks that fund research and programs can also entangle top universities with morally compromised figures… complicity and compromised institutional integrity.”
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‘A Moment of Reckoning’: After Epstein, Higher Ed Faces Hard Questions About Its Proximity to Power
Weeks after the release of a new cache of files about Jeffrey Epstein, the fallout on campuses nationwide is coming into focus.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM

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by Mel Bartley

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I didnt know this but it figures. Too bad some good epidemiologists are going along with the idea.
rebeccasear.bsky.social Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 10h
“Epstein’s passion for injecting eugenics into conversation after conversation in his emails should shape the way we think about his role in funding scientific research and development—and steering richer men’s money in that world”
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20h
Evil men like Epstein are, in the simplest form, obsessed with eugenics because they believe that their ill-gotten gains are the product of some innate superiority.
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick needs to RESIGN; he LIED about his contacts with Epstein; had continued relationship with him.
Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Le Monde
Epstein affair: the government 'encourages women who may have been victims to seek justice'

The statement by Maud Bregeon follows revelations concerning the French diplomat Fabrice Aidan, whose name is cited repeatedly in the millions of documents posted online by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Epstein affair: the government 'encourages women who may have been victims to seek justice'
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Handelsblatt
Epstein scandal: French diplomat comes under the scrutiny of the judiciary

The Paris foreign minister expressed dismay: A French diplomat had dubious contacts with Epstein—and is said to have even handed over confidential documents.

Epstein scandal: French diplomat comes under the scrutiny of the judiciary
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Aftenposten
VG: Rød-Larsen's bills ended up with Jeffrey Epstein

A VG investigation of Epstein documents shows that some of Terje Rød-Larsen's home-care bills ended up with Epstein.

VG: Rød-Larsen's bills ended up with Jeffrey Epstein
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