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Justice Department releases missing FBI interviews in Epstein files with woman who made claims against Trump

The US Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarise interviews of an unidentified woman in ‌which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department had previously released a log confirming that the interviews took ​place but released a summary of only one of those four meetings, in which she accused Epstein of ​molesting her when she was a teenager. The newly disclosed records, which were posted on the department's website on ⁠Thursday, show she also claimed Trump attempted to force her to perform oral sex after Epstein introduced her to ​the future president in New York or New Jersey in the 1980s when she was between 13 and 15 years old. Read: Trump urges Zelensky to strike deal, says Putin ready The ​White House did not immediately respond to questions about the disclo...
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Second Iranian ship nears Sri Lanka after submarine attack

A second Iranian warship neared Sri Lankan waters on Thursday, a minister told parliament, a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 84 sailors. Media minister Nalinda Jayatissa said the second Iranian navy vessel was just outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters, but gave no further details. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was meeting top officials on Thursday to discuss a response to an Iranian request to enter the safety of the island's waters, official sources said. Read More: At least 87 dead after US sinks Iranian warship They said the craft identified as IRIS Bushehr was carrying nearly 300 crew and cadets. It was feared that this vessel could be targeted the same way a sister vessel was sunk by a US submarine just off Sri Lanka's southern coast on Wednesday. The sinking of IRIS Dena came as the war sparked by a joint US-Israel attack on Iran continued to spread across the Middle East and beyond. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday denounced the attack and warned Washington it would "bitterly regret" establishing such a precedent. "The US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," he posted on X. The U.S. has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran's shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning. Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set. pic.twitter.com/cxYiI9BLUk — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 5, 2026 "Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret precedent it has set." Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said he spoke with Araghchi on Wednesday to "express grave concern" over the escalation of hostilities and called for diplomatic dialogue. Meanwhile, authorities began an inquest into the deaths of the sailors at the southern port city of Galle while the chief magistrate Sameera Dodangoda ordered autopsies. The morgue at Galle can handle about 25 bodies at a time, but those of the 84 Iranian sailors were brought there on Wednesday. Hospital staff said the authorities were rushing to set up refrigerated shipping containers to preserve the remains until legal formalities were completed. Navy spokesman Buddhika Sampath said authorities were continuing the search for missing sailors. Sri Lanka earlier said that there were 180 people on board the ship -- more than the Iranian figure -- when it was struck by a torpedo, in what the US defence secretary called "quiet death". Tight protection Medical staff said 32 rescued Iranians were still being treated under tight security provided by police and elite commandos at the hospital, adding that the walking wounded would be discharged soon. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it was assessing the situation and was working with the local authorities. Also Read: Dar reminds Iran of Pak-Saudi defence pact "Our priority is to ensure that all the wounded, sick and shipwrecked receive the assistance they are entitled to without delay," the ICRC spokesperson in Colombo, Ruwanthi Jayasundare, told AFP. The emergency treatment unit of the district's main hospital was off-limits to visitors and other patients, with medical authorities setting up a separate ward for the wounded Iranians. "Most of them have minor injuries, but there were a few with fractures and burns," a nurse at the hospital said, without giving her name. An Iranian embassy official present at the hospital declined to comment. The frigate issued a distress call at dawn on Wednesday but had completely sunk by the time a Sri Lankan rescue ship reached the area. The attack was about an hour away from the main naval base in Galle. The warship was returning after attending a military exercise in India's eastern port of Visakhapatnam. India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said he too had had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, but gave no details. Sri Lanka has remained neutral and has repeatedly urged dialogue to resolve the conflict in the Middle East. Iran is a key buyer of Sri Lankan tea, the country's main export commodity.

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