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The Paris prosecutor opened a probe into possible French links to Jeffrey Epstein, designated magistrates and pursued complaints including one targeting diplomat Fabrice Aidan.

Le Monde
Epstein affair: Paris prosecutor's office has designated magistrates to analyze possible offenses involving French nationals

The prosecutor's office also announced that it has been seized of three cases, following complaints or reports, involving diplomat Fabrice Aidan, conductor Frédéric Chaslin, and a model scout.

Epstein affair: Paris prosecutor's office has designated magistrates to analyze possible offenses involving French nationals
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The Guardian
Police set up national group to deal with UK-related Epstein allegations

Senior policing source says ‘tsunami’ of claims expected after US release of papers relating to disgraced financier British police have set up a new national group to deal with allegations that Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking of women had ties to Britain, as well as claims against his associates, such as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. At least three British police forces are dealing with allegations triggered by the revelations about Epstein and his associates in documents released in the US, with more claims of wrongdoing expected by police officials. Continue reading. . .

Police set up national group to deal with UK-related Epstein allegations
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Le Monde
Affaire Epstein : le Quai d’Orsay en pleine agitation depuis les accusations visant Fabrice Aidan

Les dossiers Epstein ont mis au jour des liens étroits entre le diplomate français et le criminel sexuel américain, à qui il aurait fourni des informations confidentielles.

Affaire Epstein : le Quai d’Orsay en pleine agitation depuis les accusations visant Fabrice Aidan
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Le Monde
Epstein affair: Africa's networks of the sex offender, between presidents, heirs and recruiters

Revelations from the Epstein Files show that the network woven by the American businessman has extended into Africa, where he forged ties with influential figures to facilitate his dealings and consolidate his power.

Epstein affair: Africa's networks of the sex offender, between presidents, heirs and recruiters
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New York Times
French Prosecutors to Investigate Diplomat as Part of Epstein Probe

The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was looking into three new complaints with links to the files and revisiting an earlier investigation into an Epstein associate who died in 2022.

French Prosecutors to Investigate Diplomat as Part of Epstein Probe
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Corriere della Sera
Epstein case, Bannon emails: 'We will bring down Pope Francis, come on, brother'

The former Trump adviser did not like Pope Francis, seeing him as too at odds with his sovereignist vision. He asked Epstein to produce a film against the Vatican. And the financier's medical examiner: 'Redo the autopsy'.

Epstein case, Bannon emails: 'We will bring down Pope Francis, come on, brother'
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The Sidney Morning Herald
Epstein files reveal scope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in Clinton circle

Newly released documents shed light on how Epstein’s companion played a major role in creating the former US president’s global organisation.

Epstein files reveal scope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in Clinton circle
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Der Spiegel
Jeffrey Epstein: Special unit investigates crimes by French nationals

The release of the Epstein files is putting politicians and celebrities around the world under pressure, including in France. The prosecutors now plan to pursue possible entanglements and reopen an old case.

Jeffrey Epstein: Special unit investigates crimes by French nationals
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The Independent
The original Epstein? FBI is holding thousands of files on Detroit millionaire and his sinister island

Before Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes shocked the world, another wealthy bachelor built his own secret operation on a remote, private island in Lake Michigan. One podcaster tells Andrea Cavallier how he has picked up the cold case - and is trying to expose what authorities failed to do

The original Epstein? FBI is holding thousands of files on Detroit millionaire and his sinister island
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El Mundo
The Paris prosecutor's office designates two judges to investigate the ramifications of the Epstein case

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The Paris prosecutor's office designates two judges to investigate the ramifications of the Epstein case
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The Epstein Case: French prosecutors form a special unit

To uncover connections of French citizens to the Epstein case, the prosecutor's office has now formed a special unit. The Brunel case should also be reopened.

The Epstein Case: French prosecutors form a special unit
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Le Figaro
Affaire Epstein : ce que contient la première enquête française menée de 2019 à 2023

Le parquet de Paris a annoncé samedi qu’il procéderait «à une réanalyse intégrale du dossier d’instruction» dans lequel l’ex-agent de mannequins Jean-Luc Brunel, un proche du financier américain, avait été mis en examen. Il avait été clôturé par un non-lieu en 2023 à la suite du suicide en détention, en 2022, de ce dernier.

Affaire Epstein : ce que contient la première enquête française menée de 2019 à 2023
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Le Figaro
Fabrice Aidan, Frédéric Chaslin, Daniel Siad... French justice takes up the Epstein case by appointing magistrates

The Paris prosecutor's office wants to analyze 'potential offenses linked to French nationals' in this sprawling case. The American financier, who committed suicide in prison in 2019, faced up to 45 years in prison for sexual exploitation of minors and criminal association

Fabrice Aidan, Frédéric Chaslin, Daniel Siad... French justice takes up the Epstein case by appointing magistrates
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Dagens Næringsliv
These are the foreign leaders who have fallen after the Epstein revelations

It is not only in Norway that the latest document leak has had consequences.

These are the foreign leaders who have fallen after the Epstein revelations
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