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US justice department will not release all Epstein files by Friday deadline, official says.

Watch: "It's finally happening" - Trump supporters on the potential release of the Epstein files.

The US justice department will begin releasing long-awaited files related to Jeffrey Epstein as mandated by a new law, though not all documents would be made public on Friday, a top official says.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department expects to publish "several hundred thousand pages" initially, followed by more over the coming weeks.

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer has said not releasing all the files before the deadline amounts to breaking the law.

Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ was given until 19 December to release the files.

"The Trump administration had 30 days to release ALL the Epstein files, not just some. »

Zelenskyy tells Polish PM that "scariest thing for Russia" is when Poland and Ukraine are together

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that unity between Ukraine and Poland is "the scariest thing for Russia".

Details: Welcoming the Ukrainian president, Tusk also paid personal tribute to Zelenskyy, saying that "your fight is our common fight".

"You are a hero not only in Ukraine, but here in Poland [we] also treat you as a hero," the Polish prime minister said. »

'Get out of my house': 84-year-old man shoots son in the face for not visiting mother in hospice care, police say

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His wife had recently been put on in-home hospice care, "and William has been taking care of both of them," the court document states.

The defendant's son and his wife came over to the house to visit, something she said they did "on a weekly basis."

The defendant, holding his gun, pointed it at his son and fired, "striking him in the face," authorities say. »

Bondi shooting hero gets $2.5 million in donations and global praise for risking everything to stop the attacker

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Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed has received A$2.5 million (£1.24 million) in community donations during his hospital recovery following surgery.

Ahmed became an international symbol of bravery after he stopped a deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach with his bare hands.

During the struggle, Ahmed was shot twice and had to undergo surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand. »