The Daily Populous

Tuesday February 24th, 2026 night edition

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LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody.

London’s Metropolitan Police force said “officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office” at an address in north London.

Police are investigating Mandelson over claims he passed sensitive government information to Epstein a decade and a half ago.

The files released in January contained more explosive revelations about Mandelson’s ties to Epstein, whom he once called “my best pal.”.

British police launched a criminal probe earlier this month and searched Mandelson’s two houses in London and western England.

He helped secure a trade deal in May that spared Britain some of the tariffs Trump has imposed on countries around the world. »

Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show

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At least half a dozen other people have died during the nations’ immigration crackdown under the Trump administration.

American Oversight released a trove of records on Tuesday related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s use of force, training and oversight after suing for the documents.

The records also detail another non-fatal and previously unreported incident that occurred in Beaumont a month before Martinez’s shooting. »

Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case

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AP AUDIO: Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports a federal judge has permanently barred the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into President Trump’s hoarding of classified documents.

The classified documents case was once considered the most serious of the four criminal cases against him.

Cannon last year granted a defense request to at least temporarily halt the release of the report dealing with the classified documents case. »

Netherlands appoints first out gay and youngest prime minister

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Netherlands has appointed its first openly gay and youngest prime minister.

The new dutch government was sworn in on Monday (23 February), with Rob Jetten becoming the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister.

In a new phase, with a great responsibility and above all a joint promise to work for everyone in the Netherlands.”. »