2026-02-24
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Peter Mendelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after he was accused of sharing confidential government documents with Jeffrey Epstein,
a dead sex offender.
Files released by America's Justice Department appeared to show Lord Mendelssohn passing official information to Epstein
while a cabinet minister.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, brother of King Charles III, was arrested on similar grounds last week.
Mexico's security minister said criminal gangs have killed at least 25 soldiers in retaliatory attacks
since the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel,
the country's most notorious drug trafficking gang.
Unrest has spread across at least 20 states since Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes,
aka El Mencho, died after being caught by the Mexican army on Sunday.
American stock indices dropped amid tariff uncertainty and a continued software sell-off triggered by AI concerns.
The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy NASDAQ fell by more than 1%.
Donald Trump announced global tariffs of 15% after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of his levies.