Colombian President Gustavo Petro was scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, marking their first in-person meeting after months of escalating tensions, according to the BBC. The meeting comes after a period of "angry rhetoric" between the two leaders, despite a cordial phone call following the U.S. military operation on January 3 to seize Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, the BBC reported.
Venezuela, drug trafficking, oil, security, and U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels were expected to be high on the agenda during the meeting, according to the BBC. Petro has repeatedly condemned U.S. foreign policy and raised concerns about potential U.S. military action in Colombia, the BBC noted.
In other news, the National Football League (NFL) announced it would examine New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch's connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the New York Times reported. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated at a news conference in San Jose, California, days before the Super Bowl, "We are going to look at all the facts, we are going to look at the context of those, we are going to try to understand that." The review follows the release of Justice Department documents that revealed the connection between Tisch, 76, and Epstein, according to the New York Times. Goodell stopped short of announcing a formal investigation into Tisch's actions, the New York Times noted.
Also, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC reported. This decision comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee after a months-long standoff, according to the BBC. Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and says he cut off contact two decades ago, the BBC reported. The timing of the depositions remains unclear, but this will be the first time the Clintons have testified in the investigation.
In Minneapolis, all immigration officers on the ground will be equipped with body cameras, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Monday, according to the New York Times. Noem stated that the change would be effective immediately and that the program would be expanded nationwide as funding becomes available, the New York Times reported. "We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country," she said in a social media post, according to the New York Times. The announcement was a response to concerns and outrage over aggressive tactics used by federal officers in advancing President Trump's immigration crackdown, the New York Times noted.
Meanwhile, in Oslo, Norway, the rape trial of Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, began, the BBC reported. Høiby is accused of 38 charges, including four counts of rape, in what is considered one of the biggest cases in Norway for years, according to the BBC. The seven-week trial opened at Oslo district court against a backdrop of almost daily revelations surrounding him and his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, the BBC noted. Høiby was arrested a year and a half ago in connection with a violent episode at a woman's flat in Oslo, according to the BBC.
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