Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, days before a vote on whether to hold them in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee, according to BBC World. The depositions' timing remains unclear, but it will mark the first time the Clintons have testified in the investigation into the late sex offender, who died in prison in 2019.
Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and stated he cut off contact two decades ago, according to BBC World.
In other news, the son of Norway's crown princess, Marius Borg Høiby, is on trial in Oslo, accused of 38 charges, including four counts of rape, BBC World reported. The trial, expected to last seven weeks, comes a year and a half after Høiby's arrest following a violent episode at a woman's flat in Oslo.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is 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, BBC World reported. Venezuela, drug trafficking, oil, security, and U.S. strikes on alleged drug vessels are expected to be high on the agenda. While the two leaders were cordial in a phone call after the January 3 U.S. military operation to seize Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, tensions have been high.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, federal immigration agents will receive body cameras "effective immediately," according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), BBC World reported. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the deployment on X, stating, "Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis." The decision follows a backlash over the deaths of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, after a surge of federal immigration officers into the Minneapolis area as part of an immigration crackdown. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled Pretti's January 24 death a homicide.
Meanwhile, Ukraine praised Elon Musk for restricting Russian use of Starlink satellites, BBC World reported. Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Musk "a true champion of freedom and a true friend of the Ukrainian people," stating that Musk swiftly responded when informed of Russian drones with Starlink connectivity operating in the country. The drones have been linked to recent deadly attacks by Russia on Ukraine. Musk wrote on X, "Looks like the steps we took to stop the unauthorised use of Starlink by Russia have worked. Let us know if [there are] any changes."
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