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Clintons Agree to Testify in Epstein Investigation as Global Events Unfold
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify before the House Oversight Committee regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to an attorney for the Clintons. The agreement came ahead of a potential contempt of Congress vote, as Republican lawmakers had been advancing contempt proceedings against the pair, Euronews reported.
Meanwhile, in France, the government definitively adopted the 2026 state budget on Monday evening after surviving two no-confidence motions in parliament, Euronews reported. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu invoked Article 49.3 of the constitution on Friday, allowing the government to pass the legislation without a vote from Members of Parliament, according to Euronews. The motions were tabled by the far-right National Rally and left-wing parties.
In Norway, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned against the creation of a separate EU army alongside NATO, describing the idea as "extremely dangerous," Euronews reported. Speaking at a security conference, Kallas argued that it would blur chains of command in a crisis and that maintaining a clear command structure should be the main priority. "On the European level, we have the m," Kallas stated, according to Euronews.
In other news, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino apologized to British football fans after making a joke that was criticized as a "cheap joke" by the Football Supporters' Association, Sky News reported. Infantino had joked, "For the first time in history... no Brit was arrested during a World Cup. Imagine! This is something really really special." Sky News noted that Infantino also insisted that former U.S. President Donald Trump deserved a peace prize.
Adding to a growing trend, Gökçe Güven, a 26-year-old Turkish national and the founder and CEO of fintech startup Kalder, was charged last week with alleged securities fraud, wire fraud, visa fraud, and aggravated identity theft, TechCrunch reported. Güven is also an alum of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, a list that has become "more than a little notorious" for the number of entrants who have been charged with fraud, according to TechCrunch. Kalder, based in New York, uses the tagline "Turn Your Rewards into a Revenue Engine" and claims to help companies create and monetize individual rewards programs, TechCrunch reported.
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