French police raided the Arab World Institute in Paris on Monday as part of an investigation into former French Culture Minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline over suspected financial links to Jeffrey Epstein, while the Trump administration faced accusations of "purposefully muddying the waters" by releasing a list of names mentioned in the Epstein files. Simultaneously, in other international developments, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of deliberately attacking the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv, and the spokesman for imprisoned former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed his doctor was denied access to treat him in jail.
The raid on the Arab World Institute, which occurred on Monday, followed a preliminary investigation opened on February 6th into "laundering of aggravated tax fraud" against Lang and his daughter, according to Euronews. The investigation centers on suspected financial ties to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In the United States, the Trump administration was accused of attempting to obscure the truth by releasing a list of hundreds of names mentioned in the Epstein files. A six-page letter sent to Congress by Attorney General Pam Bondi over the weekend included the list of high-ranking politicians and celebrities, though being named in the files does not suggest any wrongdoing, according to Sky News.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that Russia deliberately attacked the Azerbaijani embassy and its infrastructure in Kyiv. Aliyev made the statement at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, describing the attacks as an unfriendly act towards Azerbaijan, according to Euronews. He added that the attacks occurred even after Baku supplied Moscow with the coordinates of its diplomatic missions.
In Pakistan, Imran Khan's spokesman, Zulfi Bukhari, claimed that the former prime minister's personal doctor has not been allowed to examine him in prison. Speaking to Sky News, Bukhari stated that Khan has suffered partial vision loss in one eye, potentially losing 85% of his vision in his right eye. Bukhari expressed concern, stating, "I fear Imran Khan could be wiped out."
These developments come as other international stories unfold. The family of an Iranian protester was forced to "pay for the bullet that killed their son," according to Sky News. Nasrin, whose nephew Hooman was killed during protests in Iran, recounted the painful details of his death. The 37-year-old had joined demonstrations against the regime in Lahijan when he was killed.
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