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New York Court releases alleged Jeffrey Epstein suicide note found by his Italian gangster cellmate.

THE ECONOMIST: What looks like a 21st-century problem has deep, dark roots.

The blockade remains, the war began 65 days ago, and the President still has to deal with the question of Iran’s uranium.

Flights are being diverted, airspace is under pressure and explosions have been heard across the UAE as the Middle East conflict intensifies.

A drone strike has ignited a major UAE oil hub, with missiles intercepted overhead and fears rising of a wider Gulf escalation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a two-day ceasefire in Ukraine later this week, officials say, while Ukraine says its truce will start earlier.

As US President Donald Trump fired off a series of social media posts criticising Germany, German leaders showed no public signs that they believed the president was serious.

Defence Secretary tells Congress committee the Trump administration can continue the Iran war despite a Vietnam-era law that requires Congress’s approval after 60 days of fighting.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: While King Charles fed chickens in Harlem his wife, Queen Camilla, read Winnie-the-Pooh at the New York Public Library.

THE ECONOMIST: The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC highlights longstanding tensions that the war in the Middle East has exacerbated.