Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has addressed allegations linked to newly scrutinised Epstein-related documents, insisting that he has "never victimised anyone." His testimony has reignited public interest in the wider Jeffrey Epstein case, raising fresh questions about powerful figures whose names have appeared in court filings and investigative records.

Epstein Files: Bill Gates Testimony In Epstein Files Scandal, Says 'I Never Victimised Anyone'

The UK government is set to release key documents linked to the Epstein files probe, intensifying scrutiny around former prince Andrew and his past associations. The move could shed new light on alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein.


Epstein Files probe Intensifies : UK Government to release files on EX-prince Andrew 

Epstein Files probe: UK government to release files on EX-prince Andrew

The Metropolitan Police has said it will "take no further action" over claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his police protection officer for information on accuser Virginia Giuffre.


Andrew will not face police action over bodyguard claim

Epstein Files: London police have announced they will not pursue an investigation into allegations against Prince Andrew, meaning he will not face police action. The decision follows a review of the claims and comes amid ongoing public scrutiny of the former royal.

Epstein Files: London Police Decline to Probe Allegations Against Ex- Prince Andrew 

In a shocking royal development, Prince Andrew has been officially stripped of his ‘Prince’ title and will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The move marks a major royal rift within the British monarchy, following years of controversy surrounding the Duke of York.


Royal rift: Andrew stripped of 'prince' title 

King Charles Cuts Andrew Loose to Save Royal Family’s Reputation | RACE TO POWER 

In a shocking royal development, Prince Andrew has been officially stripped of his ‘Prince’ title and will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The move marks a major royal rift within the British monarchy, following years of controversy surrounding the Duke of York.

Royal Rift: Prince Andrew Stripped of Title | Now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor | WION 

Britain's Prince Andrew is facing a crucial week in his fight against a sexual assault lawsuit. A secret settlement from 2009 has been made public as a part of Virginia Giuffre's 2021 civil lawsuit against Andrew.

Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre's secret settlement deal from 2009 released

In Prince Andrew's fight against sex abuse allegations levelled by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Queen is spending millions of pounds, say reports. &nbsp;

According to the Daily Telegraph, the 95-year-old Queen agreed to pay for the Duke's legal fees last year shortly after his disastrous interview on BBC Newsnight. As per the newspaper, the Queen will source funds from her private Duchy of Lancaster estate. &nbsp;

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The 61-year-old Duke has recently expanded his US legal team to include Melissa Lerner alongside his lead counsel Andrew Brettler. Brettler is approximately charging Duke around $2,000 (£1,476) an hour. Royal courtiers believe the cost of the case will run into millions. &nbsp;

Giuffre, a victim of infamous Jeffrey Epstein, has accused Prince Andrew of sexually harassing her at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion and a few other places, in 2001 when she was 17 years old. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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She has filed a legal complaint against Andrew but he has denied all the allegations. &nbsp;

In her complaint, Guiffre alleged that she "was compelled by express or implied threats by Epstein, [Ghislaine] Maxwell, and/or Prince Andrew to engage in sexual acts with Prince Andrew, and feared death or physical injury to herself or another and other repercussions for disobeying Epstein, Maxwell, and Prince Andrew due to their powerful connections, wealth and authority." &nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In Prince Andrew's fight against sex abuse allegations levelled by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Queen is spending millions of pounds, say reports. According to the Daily Telegraph, the 95-year-old Queen agreed to pay for the Duke's legal fees last year shortly after his disastrous interview on BBC Newsnight.

In Prince Andrew's fight against sex abuse allegations levelled by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Queen is spending millions of pounds, say reports. According to the Daily Telegraph, the 95-year-old Queen agreed to pay for the Duke's legal fees last year shortly after his disastrous interview on BBC Newsnight. As per the newspaper, the Queen will source funds from her private Duchy of Lancaster estate. Also Read: Immigration to not solve food, fuel crises, says UK PM Boris Johnson The 61-year-old Duke has recently expanded his US legal team to include Melissa Lerner alongside his lead counsel Andrew Brettler. Brettler is approximately charging Duke around $2,000 (£1,476) an hour. Royal courtiers believe the cost of the case will run into millions. Giuffre, a victim of infamous Jeffrey Epstein, has accused Prince Andrew of sexually harassing her at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion and a few other places, in 2001 when she was 17 years old. Also Read: UK wants trade, security pact with India, says Foreign Secretary Liz Truss She has filed a legal complaint against Andrew but he has denied all the allegations. In her complaint, Guiffre alleged that she "was compelled by express or implied threats by Epstein, [Ghislaine] Maxwell, and/or Prince Andrew to engage in sexual acts with Prince Andrew, and feared death or physical injury to herself or another and other repercussions for disobeying Epstein, Maxwell, and Prince Andrew due to their powerful connections, wealth and authority." (With inputs from agencies)

Queen to spend millions over Prince Andrew's sex assault lawsuit

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire on Thursday (July 3) on US charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them. Now in a new photo, Jeffrey Epstein's aide Ghislaine Maxwell can be seen sitting on the UK throne.

New photo involves royal family in Epstein scandal

Half a century after the historic trial at which Nelson Mandela escaped the gallows, one of his fellow former prisoners walked the Cannes Film Festival red carpet Monday for the premiere of a documentary about those with him in the dock.

Andrew Mlangeni is one of the last surviving defendants of the 1963-1964 Rivonia trial of Mandela and nine others who faced the death sentence on charges of plotting guerrilla warfare and acts of sabotage against South Africa's apartheid regime.

"I knew that one day I would come out of prison ... But I never thought in my life I would ever come to France, never mind appearing in a film which is seen by the entire world," the 92-year-old, who spent 27 years behind bars, told AFP.

Mandela's impassioned three-hour address to the court, during which he declared that a democratic South Africa was an ideal "for which I am prepared to die", was the most significant of his career. It conferred a demi-god status on him that overshadowed the sacrifices of his co-accused.

The State Against Mandela and the Others, a French-funded documentary based on the recently released audio recordings of the proceedings, attempts to redress the balance by putting his comrade's centre stage.

"Mandela was not expressing his view alone, he was expressing the view of all the accused. We were almost certain that we were going to hang. But we were prepared. We were prepared for anything," Mlangeni said.

The film uses animation, interviews and archival footage to show how the defendants turned a trial aimed at dealing a knockout blow to the anti-apartheid movement into an indictment of white supremacist rule.

"We decided we had to conduct this not as a criminal trial but a political trial," says Ahmed Kathrada, one of three former prisoners — one black (Mlangeni), one white (Denis Goldberg) and one of Asian origin (Kathrada) — interviewed for the feature.

Kathrada, who died last year, is one of the heroes of the documentary by journalist Nicolas Champeaux and filmmaker Gilles Porte.

Born into a family of Indian Muslim immigrants, he refused, like his comrades, to appeal his sabotage conviction to avoid the indignity of being seen to beg for clemency.

Animated charcoal drawings are used to recreate clashes between the preening prosecutor, depicted as a vulture in flapping black robes, and the accused, who refused to be bowed.

Powerful testimony from the likes of Mlangeni, who watched his parents work for whites "for peanuts", and Mandela's mentor Walter Sisulu, who complained of constant harassment of his family by the police, moved the world — and the judge.

At the end of the eight-month trial, the men were spared the noose. Mandela and seven others were sentenced instead to life in prison, a verdict they greeted with relief.

"It's life! And life is wonderful!" Goldberg recalls shouting across the courtroom to his mother.

But Mandela's ex-wife Winnie was already steeling herself for the long road ahead. "That's when my 'Amandla' (Power) started," she says in one of her last interviews before her death last month, uttering the rallying cry of the anti-apartheid movement with a clenched-fist salute.

For Champeaux, a former correspondent in South Africa who gained access to the 256 hours of digitised recordings, the trial had all the makings of an epic tale that needed to be shared.

"There's the bad guy, the traitor, the love story, the suspense, the inscrutable judge, the families trembling in the gallery," he told AFP. But it is also a reminder, he said, "that when you are wedded to a cause, those close to you suffer".

Coming ahead of the centenary of Mandela's birth, the film aims above all to remind the world that South Africa's tortured path to democracy was achieved by teamwork. It is a reminder, says Porte, "that all great things that happen in this world are achieved collectively".

Andrew Mlangeni is one of the last surviving defendants of the 1963-1964 Rivonia trial of Mandela and nine others who faced the death sentence on charges of plotting guerrilla warfare and acts of sabotage against South Africa's apartheid regime.

Half a century after the historic trial at which Nelson Mandela escaped the gallows, one of his fellow former prisoners walked the Cannes Film Festival red carpet Monday for the premiere of a documentary about those with him in the dock. Andrew Mlangeni is one of the last surviving defendants of the 1963-1964 Rivonia trial of Mandela and nine others who faced the death sentence on charges of plotting guerrilla warfare and acts of sabotage against South Africa's apartheid regime. "I knew that one day I would come out of prison ... But I never thought in my life I would ever come to France, never mind appearing in a film which is seen by the entire world," the 92-year-old, who spent 27 years behind bars, told AFP. Mandela's impassioned three-hour address to the court, during which he declared that a democratic South Africa was an ideal "for which I am prepared to die", was the most significant of his career. It conferred a demi-god status on him that overshadowed the sacrifices of his co-accused. The State Against Mandela and the Others, a French-funded documentary based on the recently released audio recordings of the proceedings, attempts to redress the balance by putting his comrade's centre stage. "Mandela was not expressing his view alone, he was expressing the view of all the accused. We were almost certain that we were going to hang. But we were prepared. We were prepared for anything," Mlangeni said. The film uses animation, interviews and archival footage to show how the defendants turned a trial aimed at dealing a knockout blow to the anti-apartheid movement into an indictment of white supremacist rule. "We decided we had to conduct this not as a criminal trial but a political trial," says Ahmed Kathrada, one of three former prisoners — one black (Mlangeni), one white (Denis Goldberg) and one of Asian origin (Kathrada) — interviewed for the feature. Kathrada, who died last year, is one of the heroes of the documentary by journalist Nicolas Champeaux and filmmaker Gilles Porte. Born into a family of Indian Muslim immigrants, he refused, like his comrades, to appeal his sabotage conviction to avoid the indignity of being seen to beg for clemency. Animated charcoal drawings are used to recreate clashes between the preening prosecutor, depicted as a vulture in flapping black robes, and the accused, who refused to be bowed. Powerful testimony from the likes of Mlangeni, who watched his parents work for whites "for peanuts", and Mandela's mentor Walter Sisulu, who complained of constant harassment of his family by the police, moved the world — and the judge. At the end of the eight-month trial, the men were spared the noose. Mandela and seven others were sentenced instead to life in prison, a verdict they greeted with relief. "It's life! And life is wonderful!" Goldberg recalls shouting across the courtroom to his mother. But Mandela's ex-wife Winnie was already steeling herself for the long road ahead. "That's when my 'Amandla' (Power) started," she says in one of her last interviews before her death last month, uttering the rallying cry of the anti-apartheid movement with a clenched-fist salute. For Champeaux, a former correspondent in South Africa who gained access to the 256 hours of digitised recordings, the trial had all the makings of an epic tale that needed to be shared. "There's the bad guy, the traitor, the love story, the suspense, the inscrutable judge, the families trembling in the gallery," he told AFP. But it is also a reminder, he said, "that when you are wedded to a cause, those close to you suffer". Coming ahead of the centenary of Mandela's birth, the film aims above all to remind the world that South Africa's tortured path to democracy was achieved by teamwork. It is a reminder, says Porte, "that all great things that happen in this world are achieved collectively".

Cannes 2018: Nelson Mandela's associate attends premiere of documentary on Rivonia trial

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