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A senior justice department official in the US has met with Jeffrey Esptein's long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She's in prison for sex-trafficking for the disgraced financier. It came as reports emerged this week that US President Donald Trump's name appears in the Epstein Files.
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Four dead in NY shooting, including police officer shot in back
By Zoe Sottile, John Miller, Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales , CNN A gunman, a police officer and two other people are believed to be dead after shooting near a corporate office building in midtown Manhattan in New York, multiple law enforcement sources say. The shooter, tentatively identified as a 27-year-old from Las Vegas, died from what police believe is a self-inflicted injury. He had an expired private investigator license and had a concealed carry license for a handgun, sources told CNN. The scene is "contained" and the "lone shooter has been neutralised," NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said on X. A man with a long rifle was seen walking into the building, according to one source. The NYPD officer has died, a law enforcement official told CNN. A source previously said the officer was undergoing surgery. This is the photo shared by law enforcement of the man they believe to be the gunman walking into the building. Photo: Obtained by CNN Two other people were also killed. A bomb squad was also at the scene. The FBI was responding to "provide support" at the "active crime scene", according to an X post from Deputy Director Dan Bongino. New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed "there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now" in a post on X. "Please take proper safety precautions if you are in vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street," he wrote. Governor Kathy Hochul said in a post on X she had been briefed on the shooting and urged people to avoid the area. Video shows heavy law enforcement presence around the building and officers running inside. The police department told CNN the scene was still "very active." The 634-foot skyscraper, located at 345 Park Avenue, includes corporate offices for the National Football League and Blackstone. The building occupies an entire city block and is one of 41 New York City buildings with its own zip code. Yellow shows where the shooting took place in New York. Photo: Supplied/Maps New York City's emergency management system warned of "traffic delays, road closures, mass transit disruptions & emergency personnel" in the area in a post on X. CNN has reached out to the NYPD for more information. This is the 254th mass shooting in the US this year. - CNN
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Gunman dead after shooting at least one New York police officer, two members of public
By Zoe Sottile, John Miller, Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales , CNN A gunman is believed to be dead after shooting at least one New York Police Department officer and two civilians near a corporate office building in midtown Manhattan, multiple law enforcement sources say. The scene is "contained" and the "lone shooter has been neutralised," NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said on X. A man with a long rifle was seen walking into the building, according to one source. One civilian shot is in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official. Another civilian and the NYPD officer, who was shot in the back, are both expected to survive, the official told CNN. The NYPD bomb squad is on the scene. The officer shot is from a Bronx precinct and was on a post near the building when the shooting unfolded, according to the official. The FBI is responding to "provide support" at the "active crime scene", according to an X post from Deputy Director Dan Bongino. This is the photo shared by law enforcement of the man they believe to be the gunman walking into the building. Photo: Obtained by CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed "there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now" in a post on X. "Please take proper safety precautions if you are in vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street," he wrote. Governor Kathy Hochul said in a post on X she had been briefed on the shooting and urged people to avoid the area. Video shows heavy law enforcement presence around the building and officers running inside. The police department told CNN the scene was still "very active." The 634-foot skyscraper, located at 345 Park Avenue, includes corporate offices for the National Football League and Blackstone. The building occupies an entire city block and is one of 41 New York City buildings with its own zip code. Yellow shows where the shooting took place in New York. Photo: Supplied/Maps New York City's emergency management system warned of "traffic delays, road closures, mass transit disruptions & emergency personnel" in the area in a post on X. CNN has reached out to the NYPD for more information. - CNN
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Pacific news in brief for 29 July
The US provides Palau with financial support in exchange for US military access to its territory. Photo: ABC/Supplied A proposal from the United States to temporarily host asylum seekers in Palau has been met with resistance in the country's National Congress. The Pacific Island Times reported the proposal, presented on 18 July, sought Palau's agreement to temporarily host people who were seeking asylum in the United States but cannot be returned to their country of origin. Just one day after the proposal was presented, the leaders of both houses of the Olbiil Era Kelulau, or Senate, sent a joint letter to President Surangel Whipps Jr advising him not to proceed. The letter said while Palau is a strong US ally, it cannot afford to overpromise or commit to something it cannot fulfill. The Council of Chiefs, which advises the president and includes traditional leaders from Palau's 16 states, has echoed the congressional stance. Palau does not have a legal framework on accommodating asylum seekers or refugees. Allegations have been made of excessive travel spending by Tongan politicians. Former Cabinet Minister ʻEtuate Lavulavu, who also operates a newspaper, sayid he has evidence that one minister received up to $5 million Tongan pa'anga, another received $2m, and a third received $1m in their travel packages. Kaniva Tonga reported Lavulavu expressed concern not only about the alleged spending of taxpayers' money, but also about the financial struggles many people are facing. Deputy Prime Minister Taniela Fusimālohi said the government's travel budget has often doubled or exceeded the allocated amount, as shown in official budget documents. Transparency International Papua New Guinea (TIPNG) has welcomed the government signing a United Nations Transparency Pledge. The UN Convention Against Corruption's Transparency Pledge is a voluntary commitment to meet minimum standards of transparency. PNG signed it earlier this month in Vienna. TIPNG helped develop the pledge and its chairman, Peter Aitsi, said by signing PNG is committing to continuing to include civil society in implementing and reviewing the country's progress on meeting its international obligations to address corruption. He said this commitment builds on previous collaboration between Government and civil society. The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of an American missionary to Tonga. The accused was indicted by a federal grand jury on 16 July, on charges related to the exploitation of minors outside the United States. According to court documents, the man traveled to Tonga for his mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and while there, he allegedly sexually abused minor boys. Homeland Security Investigations and the Diplomatic Security Service are investigating the case, with the help of Tonga Police and the Tongan Department of Public Prosecutions. A Fiji Airways Boeing 737 MAX was damaged by an aerobridge at Brisbane's International Airport on Saturday. The Brisbane Times reported that an aerobridge - the enclosed walkway which allows passengers into the plane - smashed into the cockpit's left-hand windscreen after the aircraft arrived from Nadi late at night. All pasengers safely disembarked via the forward stairs. A month ago, a Qantas Boeing 737 was damaged in similar circumstances at Brisbane International Airport, two months after an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 struck an aerobridge as it was being pushed back on the tarmac. Investors in Japan have been invited to Papua New Guinea to explore mining opportunities. The National newspaper reported 'OK Tedi Mining Limited' CEO Kedi Ilimbit saying at a seminar in Japan that this marks a new chapter in PNG's relationship with the country. Prime Minister James Marape was also at the event. The agenda included talks on PNG's so-called untapped mining and infrastructure along with social impacts and inclusive growth.
