LONDON – Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite an official vetting process that warned his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein entailed “reputational risks”. The premier’s national security adviser Jonathan Powell later described the hiring process a»»»

• British govt releases ‘first tranche’ of documents; more files withheld due to police probe• Vetting memo directly cautioned UK premier about ‘reputational risks’ associated with envoy pick• Top national security officials found appointment process ‘unusual’ and ‘weirdly rushed’ LONDON: The Briti»»»

PLANS to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage will not be brought forward for months despite ministers promising swift action, The Sun can reveal. The legislation needed to remove the peer from the House of Lords is unlikely to appear until the next King’s Speech in May, according to Government ins»»»

The UK government said on Tuesday it supported the release of documents on ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's past role as a trade envoy, hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal. US authorities last month published millions of files related»»»

As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the end to its Operation Metro Surge immigration crackdown in Minnesota, U.S. "border czar" Tom Homan claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement found 3,364 "missing" migrant children during the two-month-plus operation. The Trump administratio»»»