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Genshin launches Nefer, a 5-Star Dendro Catalyst who harnesses Verdant Dew to unleash powerful Lunar-Bloom attacks! The long-awaited Miliastra Wonderland debuts, letting players create, share, and explore custom UGC Stages filled with battles, puzzles, and adventures! Varka, Arlecchino, and The Marionette return in the latest Archon Quest, joining forces against the fearsome Rerir, Rächer of Solnari!Genshin Impact Version 6.1 update, titled “Song of the Welkin Moon: Reprise”, arrives on October 22nd, 2025. This version doesn’t just continue the story in Nod-Krai, it opens the door to a whole new dimension of creativity with the long-awaited Miliastra Wonderland, a user-generated content system that lets players craft, explore, and compete in custom worldsEnter the Miliastra Wonderland At long last, the Miliastra Wonderland system is here, and it’s huge! Players can now explore hundreds of unique Stages, from cozy life sims to PvP arenas and party games, all made within Genshin itself. It feels like an entirely new layer of the game, one where imagination becomes the main gameplay mechanic. Whether you want to team up with friends, face off against others, or go solo solving intricate puzzles, the freedom is refreshing.Final thoughts Genshin Impact Version 6.1 update feels like a creative revolution. Between the UGC system, the return of fan-favorite characters, and the debut of Nefer, this version blends community-driven fun with classic Genshin storytelling. Personally, I’m thrilled to dive into Miliastra Wonderland, the idea of building and exploring player-made worlds within Teyvat feels like a dream finally realized. https://gamingonphone.com/news/genshin-impact-version-6-1-update-launches-miliastra-wonderland-and-new-character-nefers-debut-this-october-22nd-2025/

Members of the Gearbox team came to PAX Australia so Randy Pitchford could do some magic tricks we'll gloss over, and to reveal more about the post-launch plans for Borderlands 4. First up is a Halloween-themed "seasonal mini-event" called Horrors of Kairos that will run from October 23 to November 6, adding "blood rain" to world bosses, new legendary loot, and a pumpkin-head cosmetic for everyone available via Shift code.While that'll be a free addition, a paid add-on will follow with the first Bounty Pack: How Rush Saved Mercenary Day. Like the Headhunter Packs from Borderlands 2, the Bounty Packs will be small additions, with a chain of missions and a boss fight as well as a bunch of themed cosmetics and legendary gear. The story of this one has Rush, the buff lad who runs the Outlanders, trying to keep holiday traditions alive despite the Timekeeper's Minister of Culture, Screw, explicitly restricting seasonal jolliness and cheer. That'll be out on November 20. In December, a free update will add a new difficulty level for Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode and an endgame challenge boss, harking back to Crawmerax the Invincible, the raid boss from the first game's Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC. The new boss is called Bloomreaper the Invincible, and of course there will be a chance to earn bespoke legendary loot from killing whatever Bloomreaper turns out to be. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/borderlands-4-post-launch-roadmap-includes-seasonal-event-paid-dlc-and-its-first-raid-boss/

The mahogany wooden hippo has been set up inside Poole Museum Three giant wooden animals have gone on display in Dorset for the first time in nearly three decades. A mahogany wooden hippo has been set up inside Poole Museum after being lifted through a third-floor window, while a turtle and whale have been set up at Lighthouse, Poole. They were originally designed for children to climb and explore at the Dolphin Centre, formerly the Arndale Centre, in 1969, after being created by artist Peter Hand, a lecturer at Bournemouth College of Art. The sculptures were taken down in 1997 but were donated to Poole Museum in 2023 and preserved during the museum's recent redevelopment.The wooden turtle and whale have been set up at Lighthouse in Poole Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councillor Andy Martin said the animals were "part of Poole's collective memory". "We're excited to see them back in the public eye, sparking joy and nostalgia for those who remember them, and inspiring curiosity in a new generation of fans," he said. John Grinnell, Dolphin Centre Manager, agreed the sculptures "played a special role in the lives of local families". He said: "We're proud to donate these iconic wooden animals to Poole Museum. "Their return celebrates Poole's cultural heritage and the importance of preserving public art that connects generations." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyr97njgq7o

It took until the final round of the 2025 season, but Rodin Motorsport finally got their race victory after Roman Bilinski completed a stellar comeback season in his own right, winning the Monza Sprint Race. In a campaign full of podiums and points finishes, it was an important exclamation mark on another positive year for the Rodin outfit. Team Manager Sam Waple says the team took a great deal of satisfaction from improving on their 2024 finishing position of eighth, but is already eyeing up the next step forward. “We always want more, of course we do, but we shouldn't forget that it was our most successful year in the current FIA F3 format. So, from our side, we are very happy.” Two of the three Rodin drivers achieved podium finishes, with Louis Sharp the only one not to, though the New Zealander came very close back in Imola, finishing fourth in the Sprint Race. Callum Voisin and Bilinski combined for four podium visits, and the team achieved 21 point-scoring results across the campaign.Waple says it was a great showing by all three, and the chemistry between drivers and the team were something he was eager to replicate going forward. “They were all capable of podiums and regular point scoring, but I think the competitiveness of the championship this year has been at an all-time high, I'd say. “We’re very happy with them. I think there were opportunities that sort of slipped away, that could have been even better, but they all did a great job this year.Bilinski was able to secure a win for Rodin at the final round of the 2025 season “The three of them instantly got on. You could tell that even from before we were at the circuit. They instantly had a good connection, and that only grew during the year. “Working together and developing the car and the team, and it takes a team effort, and the way that they work together, and the fact that they remained really good friends through it made the environment and atmosphere within the team really strong. “You can't undervalue that, I think that it’s incredibly important, and I'm not sure how I'll be able to do that again. I'd really like to be able to replicate it each year, and maybe I will, but it did feel like quite a unique year. They were great characters and well-liked by everyone.” READ MORE: Ugochukwu fastest in Jerez as Campos sweep final day of post-season testing 2025 was the start of a new era in Formula 3, with the introduction of the new car meaning all teams had to start from scratch, and develop across the season in both their understanding of the car and how to best extract pace.It's something that the whole team can be very proud of, because it takes everybody involved to work at their absolute highest standard to be able to compete at this level with all the other teams that are also incredibly talented as well. “I think that it's hats off to everyone involved to push it on, really. And it's so nice to arrive at weekends with the expectation to win rather than just the expectation to circulate, you know. So, it's been a great step forward. “There's lots of testing to be done. We still need to iron out some things to make sure we're competitive at every round. We like to make sure that we don't leave any stones unturned, and make sure that there are no unforeseen errors. “We just want to keep the trajectory going and moving up the Teams’ Championship. There's absolutely no reason why we can't continue to move up the grid. Everybody is focusing on going forward and looking in the right places. I think we've got all the ingredients to do that.” https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/3rfcSuTntaCbeEdoa8jsEI/rodin-motorsport-2025-season-review-another-step-in-the-right-direction

No survivors are expected to be found after a major explosion at a Tennessee munitions factory on Friday that has left 18 people unaccounted for. Recovery teams are still clinging to hope of finding any of the missing alive, but assume the missing are deceased, said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis. "As we get into this, we find it even more devastating than we thought initially," he told a news conference. It's still unclear what caused the explosion at the plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee - roughly 56 miles (90km) south-west of Nashville. The facility specialises in the development and manufacture of explosives.Video footage taken on Friday showed fires still burning, charred vehicles, and smoke rising from the razed building. Officials said debris was scattered for half a mile around where the building once stood. Accurate Energetic Systems, which runs the plant, has suspended its operations.More than 300 state and local first responders have been searching the site since Friday morning and have not found any survivors, Sheriff Davis said on Saturday. "The expectation of anyone who's inside of that building… we can assume that they are deceased," he told media. By Saturday morning, the rescue mission had shifted to a recovery operation, said Davis, who was visibly choked up. The FBI is also at the site conducting rapid DNA tests to identify victims and notify families. "We're trying to focus as much attention as we can, on taking care of their families," Sheriff Jason Craft from neighbouring Hickman County told the BBC. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is at the scene helping to investigate the incident. There was a previous fatal explosion at a unit in the same location in 2014. Justin Stover, whose property borders Accurate Energetic Systems' sprawling campus told BBC his house shook violently following the explosion.At first, he thought the loud noise must've been a plane crash, Stover said, adding that he thought his house was going to collapse. "Things fell off the wall, items fell off shelves," he said. "It was very intimidating, like the loudest thunder you've ever heard in your life and rumble." Then, he could see "a large cloud of smoke coming from the area of AES," Stover said. He is still assessing damage to his house and said the explosion may have affected his water well. Stover, who has lived in Bucksnort for 20 years, said AES had about 80 workers. "It's one of the only businesses in this area. So it's one of the only places for employment, for locals. There's a lot of people that we know that work there and that possibly lost their lives yesterday morning." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2523997p9o

Car maker Aston Martin has won a place "in the hearts and minds" of the town where it was based for 70 years, its company historian has said. The luxury brand marked the anniversary of opening a factory in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, in 1955. The company has manufactured some of its most iconic models at the site on Tickford Street and now restores, services and sells cars there. Historian Steve Waddingham said the town had become "synonymous" with the firm. Owners around the world knew of the town, he said. "[It is] a bit like when people send a letter to the King and just put 'King, Buckingham Palace' and hope for the best. "Letters still come to Newport Pagnell." The company consolidated in the town in 1955, moving from sites in West London and Yorkshire. Famous models including the DB5 and DB6 were manufactured at the factory. Sunnyside, a brick building the size of two semi-detached homes, was the company's worldwide headquarters until 2007, when manufacturing and head office functions moved to a new base in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company, which recently warned of further financial losses, now employs about 100 people in Buckinghamshire restoring, servicing and selling cars. On Saturday, about 150 Aston Martins from around the world were on show at an event to mark 70 years of operations in Newport Pagnell. David Alderman, a restoration specialist who works on older models, has worked at the Newport Pagnell site since 1990. He said he had seen "massive change" in his time at the factory but he was "still learning and finding new ways of doing things today". Relatives in America know the brand well, he said, and he believed working there was a "privilege". "There is not a massive turnover of people so I've got a lot of good friends here," he added. Roger James, 60, visited the Newport Pagnell factory in 1999 to view a V8 coupe with his father, John, who later passed the Pentland green car on to him for his 50th birthday. He said Aston Martin was "the underdog - and that is what everyone loves". "I wish they still produced cars here," he said, "but they couldn't make enough cars. "You know all those fantastic ideas that came out [of here]." Paul Spires, president of Aston Martin Works, described the site as a "hotbed of artisan skills that date back to the 1800s" and said the company's future in Newport Pagnell was "rock solid". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7010zenz9jo

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway took a significant step towards qualifying for their first World Cup since 1998 with an emphatic win against Israel. Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz twice denied Manchester City forward Haaland from the penalty spot in the opening five minutes, saving initially and then stopping again when a retake was ordered for encroachment. But the hosts did not have to wait long to take the lead, as Israeli midfielder Anan Khalaili headed into his own net from an Alexander Sorloth cross. Haaland, Norway's record scorer, doubled his side's advantage with a neat right-footed finish. It was the 10th game in a row for club and country in which Haaland has scored, and he has found the net in all but one of his 12 appearances for City and Norway this season. Norway scored a comedic third one minute later when Peretz's clearance rebounded into his own net off defender Idan Nachmias. Haaland scored his second with a towering header, before completing his treble by nodding in Antonio Nusa's cross at the back post. The 25-year-old has now scored 51 goals in 46 appearances for his country, while his hat-trick - Haaland's sixth for Norway - means he is four behind the record jointly held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Victory leaves Norway in a commanding position in Group I as they look to qualify for their first international tournament since 2000 and their first World Cup since 1998. They have a nine-point lead over second-placed Italy, although Gennaro Gattuso's side have two matches in hand. Group winners qualify automatically for the 2026 finals, which take place in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Norway continue their campaign at home against Estonia on 13 November, before their final group match against Italy three days later. The political backdrop to a key qualifier A pro-Palestinian demonstration took place in Oslo before kick-off, with protestors then marching to the Ullevaal stadium. Many want to see Israel banned from international football – something the head of the Norwegian football association, Lise Klaveness, recently called for. Such calls gained momentum once a United Nations commission of inquiry said last month that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza – a claim Israel rejected. The Norwegian FA had also said it would donate proceeds from ticket sales for the game to aid group Doctors Without Borders. Organisers decided to go ahead with the pre-match protest despite Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase of a US-brokered peace deal for Gaza, which resulted in a ceasefire coming into effect on Friday. Security at the stadium was increased and capacity was reduced. Nevertheless, a giant Palestinian flag was unfurled by fans inside the ground at kick-off – something Uefa may take a dim view of, given its opposition to politically motivated symbols being displayed inside stadiums. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c4gzj5nv3rgt

Where better to hunker down in the autumn than the ultimate snug home? The thatched cottage is romantic, sustainable, has a long, proud tradition – and is now enjoying a revival. As the nights draw in and winter in the northern hemisphere approaches, the idea of a cosy, picturesque cottage in the countryside is a classic fantasy. On social media, the cottagecore aesthetic shows no sign of abating, and has spawned the similarly po[CENSORED]r hashtag "cosycore". Images abound of quaint, quintessentially British cottages, their roofs often blanketed by thick thatch, with rambling roses prettily framing their front doors. I think cosy culture resonates so widely because it speaks to a universal need for warmth, comfort and togetherness – Abigail Hopkins On TikTok, the idealised thatched cottage is now a compelling signifier of comfort, security, authenticity and simplicity, racking up millions of views. Cosy-culture-themed video clips sell a chocolate-box idyll of bucolic country living as cameras pan lovingly past cottage gardens with grazing roe deer, then venture indoors, revealing snug, welcoming havens of steaming mugs of tea, low ceilings, wooden beams and Willow-pattern china arranged artfully on vintage Welsh dressers. Most thatched cottages in the UK are based in East Anglia, Dorset, Devon, Wiltshire, and the Cotswolds , as well as in rural regions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. They are also found in the Republic of Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sicily, Belgium and France. Historical precedents of this vernacular architectural tradition include thatched cottages in the pastoral hamlet built for Marie Antoinette on theVersailles estate – her escape from formal court life – along with the thatched cottages painted by artists as disparate as Van Gogh in France to Kate Greenaway in Britain. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251008-eight-uk-thatched-cottages-that-define-cosycore

Hamas has recalled about 7,000 members of its security forces to reassert control over areas of Gaza recently vacated by Israeli troops, according to local sources. The Palestinian group also appointed five new governors all with military backgrounds, some of whom previously commanded brigades in its armed wing. The mobilisation order was reportedly issued via phone calls and text messages which said the aim was to "cleanse Gaza of outlaws and collaborators with Israel" and told fighters to report within 24 hours. Reports from Gaza suggest that armed Hamas units have already deployed across several districts, some wearing civilian clothes and others in the blue uniforms of the Gaza police. Tensions rose sharply and quickly after two members of Hamas's elite forces were shot dead by gunmen from the powerful Dughmush clan in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood. One of them was the son of a senior commander in Hamas's armed wing, Imad Aqel, who now heads the group's military intelligence. Their bodies were left in the street, triggering anger and raising the prospect of a major armed response by Hamas. Hamas members later surrounded a large area where more than 300 Dughmush gunmen were believed to be holed up, armed with machine guns and improvised explosives. This morning Hamas killed one Dughmush clan member, and reportedly kidnapped another 30. Some of the clan's weapons were looted from Hamas depots during the war, while others had been in the clan's possession for years. The Hamas mobilisation had been widely anticipated amid growing uncertainty about who will govern Gaza once the war ends. This is a key issue that could complicate the start of the second phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan, which calls for Hamas to disarm. A Hamas official abroad declined to comment directly on reports of the security deployment, but told the BBC: "We cannot leave Gaza at the mercy of thieves and militias backed by the Israeli occupation. Our weapons are legitimate... to resist occupation, and they will remain as long as the occupation continues." A retired security officer who served for years with the Palestinian Authority in Gaza said he feared the territory was sliding towards another round of internal bloodshed. "Hamas hasn't changed. It still believes that weapons and violence are the only means to keep its movement alive," he told the BBC. "Gaza is flooded with arms. Looters have stolen thousands of weapons and rounds of ammunition from Hamas stores during the war, and some groups have even received supplies from Israel. "This is a perfect recipe for civil war: weapons, frustration, chaos, and a movement desperate to reassert control over a shattered and exhausted po[CENSORED]tion." Khalil Abu Shammala, a human rights expert who lives in Gaza, said it remained to be seen whether Hamas would accept handing over control on the ground or seek to obstruct the plan's implementation. "There is undoubtedly widespread fear among many Gazans of potential internal fighting, given the many conditions that could fuel it," he said. He said Hamas had been forced to accept the peace plan by the severe pressure it was under. "I believe its continued attempts to maintain influence by any means, including involvement in security affairs, could ultimately jeopardise the agreement and plunge Gaza's residents into even greater suffering," he said. These developments since the ceasefire earlier this week have sparked deep concern among Gazans already worn down by two years of a devastating conflict. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8482418plo

If you came to this Derbyshire spot in winter, with all its down-at-heel problems of congested traffic, air pollution, dense housing and largely garden-free conditions, the bottom of Fairfield Road would be about the last place in Buxton you’d imagine to find breeding house martins. Yet it is about the only place in town with a good-sized colony of these exquisite if declining summer migrants, so unpicking why they have persisted here and gone almost everywhere else locally is instructive. One element may be the height of the terrace housing. The buildings are on three floors and the overhanging eaves, where martins locate their mud-cup nests, are beyond the reach of “tidy-minded” souls worried about droppings below. A more certain factor is that the back of Fairfield is only a house martin’s swoop away from what was once the town tip called Hogshaw. Yet in the last half-century it has been redeemed by nature and smothered in sallow and birch woodland. Those two are among our most insect-friendly tree species, and the resulting abundance of invertebrates which not only accounts for the birds’ presence here, but determines almost everything about house martins. They may weigh just 19g and, when perched on the nest lip, remind you of tiny pied mice, but they are global wanderers, travelling from sub-Saharan latitudes to profit from the northern hemisphere’s peak insect abundance in April-September. Come autumn, they return south to some largely unknown portion of Africa. Those journeys really put into context those projects for helping martins, or swifts, which address only their nesting places or which work by erecting artificial nests. In a sense, you can’t give martins a home, as some conservation groups advertise in their strapline: because their home is the whole world. If you’re going to help house martins, then think mainly about the insects of which the birds are made. That’s why Hogshaw, the old tip, needs to become Buxton’s newest nature reserve, a place outside human design, a zone set aside for its semi-wild character and for its wildlife, which local people can cherish. Achieving that goal would give Buxton’s house martins real hope of a genuine home. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/15/country-diary-for-these-birds-home-is-where-the-food-is

Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, called an early recess as Democrats push for a vote to release the Epstein files. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 22 July at a glance. House speaker says calls for an Epstein files vote ‘political games’ Republicans downplayed the decision to cut short the workweek, while arguing that the White House has already moved to resolve questions about the case. Last week, Trump asked the attorney general, Pam Bondi, to release grand jury testimony, although that is expected to be only a fraction of the case’s documents. The House speaker, Mike Johnson, dismissed the calls for a vote as “political games” and also argued that Congress must be careful in calling for the release of documents related to the case, for fear of retraumatizing his victims. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/23/trump-administration-news-updates-today

A man who was apparently trying to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers has been rescued after he was spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands. The family were on their yacht 13 nautical miles south of the Andalucían town of Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol, on 16 July when they manoeuvred around the stern of an oil tanker and saw something moving on the waves. According to the Diario Sur newspaper, they assumed it was a bird until they looked through a pair of binoculars and realised it was a person. Video of the rescue, shared on social media by the Spanish Royal Assembly of Yacht Captains (RAECY), shows the exhausted young man swimming towards the yacht as a rope is thrown for him to grab. After bringing him on to the boat, the family gave him water, clothes and a cup of soup. “We’ve called in a shipwrecked man and we’re going to pick him up,” says a man in the footage as he pans the camera around the empty waters. “It’s incredible where he is because just look, all the passing boats are really far away from him.” Sources at the RAECY said the man was wearing a wetsuit and was equipped with only the ring and a pair of flippers. “He almost didn’t speak,” they said. The family headed for the port of Estepona but were met by a maritime rescue service vessel at sea that took the man to port in Málaga and handed him over to police and the Red Cross. Such dangerous crossings are not uncommon. “Dozens of migrants try to reach Spain like this, using the only basic means they can afford,” wrote María Martín, migration correspondent for the Spanish daily newspaper El País. She said it was a method often used by young men trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa, but added it was less common among those trying to cross the wider stretch of the Alborán Sea between Morocco and Spain. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/man-rescued-trying-to-reach-spain-from-morocco-in-rubber-ring-and-flippers

Perhaps the most notorious of Ozzy Osbourne’s outrageous on-stage antics was biting the head off of a bat. So as tributes for the late rocker poured in from around the globe, one stuck out as particularly surprising – from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). The 76-year-old Black Sabbath frontman’s death was announced on Tuesday, with his family saying Osbourne – who suffered from various ailments, including a form of Parkinson’s disease – “was with his family and surrounded by love”. Tributes soon poured in for Osbourne from musical world luminaries such as Elton John, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart … and Peta, the famously strident animal-protection group. “Ozzy Osbourne was a legend and a provocateur, but Peta will remember the ‘Prince of Darkness’ most fondly for the gentle side he showed to animals – most recently cats, by using his fame to decry painful, crippling declawing mutilations,” Peta said on its website and social channels. “Ozzy may have been the singer, but his wife, Sharon, and his daughter, Kelly, were of one voice when it meant protecting animals. “Ozzy will be missed by animal advocates the world over.” Osbourne had famously partnered with the organisation in 2020 to speak out against the declawing of cats, and lent his face to an ad campaign showing his bloodied hands with the tagline: “It’s an amputation. Not a manicure.” “Amputating a cat’s toes is twisted and wrong. If your couch is more important to you than your cat’s health and happiness, you don’t deserve to have an animal! Get cats a scratching post – don’t mutilate them for life,” Osbourne was quoted as saying at the time. Peta suggests that those looking to protect their pets to seek out “humane ways to prevent cats from scratching on furniture”. As well as biting the head off a dead bat he believed to be a stage prop in 1982 while performing in Iowa – and later going to hospital for a rabies inoculation – Osbourne also claimed to have bitten the heads off two doves during a record label meeting the year before, supposedly having brought them to the meeting to release as a sign of peace. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/23/ozzy-osborune-animals-peta

The Jeffrey Epstein files scandal swirling around Donald Trump and his administration continued to escalate on Thursday as officials from the Department of Justice met with the late sex offender’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose lawyer said she “answered every question … honestly and to the best of her ability”. Todd Blanche, the US deputy attorney general, arrived on Thursday morning at the office of the US attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, ABC News reported. The state prosecutor’s office is based in the federal courthouse in the Florida capital and Maxwell’s lawyers were also seen entering the building, the TV network reported. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking and other crimes at a federal prison in Florida, after being convicted in New York in late 2021. On Thursday afternoon, Maxwell’s attorney David Markus said that his team and Blanche had a “very productive day”, Fox News reported, adding that Markus declined to comment on whether Maxwell and Blanche would meet again on Friday. “[Blanche] took a full day and asked a lot of questions,” Markus said, adding: “Miss Maxwell answered every single question. She never stopped. She never invoked a privilege. She never declined to answer. She answered all the questions truthfully, honestly and to the best of her ability.” The meeting comes amid growing political and public pressure on the Trump administration to release more details about the Epstein investigation – something that Trump and members of his administration had promised. Mark Epstein, the brother of the disgraced financier, told the Guardian in an interview that if he had the opportunity he would ask Maxwell “what she and Jeffrey might have known what the dirt was on Donald Trump”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-doj