Epstein Secrets

r toward a breakup, one group is maneuvering the crisis with far more leverage than the others: Iraqi Kurds. And in the contested oil-rich region of Kirkuk, Iraq's Kurdish minority has been steadily consolidating control for weeks. On the southern edge of the province, in an area once secured by centra

toward forging a new government that would see the country's Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki step aside. "A united Iraq is a stronger Iraq," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters last week. But Iraq's parliament failed to reach an agreement this week on the government's top posts. Also in

the deputies often describe Epstein as `the client' or `Mr. Epstein.' Two deputies refer to him as `Jeffrey.- A vehicle damaged in an explosion in Kirkuk, Iraq. Many former Islamic State fighters who have returned home to Iraq from Syria have joined militant cells, carrying out attacks and bombings.

uzzle its criticisms of Beijing's attacks on Hong Kong's already limited freedoms while trade talks are ongoing. That reportedly led Mike Pompeo's State Department to nix a planned speech by the outgoing U.S. consul general for Hong Kong that would have offered support for the protest movement, despite Pompeo

he deputies often describe Epstein as `the client' or `Mr. Epstein.' Two deputies refer to him as `Jeffrey.'" A vehicle damaged in an explosion in Kirkuk, Iraq. Many former Islamic State fighters who have returned home to Iraq from Syria have joined militant cells, carrying out attacks and bombings. (

muzzle its criticisms of Beijing's attacks on Hong Kong's already limited freedoms while trade talks are ongoing. That reportedly led Mike Pompeo's State Department to nix a planned speech by the outgoing U.S. consul general for Hong Kong that would have offered support for the protest movement, despite Pompeo'