Epstein Secrets

and Pakistan. ... A rising star in the Foreign Service, Holmes had a string of sought-after jobs before landing as the senior political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. In addition to the National Security Council — a high-stress, high-profile plum — Holmes also was picked for a prestigious job working for

ting falsified supporter signatures." -- In Hong Kong, protesters once again took to the streets and turned neighborhoods into foggy battlegrounds. Shibani Mahtani reports: "The clouds of gas left bystanders — including children, tourists and the elderly — choking and sputtering, underscoring the growing risk

the stolen money but also to demonstrate to the Afghan people that no one was above the law. ... For about a year after the scandal became public, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, led by then- Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, made the case a top priority and pressed Karzai to take action, three former officials told gove

ce Force are thinking of quitting after being caught between the government's pro-Beijing stance and the fury of the people they swore to protect. (Shibani Mahtani and Tiffany Lianq) 7. The Vatican appointed a new bishop to lead a West Virginia diocese rocked by allegations of sexual harassment and financial

sands of dollars to the Americans, even for legislation they would have backed anyway ... 'People would tell each other, so-and-so has just been to the U.S. Embassy and got this money. They said 'ok now I need to go," the U.S. official said. 'So from the beginning, their experience with democracy was one in whi

the countries turns into a tech cold war." -- Large and peaceful protests in Hong Kong show that the pro-democracy movement is still going strong. Shibani Mahtani reports: "Hundreds of thousands of people showed up in the park where the movement began in June, waving signs calling for the end of Chinese Commu