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Gates will sit for a transcribed interview June 10, according to a person familiar with the matter granted anonymity to discuss the committee’s deliberations, News.Az reports, citing Politico.
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His interview comes after the committee issued a March 3 letter requesting his testimony.
A spokesperson for Gates said the Microsoft founder “welcomes” the chance to appear before the committee.
“While he never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein’s illegal conduct, he is looking forward to answering all the committee’s questions to support their important work,” the spokesperson said.
Gates has been under heavy scrutiny for his relationship with the disgraced financier. Documents released in December depicted Gates with Epstein, and Gates has previously said he had several dinners with Epstein, though he added he was under the impression Epstein would use his wealthy connections to fundraise for global health causes.
When that didn’t happen, Gates told PBS NewsHour in 2021, he cut off the dinners and called the meetings “a mistake.”
Gates’ sitdown will round out a series of interviews before the committee.
Ted Waitt, the founder of Gateway who was romantically linked to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell for years, will sit for a transcribed interview April 30, the person said; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is also set to appear before the committee May 6.
Tova Noel, the prison guard who said she was the last to see Epstein alive, will be interviewed on May 18. And Lesley Groff, Epstein’s longtime assistant, will sit for an interview June 9.
A spokesperson at Waitt’s foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did lawyers who have represented Groff. Noel could not immediately be reached.
The transcribed interviews, while more informal than a deposition, will take place behind closed doors.
The committee has already interviewed former Attorney General Bill Barr, former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and Maxwell, who remains incarcerated.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have also been questioned on their relationship with Epstein.
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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late on Monday that the agency was “devastated” to confirm that a contractor was killed during a “security incident” in Gaza, adding that two staff members present were not injuredl, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
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“Following the incident, WHO suspended today’s medical evacuation of patients from Gaza via Rafah to Egypt. Medical evacuations will remain suspended until further notice,” he wrote on X, noting that the case is under investigation by “relevant authorities.”
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Tuesday that the incident is under investigation and called for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers.
Since March 2, the World Health Organization has recorded 100 attacks on health care facilities, resulting in 54 deaths and 145 injuries among active health care workers, according to Dujarric.
“These incidents put front-line workers at extreme risk. And discourage people from seeking care that has obviously serious consequences for public health,” he said.
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The US president has threatened to wipe out civilian infrastructure in the country if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz by 2 a.m. tonight, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
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It has prompted some Iranians to form human chains along bridges and at several energy facilities around the country, according to videos and images published by state and local media.
For example, the semi-official news agency Mehr has posted pictures of protesters in front of a power plant in the city of Kermanshah with a banner reading “Attacks on energy infrastructure are considered war crimes.”
Changed attitudes
Two Tehran residents The New York Times spoke to said they have changed their attitudes toward the United States and Israel. They are among opposition Iranians who had previously hoped that attacks on the country’s leadership could pave the way for political change.
Attacks on energy facilities, universities and schools – and Trump’s latest threat to kill “an entire civilization” – have meant a shift, Lili tells the newspaper:
“Now we support Iran and whatever regime is in power.”
At the same time, there is widespread fear about the consequences of a crippled energy infrastructure.
Bunkers and bottled water
Many Tehran residents stocked up on bottled water and charged phones, flashlights and power banks on Tuesday, the AP news agency reports. For some, such as patients in hospitals, widespread power outages could pose an immediate threat to life.
One of them is 56-year-old Asghar Hashemi, who is undergoing dialysis treatment at a hospital in Tehran.
“I am concerned, but I am more worried about my countrymen,” he told the AP.
Whatever happens, we will stand until the end.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been officially released from captivity and turned over to the Iraqi Government, after being kidnapped last week in Baghdad by the Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary group Kataib Hezbollah, senior officials tell CNN.
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