Daily brief
Melania Trump issued a rare statement from the White House denying any connection to Jeffrey Epstein, calling claims linking her to the late financier 'lies' and stating she only had a casual acquaintance with him and Ghislaine Maxwell. The denial followed the emergence of a Maxwell email and a debunked photo allegedly shared by Emmanuel Macron. The statement has sparked widespread reaction and calls for a hearing.
The US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025.
Washington declared a statewide drought emergency as snowpack is half of normal.
The CDC delayed a report on the benefits of the Covid vaccine.
George Clooney called Donald Trump's threat to Iran that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' a war crime.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary