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Former President Bill Clinton is testifying behind closed doors today before members of the U.S.

House investigating cases related to the late convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified yesterday.

Like his wife, the former president released a copy of his opening remarks in which he says he had no idea of Epstein's crimes.

Clinton says no matter how many photos he is shown in and how that

They may be interpreted, the former president says, he saw nothing and did nothing wrong.

Vice President J.D.

Vance is set to meet today with the Omani foreign minister about Iran.

NPR's Frank Ordonez reports on the latest turn of Iranian negotiations to avert a military strike.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are in an open war, according to Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif today.

The neighbors have a long and complicated history, but the latest confrontation is described as the most serious in months.

Afghanistan conducted extensive cross-border attacks last night.

It says it was retaliating for Pakistan's airstrikes Sunday.

The AI company Anthropix says it won't agree to demands from the Defense Department to loosen its safety standards to help the U.S.

military.

NPR's John Rewich reports the Pentagon wants to use Anthropix AI models without limits.