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A court in New York has heard graphic accounts for women who say they were sexually abused by the late financier Jeffery Epstein. Some wept as they described how they were raped as girls. Jeffery Epstein’s lawyer said they had significant doubts about whether he killed himself in prison, saying his injuries were more consistent with an assault.

There is no end in sight to the row between Brazil’s President and his French counterpart over the fires in the Amazon Basin. Jair Bolsonaro said he would not accept an offer of aid unless Emmanuel Macron withdrew remarks Mr. Bolsonaro took as insults.

The Bolivian President Evo Morales has called for cooperation and unity to fight wildfires in his country as well as in neighboring Brazil. He said he had spoken to the Presidents of Peru and Paraguay. President Erdogan says Turkish troops in northern Syrian are in danger and will defend themselves if necessary. After talks with President Putin, Mr. Erdogan described recent Syrian governmental attacks in Idlib as unacceptable. Mr. Putin said the two countries were cooperating.

The British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says MPs will take the first step towards trying to pass a law, blocking a no-deal Brexit next week. It might see the Prime Minister Boris Johnson forced to ask the EU for further Brexit delay.

Iraqi security forces have arrested an Islamic State militant involved in one of its most notorious acts of destruction of priceless ancient artifacts. The Iraqi Interior Ministry says a man has confessed to destroying ancient statue with a hammer in the Museum of Mosul.

The death has been announced of the former boss of Volkswagen Ferdinand Piech who is 82. Celebrated as a brilliant engineer, he expanded VW into a 13-brand automatic empire.