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World Service,30 Jan 2026,49 mins
More than three million pages of Epstein files released
Outside SourceAvailable for 11 days
The US justice department is releasing more than three million pages of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. We get the latest from our correspondent. Kurdish forces in Syria say they've agreed a comprehensive ceasefire with the government in Damascus that will see a phased integration with the Syrian army. Meanwhile, Syrian government says it aims to permanently close displacement camps holding thousands of civilians linked to the Islamic State group. We speak our correspondent about the details. Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, has signed a law that opens the country's oil industry to private investors. We speak BBC Mundo’s Norberto Paredes who is the first international journalist to report from Venezuela's decaying oil heartland since the removal of President Nicolas Maduro, Novak Djokovic will face the top seed Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Australian Open final after both players endured five set semi-final epics. We speak to tennis journalists. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 30, 2026. Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
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