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A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, warning Attorney General Pam Bondi's department that contempt charges could follow if it does not comply. The order stops short of holding anyone in contempt, calling that step 'premature' for now, but puts the DOJ on notice that further delay could trigger legal consequences as pressure to unseal the documents continues to build.

The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has emerged as the biggest winner in Morocco's parliamentary elections, but without securing an outright majority. The result leaves the party needing coalition partners to govern, and attention now turns to negotiations over forming a new government.

President Emmanuel Macron was absent from the Pope's mass in Paris, but reacted on X by posting a video of the popemobile circling the Arc de Triomphe through a jubilant crowd. "Concord and Fraternity. France is proud to welcome Pope Leo XIV," the president wrote, saluting the pontiff's visit despite his own no-show at the service, a choice drawing comment and debate.