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1. Why was Jeffrey Epstein allowed into Canada in 2014?

   

   Nearly six years after pleading guilty to a crime that should have made him inadmissible, Jeffrey Epstein visited Canada, and federal government officials are providing no answers about why he was allowed into the country.

2. Iran's president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations' with the U.S.

   

   Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country's foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable negotiations" with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month.

3. Clintons appear ready to testify in Congress about Jeffrey Epstein after contempt threat

   

   Former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, will testify in a congressional investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a staffer said on Monday.

4. Rape trial begins in Oslo for son of Norway's crown princess

   

   The trial of the son of Norway's crown princess, on charges that include rape, started on Tuesday, opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has cast a shadow on the royal family's image.

5. Trump says he'll lower tariffs on India after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade deal ​with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50 per cent in exchange for India lowering trade barriers and stopping its purchases of Russian oil.