Epstein files, Feb. 16 -- The chatter around the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associations with prominent and wealthy people refuses to subside. This time, it is around his ties with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and whether Epstein worked for Mossad, an Israeli intelligence service. Senior government officials in Israel, including the Prime Minister, Isaac Herzog, have rejected such theories, Fox News reported on 15 February.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released over three million pages in connection with the Epstein files. In what is considered the last tranche of documents, released on 30 January, the files revealed the names of several prominent personalities.

According to Fox News, former officia...