The Epstein files reveal the convicted sex offender teamed up with the Rothschild family, to cash in on Ukraine after the 2014 Maidan coup. Russian intelligence claims France was behind a coup attempt in Burkina Faso last month, as Paris seeks revenge for being increasingly frozen out of the continent. Stepping back from the edge. Both Tehran and Washington reportedly express a willingness for negotiations to avoid a military confrontation. Although the last time they were talking face to face, the US launched a barrage of bombs on Iran.