US rejects claims of CIA involvement in alleged plot to kill Maduro after Venezuela arrests six

The US state department rejected allegations of CIA involvement in an alleged assassination plot against Nicolás Maduro after Venezuelan officials announced the arrest of three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech on Saturday.

The claims of a plot against Maduro – the Venezuelan president, whose recent re-election is contested – were made on state television by Diosdado Cabello, the interior minister. Cabello said the foreign citizens including a US navy member were part of a CIA-led plot to overthrow the Venezuelan government and kill several members of its leadership. In the television programme, Cabello showed images of rifles that he said were confiscated from some of the alleged plotters.

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Defiant and unbowed: Why Justin Trudeau isn’t going anywhere

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been told he can’t win the next election and should quit before he’s defeated.

Several MPs and former cabinet ministers have publicly called for his exit, including veteran Quebec Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès at this week’s caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C.

Privately, prominent party heavyweights, elder statesmen, fundraisers and campaign strategists have all urged Mr. Trudeau to leave.

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Russia may have shared nuclear secrets with Iran in exchange for missiles

Pentagon officials say US can’t supply many more long-range missiles to Ukraine because it needs to keep a ‘healthy reserve’

Britain and the US fear Russia may have shared nuclear secrets with Iran in exchange for missiles to use in its war against Ukraine.

At their summit in Washington DC, Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden discussed the threat from the strengthening military cooperation from two of the West’s biggest adversaries.

It comes days after it was revealed Iran has accumulated four “significant quantities” of enriched uranium which could each be used to make a nuclear bomb.


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Swift endorsement turns more voters from Harris than it attracts: poll

It might not be such a “Love Story” after all.

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, may turn more voters away than it attracts.

A new post-debate poll from YouGov released Saturday found that 8% of voters said the pop superstar’s nod is either “somewhat” or “much more likely” to convince them to cast their ballot for the Democrat.

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Major Russian disinfo site featuring anti-Trudeau articles prompts calls for new focus at public inquiry

A website at the heart of an international Russian disinformation operation has produced more than a dozen articles about Canadian politics in an apparent attempt to undermine support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and boost his chief rival, Pierre Poilievre.

The website Reliable Recent News has been identified by officials in Europe and the U.S. as a repository for pro-Kremlin articles that are distributed through a network of affiliated sites disguised to appear as legitimate news outlets.


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Rotherham grooming gang member is jailed for raping 14-year-old girl in alleyway 21 years ago

Waleed Ali – Brutally Rapes Children For Allah

A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in jail for raping a 14-year-old girl down an alleyway in Rotherham 21 years ago.

Waleed Ali, from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, was sentenced immediately after jurors found him guilty of raping a girl under 16 years old at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

He had previously been convicted of raping and indecently assaulting another girl, 13, in the same alleyway in early 2003 following an investigation by South Yorkshire Police.

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Soccer surpasses hockey as Canada’s top sport amid growing concerns over brain injuries

For the first time, soccer has overtaken hockey as the most-played sport in Canada, according to a Department of Canadian Heritage study.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the shift comes amid increasing scrutiny of hockey-related concussions, particularly in junior and recreational leagues, which have been linked to long-term brain injuries.

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Usual Suspects sought for spitting at and assaulting Toronto cops

Toronto Police are trying to identify three suspects after officers were assaulted and spat on during a recent demonstration.

According to police, officers were at a demonstration early Wednesday evening in the Yonge St. and Front St. E. area where a group of protesters were gathered at an event outside Meridian Hall.

Police say the group tried to gain entry into the event and were removed by police.

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Release secret list of alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada, say Polish and Ukrainian groups

Canadian Polish and Ukrainian groups have joined calls for the federal government to release the full list of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who came to this country after the war.

The list is among documents created by a 1986 federal government war-crimes commission led by Justice Jules Deschenes. For almost 40 years the federal government has refused to release the material to the public.

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Sweden offers immigrants £26,000 to return home

Sweden has announced that it will pay immigrants up to £26,000 to return to their native countries, raising the existing financial incentive by a factor of more than 30.

The Nordic country, which from the 1970s to the 2010s prided itself on having some of the world’s most liberal asylum and integration policies, is going through a “paradigm shift” in its approach, according to its migration minister.

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