Trump trips, a fake video and 10 possible co-conspirators – Takeaways from new Epstein files
The US Department of Justice released its latest – and largest – tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files on Tuesday. The 11,000-plus documents continue a stream of released information that began on Friday, the deadline mandated in a new law that required the department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the deceased paedophile and financier. Many of the documents released on Tuesday are redacted with names and information blacked out, including names of people who the FBI appears to cite as possible co-conspirators in the Epstein case. TheRead more
Military considers permanent bases in Latvia as part of Canada’s NATO commitment
Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Latvia’s Adazi military base in August and announced an extension of the Canadian Armed Forces mission in the country to 2029. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Canada’s military operations command has embarked on a study about how the country’s NATO deployment in Latvia can be realistically sustained into the future, and one of options could involve more permanent basing, says a senior commander. Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin, the commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC), said they are just beginning the analysis and recommendations have notRead more
Parts shortages, snarled supply chains are sidelining Canadian vehicles and troops in Latvia: documents
Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Adazi military base in Latvia last week, where Canadian hardware was on display. But briefing documents obtained by CBC News show that many vehicles in Canada’s battlegroup are not ready for combat. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney recently walked a gauntlet of parked military gear while visiting Canadian and allied troops in Latvia. All of it was spit and polish, some draped in camouflage and looking showroom ready, if not somewhat menacing. It was an impressive, seemingly substantive, display of combatRead more
U.K. police drop probe into Bob Vylan comments about Israeli military
Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan crowd surfing while performing on the West Holts Stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival in south-west England, on June 28, 2025. (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images) British police said on Tuesday they would take no further action over comments made about the Israeli military during a performance by punk duo Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury music festival in June. “We have concluded, after reviewing all the evidence, that it does not meet the criminal threshold outlined by the CPS [Crown Prosecution Service]Read more
U.S. defence secretary says Pentagon will not publicly release Sept. 2 boat strike video
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing for all members of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday on the situation in Venezuela. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. Hegseth said that members of the U.S. House and Senate armed services committees would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did notRead more
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets after global fan backlash
MetLife Stadium, the location of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, in East Rutherford, N.J., is seen in July prior to the FIFA Club World Cup Final. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 US seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. It was a rare climbdown by the soccer body and its president Gianni Infantino after soaking up waves of criticism for World Cup strategies, includingRead more
Trump expands U.S. travel ban to 5 more countries and Palestinian Authority, toughens limits on others
People chant during a protest sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations against U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban, which went into effect in June. On Tuesday, the Trump administraton added five more countires to the travel ban. (Jill Connelly/Reuters) The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries — plus the Palestinian Authority — and imposing new limits on 15 others, doubling the number of jurisdictions affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S.Read more
Trump’s chief of staff gives rare interview: Here are 5 things we learned
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on Oct. 17. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles, widely regarded in Washington as the quiet power behind the throne, spoke candidly about some of the administration’s shortcomings and delivered a frank assessment of the people around the president in a rare, wide-ranging series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair. Speaking toRead more
Congress ups pressure to release boat strike video with threat to Hegseth’s travel budget
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images US lawmakers are trying to pressure the Trump administration to release video of a controversial “double-tap” military strike by limiting Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget. The incident on 2 September, in which the US carried out a second deadly strike on a boat in the Caribbean, has raised fresh questions about the legality of Trump’s campaign targeting alleged drug-carrying vessels. A provision buried in a lengthy defence spending policy would restrict travel funds for Hegseth’s office until the Pentagon hands over unedited footage. TheRead more
2 U.S. fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela as lawmakers demand answers on boat strikes
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dec. 1. The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday. (Seaman Abigail Reyes/U.S. Navy/Reuters) The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday in what appears to be the closest American warplanes have come to the South American country’s airspace since the start of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign. Public flight-tracking websites showed a pair of U.S. NavyRead more