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Nicolás Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment against the deposed Venezuelan president and his wife were “false accusations”. Maduro, shackled at the ankles, was brought to court to face the new charges accusing the couple of leading a state-sponsored campaign of repression that tortured scores of victims, including three Americans. Judge Alvin K Hellerstein entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were seized from their Caracas home by the US military in a night-time raid in January. Hellerstein announced that he was entering the plea on behalf of Maduro after Maduro twice responded to the judge’s request to enter a plea by criticizing the indictment, saying it contained “false accusations and false testimony”. Maduro spoke through an interpreter. Attorney Barry Pollack said when the charges were announced last week that Maduro, 63, denied them and “looks forward to his day in court”. According to the rewritten indictment, Maduro oversaw a violent torture system that beat, asphyxiated and delivered electric shocks to its victims.

OttawaOttawa police say a four-year-old was found unresponsive in a neighbour's backyard pool east of downtown on Wednesday afternoon and later died. Preliminary investigation finds 'no indication of suspicious circumstances,' police sayCBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2026 12:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 15Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ottawa police said a four-year-old child was found unresponsive in a neighbour's backyard pool late Wednesday afternoon and later died. (Patrick Louiseize/CBC)A four-year-old child was found unresponsive Wednesday in a neighbour's backyard pool in the city's Carson Grove neighbourhood and later died, Ottawa police said. Police said they were called to a home near Bathgate Drive and Matheson Road east of Ottawa's downtown around 5:20 p.m. Ottawa paramedics told CBC the child was in cardiac arrest when they were found. Police began CPR and paramedics continued resuscitation efforts on the way to hospital, but they were not successful.

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WorldUkraine has resumed ‌its attacks on Russian refineries with a strike at an installation in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced his anger at a "dangerous" withdrawal of U. S. intelligence. Refinery owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft hit with Ukraine drone attackThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 15, 2026 7:11 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 15Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A police officer stands next to a crater that appeared at the site of a residential area in Kyiv on Thursday after a Russian drone strike. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)Ukraine has resumed ‌its attacks on Russian refineries with a strike at an installation in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced his anger at the withdrawal of U. S. intelligence. Since U. S.

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Satellite imagery obtained by Bellingcat lays bare the extent of tree-felling at a Washington DC golf course that President Trump is reportedly seeking to transform into a championship-level course, despite moves to protect the site by conservationists.

Ottawa Police Service headquarters on Elgin Street. (CityNews file photo) A child has died after emergency responders were called on Wednesday around 5:20 p.m. to a backyard pool.

This winter is set to feature numerous strong storms affecting the West Coast and southern tier half of the country, according to the official winter outlook released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The outlook is dominated by the influence of the near-record strong El Niño event.

1 day agoAsha PatelNottinghamNottinghamshire PoliceThe taxi driver was handed counterfeit notes for a ride, Nottinghamshire Police saidA man was arrested after a taxi driver who was given fake cash drove the suspect straight to a police station. Nottinghamshire Police said the driver picked up the suspect from Nottingham Road at 23:30 BST on Tuesday. When the customer continued to change his route, the taxi driver asked how he would be paying, which is when he was handed a counterfeit £20 note, the force added. After questioning the customer and being given further fake notes, the driver took him straight to Radford Road police station. The force said officers also carried out a search of a man's address, where they discovered a "Rambo knife" under his mattress. It added no further counterfeit cash was recovered, but a cannabis cultivation kit was seized from the address. A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of using counterfeit currency and possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Student-led demonstrators clashed Thursday with Albanian police in the capital Tirana for a third day running, joining a broader anti-government movement launched in opposition to a major development project linked to U. S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Youths protesting Albania’s long-serving Socialist government hurled rocks at a police cordon outside the Education Ministry, and riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons. Police detained several demonstrators. The latest clashes followed riots on Wednesday when protesters attacked government buildings, banks and businesses, leaving 89 people injured including 61 police officers, according to the Health Ministry. The protests were led by student groups seeking education reforms. They have joined the so-called flamingo movement, which is calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over allegations of widespread corruption and in opposition to the large luxury tourism development on Albania’s southern coast, associated with an investment firm founded by Kushner. Story continues below advertisement

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An oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday after entering what Iran's navy described as a prohibited zone with its tracking systems disabled, Iranian state-run media reported, the second such incident in the area in 24 hours. Iran's navy said monitoring teams patrolling the eastern sector of the Strait of Hormuz detected the tanker ablaze in the restricted area, according to a statement cited by the Mehr news agency.

Man killed by tiger died from 'multiple injuries'1 day agoEmily JohnsonandGrace Wood, YorkshireFamily handoutWilliam Chapman was killed by a tiger after he entered its enclosure at the weekendA man who was attacked by a tiger after climbing two fences to enter its enclosure at a wildlife park died of "multiple traumatic injuries", an inquest has heard. William Chapman visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday and entered the animal's pen. The 24-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and died of "multiple traumatic injuries and animal interaction", the opening of his inquest at Doncaster Coroner's Court heard. Senior coroner Nicola Mundy said he had a history of mental illness, a diagnosis of schizophrenia and had suffered previous bouts of psychosis. His family had raised concerns about his contact with Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust, the hearing was told. Chapman was under adult mental health services in Doncaster but was "highly functioning and independent with no care requirements", the inquest heard. The self-employed online trader was born in Chichester, West Sussex, and living in Doncaster at the time of his death.

WorldU. S. President Donald Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says the Pentagon won't livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter after all. U. S. president made the announcement on social mediaThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 15, 2026 10:28 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 15Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A memorial for fallen soldiers is displayed prior to a ceremony in April 2014 for the victims of the 2009 shooting on a military base in Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead and 32 injured. (Eric Gay/The Associated Press)U. S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice-President JD Vance said he wouldn't watch it. Trump said on social media that publicly airing the execution "might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan.

The Iran-backed group acknowledges ownership of 500 kilograms of explosives seized on the road to Beirut, insisting they were intended solely for use against Israel; Lebanese authorities warn against illegal weapons as analysts see a direct challenge to disarmament effortsAFP| Related TopicsThe explosives were discovered last week in a vehicle traveling along the main highway connecting eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, with Beirut. According to a judicial source cited by AFP, the shipment included 250 kilograms of TNT and 250 kilograms of C-4, a powerful plastic explosive. Hezbollah members attend a ceremony honoring Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a Lebanese village (Photo: Reuters)"The vehicle and its cargo belong to the resistance" against Israel, Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said, demanding the immediate release of those arrested in connection with the seizure and the return of the vehicle and its contents. He insisted the explosives were intended exclusively for operations against Israel.

Poet says being dropped from Senedd royal visit over poem is 'concerning'1 day agoDanielle HerbertandAngharad Thomas, BBC WalesBBCThe National Poet of Wales, Hanan Issa, says she is "concerned" by the decisionWales' national poet has said it is "quite concerning" that a poem raising political issues was rejected from the Senedd's opening ceremony. But on Wednesday, Issa posted on social media that the poem she submitted, To Grow, which referred to Gaza and trans healthcare, was rejected on the grounds that the ceremony was "apolitical". The Senedd Commission said the poem, that Issa had reworked and had already been translated into Welsh, was "not the right fit for this occasion". Issa was given her support by one Plaid Cymru MS, Sera Evans, who said it was "very disappointing" the poem was not read at the ceremony. Reform sources said they felt the commission made the correct call. Speaking to BBC Radio Wales Breakfast, Issa said she would not be attending the ceremony where King Charles and the Queen will officially open the Senedd's seventh term. The poet added: "I am not welcome anymore. I won't be part of the ceremony.