Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025
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