Eight current and former Toronto police officers were arrested following an investigation that exposed the reach of organized crime, while in other news, the president of Cuba expressed willingness to engage with Washington, and a close associate of the deposed Venezuelan president was reportedly detained in Caracas. These events, along with revelations from the Epstein files and a massacre in Nigeria, are shaping the current news cycle.
The Toronto police arrests, as reported by The Guardian, stemmed from a sweeping investigation that uncovered links to bribes, the drug trade, and a murder plot. The investigation, which involved at least eight officers, highlighted the corrosive influence of organized crime within Canada's largest municipal police force.
Meanwhile, Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated his government's willingness to engage with Washington, according to The Guardian. This announcement came after months of threats from Donald Trump. The island nation is currently facing a deepening economic crisis.
In Venezuela, Alex Saab, a close associate of the deposed president Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly detained in Caracas during a joint operation by Venezuela's intelligence agency and the FBI, as reported by The Guardian. Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman, is considered Maduro's frontman. The same source also reported that billionaire media mogul Raúl Gorrín was arrested at the same address.
The Epstein files, as reported by BBC Business, have shed new light on Prince Andrew's relationship with David Rowland, a controversial businessman. Emails revealed that Prince Andrew referred to Rowland as his "trusted money man" to Jeffrey Epstein. The emails also indicated that Prince Andrew attempted to promote Rowland's financial ventures while serving as the UK's trade envoy. However, Epstein appeared reluctant to engage with Rowland, after being warned about the negative press surrounding him.
In Nigeria, a village chief recounted a night of terror during which jihadists massacred residents, according to The Guardian. Umar Bio Salihu, the local head of Woro in Kwara state, said that gunmen killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters. The attack occurred earlier in the week.
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