Eight current and former Toronto police officers were arrested following a sweeping investigation that exposed the reach of organized crime within the city's police force, according to The Guardian. The arrests, which officials said were linked to bribes, the drug trade, and a murder plot, were announced at a news conference attended by Toronto Police Service Chief Myron Demkiw and York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween.
The investigation, as reported by The Guardian, highlighted the corrosive influence of organized crime in Canada's largest municipality. While the exact details of the charges and the scope of the criminal activities were not immediately available, the arrests signaled a significant development in the ongoing efforts to combat corruption and criminal activity within the Toronto Police Service.
Meanwhile, the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan became an unexpected outlet for expressions of anger, according to Sky News. Jeers were directed at the Israeli delegation and US Vice President JD Vance during the event, despite pleas for respect from International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry. Sky News reported that the jeers could be heard over the music in the stadium.
In other news, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was shot multiple times in a Moscow apartment building, leaving him fighting for his life, Sky News reported. The Kremlin has blamed Ukraine for the attack, but the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the official response have been described as curious. Dominic Waghorn, Sky News' international affairs editor, noted the difficulty in understanding the situation, given Russia's history of "outrage."
Finally, in Bangladesh, the country prepared for its first election since the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024, as reported by Al Jazeera. Approximately 127 million registered voters were eligible to cast their ballots on February 12 to elect 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad, the country's parliament. The election followed a period under a caretaker government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
Also, Al Jazeera reported that the war in Gaza had decimated infrastructure, making daily life challenging. University professor Hassan El-Nabih was forced to use his bicycle to find electricity and internet access to teach his students online.
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