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Hugo Carvajal, former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges, facing a maximum life sentence.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe asserted that a US operation significantly damaged Iran’s nuclear programme, claiming several key sites are now destroyed and will take years to rebuild.

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the vote on welfare reforms will proceed next week, despite anticipated dissent from over 100 Labour MPs.

Cabinet ministers are pressuring Labour MPs to withdraw their names from a rebel amendment aimed at blocking controversial welfare cuts before a crucial vote next Tuesday.

An early U.S. Defence Intelligence Agency assessment, according to American media CNN, indicates the weekend strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, failed to destroy the core nuclear infrastructure.

The UK has announced a significant expansion of its nuclear deterrent by purchasing 12 US-made F‑35A fighter jets capable of delivering B61‑12 tactical nuclear bombs, a shift making it the first British planes since the Cold War to carry nuclear weapons.

A civil court in Nantes has ruled the French government partially liable for the 2016 death of jogger Jean-Rene Auffray, attributing 60% of the responsibility to state negligence related to agricultural pollution.

New government plans will allow foreign criminals in England and Wales to be deported after 30% of their sentence, down from the current 50%.

A preliminary US assessment indicates that recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites only set back Tehran’s programme by a few months, contrary to claims of total destruction by Donald Trump.

Lyon has been relegated to Ligue 2 due to €175 million in debt and a lack of a clear financial recovery plan, as confirmed by the French Professional League (LFP).