Monday, February 19, 2024

Former Haitian president's wife, police chief among those indicted in his assassination: report

A man attends a funeral.

A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles, among others.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/moise-assassination-haiti-report-wife-1.7119678?cmp=rss

LockBit digital gang disrupted by international law enforcement in 'Operation Cronos'

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LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims' data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation, according to a post on the gang's extortion website on Monday. Canada played a role in the operation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lockbit-hackers-fbi-ransomware-cronos-1.7119651?cmp=rss

Michael J. Fox receives standing ovation for surprise appearance onstage at BAFTAs

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Michael J. Fox made a surprise appearance onstage during Sunday night’s BAFTA Film Awards to present the prize for best film to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/michael-j-fox-baftas-surprise-appearance-1.7119355?cmp=rss

Crew forced to abandon cargo ship near Yemen after Houthi missile strike

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A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yemen-houthis-red-sea-attacks-israel-ships-1.7119330?cmp=rss

Top UN court opens hearings into legality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands

Palestinian officials at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The United Nations' top court on Monday opened a week of hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, with more than 50 states due to address the judges.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-court-legality-israeli-occupation-palestinian-lands-1.7119309?cmp=rss