There’s no hiding the ugly face of World Cup 2026

There’s no hiding the ugly face of World Cup 2026

Iran wants guarantees of beefed-up protection behind enemy lines and no political questions from prying journalists.

Senegal wants visas for a handful of officials from its national sporting federation who have been denied entry to the U.S.

Ghana wants fans of its national squad, the Black Stars, to promise they’ll return home, keeping the country in Donald Trump’s good graces.


People love the game. FIFA is a criminal organization.

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The Plan to Eliminate Israel

The Plan to Eliminate Israel

Documents captured by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip should finally bury one of the most dangerous illusions: the belief that Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian regime can somehow be persuaded to halt their jihad (holy war) and accept Israel’s existence.

On the morning of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led invasion of Israel, three senior leaders of the terrorist group – Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, and Marwan Issa – sent a message to Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah requesting support for the attack that had begun.

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New Bill Would Ban Radical Religious Leaders From Entering the United States

New Bill Would Ban Radical Religious Leaders From Entering the United States

Rep. Chip Roy introduced the Inhibiting Militant Adversarial Mullahs (IMAM) Act on Monday, which would bar radicalized leaders of certain religious denominations from being admitted into the United States.

“The United States should never roll out the red carpet for foreign clerics who preach anti-American hatred, celebrate terrorism, or serve as mouthpieces for radical regimes,” the Texas Republican told the Daily Signal in a statement.

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Snowbirds to be grounded following 2026 season until new aircraft arrive

Snowbirds to be grounded following 2026 season until new aircraft arrive

Canada’s iconic Snowbirds demonstration squadron will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive, the country’s defence minister said Tuesday.

In a statement, David McGuinty did not say how long it will take to replace the outdated CT-114 Tutor jets, which have been part of the air force inventory since the 1960s.

The turbo-prop Swiss-made CT-157 Siskin II has been chosen as the replacement for the Snowbird squadron. The aircraft is already on order and being delivered for use in the air force’s initial pilot training aircraft.


Update First production test flight of a RCAF CT-157 Siskin II (Pilatus PC-21)

h/t Mauser

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A Montreal man is wanted by the RCMP for terrorism, but Canada won’t take him back

A Montreal man is wanted by the RCMP for terrorism, but Canada won’t take him back

Wassim Boughadou is wanted by the RCMP for terrorism. He insists he is “absolutely” willing to fly home from Turkey to surrender to police.

But the Montreal-born 34-year-old claims he can’t because Global Affairs Canada won’t let him.

“I am in a limbo,” he wrote in a text message, part of a cache of documents obtained by Global News that have gone unreported until now.


Additional background on this terrorist.

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Luggage-tag switching scheme involves flights from Canada to countries where drug smuggling can carry death penalty

Luggage-tag switching scheme involves flights from Canada to countries where drug smuggling can carry death penalty

CTV News’ investigative unit W5 has found at least 17 innocent passengers on flights originating in Canada were detained on drug smuggling allegations over the past year after their baggage tags were switched onto suitcases filled with drugs.

All were eventually released, but only after some had been handcuffed, arrested and jailed overseas.

W5 compiled the data through court records, news releases and police sources. The cases involved flights from Canada to the Dominican Republic, Paris, Germany, Morocco, Bermuda, the Philippines and Korea, where drug smuggling can carry the death penalty.

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‘Disposable’ operatives for hire are a new menace for western countries

‘Disposable’ operatives for hire are a new menace for western countries

When on Friday a 32-year-old Iraqi was brought before a court in New York to be charged with planning to attack Jewish community sites in the US, a curtain was suddenly lifted on a corner of a shadowy world.

The detention of Mohammed Saad Baqer al-Saadi in Turkey last week revealed rare details of Iran’s efforts to use terrorism to sow discord among communities in Europe, the UK and the US – but also the outlines of an uncertain and threatening future.

Al-Saadi is a senior commander of the Baghdad-based Kataib Hezbollah, a powerful militia with close links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He is accused of being connected to 18 separate attacks including firebombings of synagogues and community centres in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. Among them also is the stabbing in Golders Green, which left two Jewish men badly injured last month.

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Ontario police are using spyware that lets them remotely take over your smartphone. They’re fighting to keep almost everything about it secret

Ontario police are using spyware that lets them remotely take over your smartphone. They’re fighting to keep almost everything about it secret

When police in Windsor began looking into an alleged international auto‑theft ring in late 2022, they turned to familiar investigative techniques.

Some officers went undercover, others conducted long hours of surveillance, while the courts gave police permission to hide a tracking device in the alleged ringleader’s car and to intercept his cellphone location.

Within a few months, cellphone data placed the main suspect’s phone near 23 car thefts, sometimes hours apart. Yet, police never caught him actually stealing any vehicles.

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WHO concerned by ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola spread in DRC

WHO concerned by ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola spread in DRC

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday voiced concern about the “scale and speed” of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The WHO is holding an emergency meeting later on Tuesday in Geneva to discuss developments in Ituri province and other parts of eastern DRC.

The outbreak involves a rare strain of Ebola, called Bundibugyo, for which there is no recognized vaccine. It is also taking place in remote parts of the country, making the lab testing of suspected cases slow and challenging.

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Why more US women are moving abroad: ‘It’s because of Trump, right? Yes and no’

Why more US women are moving abroad: ‘It’s because of Trump, right? Yes and no’

It was in 2022, when Americans were reeling from the news that the supreme court had overturned Roe v Wade, that Jen Barnett got a firsthand glimpse of just how viable her new business could be.

Days before the court ruling, she had launched a website aimed at Americans looking to move abroad. As confusion and consternation set in over what the ruling meant for US women, Barnett watched traffic to her website steadily tick upward. “We had this huge spike.”

It was all she needed to co-found her company, Expatsi, which has since helped thousands of Americans looking to move abroad. Women remain a key part of her demographic, making up around two-thirds of her clients. “If it weren’t for young women, this business wouldn’t exist,” she said.

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Hamas memos show Canadian-funded charities worked with terror group, NGO says

Hamas memos show Canadian-funded charities worked with terror group, NGO says

According to a report by an Israeli NGO, Hamas’s own internal memos show it has been working in tandem with Canadian government‑funded charities and non‑governmental organizations.

The documents, which the Israeli army says it seized during its Gaza counteroffensive, detail how the terror organization allegedly infiltrated and exploited international NGOs operating in the Strip.

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