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Irish man held in ICE detention was issued warrant over drug offense in 2009 in Ireland
Feb 12, 2026 - World 
Seamus Culleton has been held for five months despite having valid work permit and being married to US nationalAn Irish court apparently issued a warrant for the arrest of the Irish man currently embroiled in controversy with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been ramping up detentions and activity around the United States since last year.Seamus Culleton has spent five months in US custody and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit in a case that has attracted widespread publicity. His lawyer called him a “model immigrant” with no criminal record. Continue reading...
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Feb 12, 2026 - World 
Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate saysUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health.The endangerment finding, which states that the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endangers public health and welfare, has since 2009 allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit heat-trapping pollution from vehicles, power plants and other industrial sources. Continue reading...
Police visited home of Tumbler Ridge suspect multiple times over mental health concerns
Feb 12, 2026 - World 
Canadian authorities seized firearms from the residence approximately two years ago but later returned themPolice have said they were called on multiple occasions to the home of the teenage suspect behind one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings after concerns were raised regarding mental health problems and weapons.Six people, including a teacher and five children, were killed in a school shooting on Tuesday in the western Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge. About 25 other people were injured and two of them remain in critical but stable condition. Continue reading...
House members seek inquiry into DoJ’s tracking of their Epstein files research
Feb 12, 2026 - World 
US attorney general displayed records of Congress members’ searches into Epstein files during House hearingMembers of Congress are calling for investigations after discovering the Department of Justice created records of their research activities while they dig into files connected to Jeffrey Epstein.Photographs taken by Reuters during a congressional hearing on Wednesday showed the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, holding a document titled “Jayapal Pramila Search History”, listing files that the Democratic US representative Pramila Jayapal had accessed during her review of the Epstein materials. Continue reading...
Imran Khan Loses 85% Vision After "Inhuman" Abuse In Pakistani Jail
Feb 12, 2026 - World 
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has suffered a devastating loss of eyesight, severe health deterioration, and prolonged solitary confinement inside Adiala Jail, according to a damning report by a court-appointed lawyer.