The Daily Populous

The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, after Venezuelan authorities said they had arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL.

Interior minister Diosdado Cabello claimed that the alleged plot was led by the CIA, and aimed at assassinating Maduro.

Protests have been fiercely repressed, some 2,400 people have been arrested, and many others are now fleeing the country. »

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Yemen’s Houthis face a “heavy price” after the group fired a missile deep into Israel.

The missile fell in an open area in central Israel, with no injuries reported.

Despite months of tensions it is a rare instance of a missile penetrating as far as central Israel, normally safe for civilians. »

A Simcoe, Ont., woman is facing a charge of assault with a weapon over an incident where, she says, she accidentally struck a neighbour in the chest with water from a child's water gun.

Washik says she was having a playful water gun fight with a child at a party when she accidentally sprayed water on a neighbour's chest.

Asked to confirm the weapon used was a water gun, OPP spokesperson Const. »

But a White House statement afterward failed to mention the topic and instead mentioned several global topics along with a pledge of continued support for Ukraine.

They reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine as it continues to defend against Russia’s aggression," the statement said.

When asked about the Russian president's warning, Biden said before meeting Starmer that "I don't think much about Vladimir Putin.". »