WASHINGTON/CARACAS: Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Caracas on Thursday and met Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, in the highest‑level American visit to the South American nation since the ouster of former leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. Read More: Trump indicates approval of CIA action against Venezuela The two‑hour meeting, held at the direction of US President Donald Trump, […]
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Trump Confirms CIA Authorization for Covert Operations in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, in what analysts describe as a significant escalation of US efforts to remove President Nicolas Maduro from power. The revelation came after The New York Times reported that Trump had […]
CIA among targets of new Iran sanctions on US
Iran announced on Monday new sanctions on United States entities and individuals including the CIA, accusing them of “inciting terrorist acts” in the Islamic republic. It comes days after the US placed more than a dozen Iranian officials on its sanctions blacklist for the crackdown on protests over the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa […]
CIA police apprehends 243 accused
ISLAMABAD: The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Islamabad Police had arrested 243 outlaws and recovered looted items worth Rs14.97 million including gold ornaments, laptops, mobile phones, vehicles, motorcycles, weapons, and drugs. IGP Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas had assigned task to the CIA police to arrest those involved in heinous as well as street crimes and […]
Pakistani intelligence led CIA to bin Laden: Imran Khan
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s main spy agency provided the US with a lead that helped them find and kill Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday. Pakistan has until now officially denied having any knowledge of the terror chief until he was shot dead in a night time raid by US special forces […]
Origins of the polio conspiracy narrative
An important lesson of history is that rumours of a conspiracy against large segments of population can only be ignored at great peril. Neglect on this front can easily lead to anarchy and bedlam. In 1857, for instance, the rumour that the new cartridges used cow and pig fat, insulted the pride of both Hindu […]
Who is to benefit from Sri Lanka bombings?
On 21 April 19, eight bombing attacks struck at least three churches in Sri Lanka, along with three five-star hotels favoured by foreigners, killing 321 including more than 32 foreigners and at least 500 injured. Suicide bombers detonated their explosives during Easter services at St. Anthony’s Shrine (a historic church in Colombo), St. Sebastian’s Church […]
CIA Police busted an Inter-Provincial Gang of Weapon Suppliers
LARKANA: The CIA police on an information busted an inter-provincial gang of weapon suppliers from the limits of Waris Dino Machi police station near here on Monday, recovered large quantity of dangerous weapons from their possession and arrested two accused whereas two others fled on a bike.The accused were nabbed near the bordering area with […]
CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: reports
The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US media reported Friday, citing people close to the matter. The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions of a Saudi prosecutor one day prior, which exonerated the prince of involvement in the […]
Pompeo in Pyongyang to seek concrete nuclear commitments
POOL/AFP / Andrew Harnik Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was ensconced in an elegant Pyongyang guest house for a second day of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man Kim Yong Chol Washington’s top diplomat embarked on an intense day of negotiations with his North Korean counterpart Saturday as he strives to […]