Maduro denies US torture claims as teen gunman kills four in Oregon school

During a hearing in New York, former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his spouse Cilia Flores entered not-guilty pleas to accusations that they participated in the torture of US nationals, describing the claims as fabricated. Their legal team noted that the indictment had been expanded last week to include these torture allegations, while they remain charged with drug-terrorism offenses. In a separate event, a 16-year-old male perpetrated a mass shooting at an Oregon elementary school, killing three children—aged five, eight and eleven—and a teacher before a bystander shot and killed the attacker, according to police.

The shooting underscores ongoing concerns about school safety in the United States. Meanwhile, the CGPM in Versailles voted to eliminate leap seconds from Coordinated Universal Time, aiming for greater clock stability. Additionally, Interpol reported the arrest of 95 suspects in a global crackdown on online child-abuse material, and Stephen Fry highlighted the ongoing victimisation linked to such content.