There was prolonged debate about what constitutes an admission of innocence as the undercover officer who ultimately got a confession from Dean Penney was cross-examined in a Corner Brook courtroom Wednesday.The officer, who can only be referred to by a pseudonym, Rudy, played a fictitious crime boss in two interviews with Penney. Penney had been working with the group and was interviewing to become the captain of Rudy’s yacht — a staged interview as part of what’s known as a Mr. Big operation.Penney is charged with first-degree murder in his estranged wife Jennifer Hillier-Penney’s death, and has pleaded not guilty.…

There is no inherent contradiction between the European Union’s mutual assistance clause and NATO’s collective defence, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews as Washington ramps up criticism against the transatlantic alliance over the war in Iran. Article 42.7 of the EU treaties allows a member state under “armed aggression” to…

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