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Canadian spy chief warns of alarming rise in teen terror suspects, ‘potentially lethal’ threats by Iran

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Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Daniel Rogers, during a rare public appearance Thursday, said nearly one in 10 of the agency’s terrorism investigations include at least one person under the age of 18, an alarming trend driven by online extremism.

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Since 2014, there have been nearly two dozen violent extremist attacks in Canada resulting in 29 deaths and at least 60 injuries, according to Rogers.

Worryingly, he said, nearly one in ten terrorism investigations at CSIS, the country’s domestic spy agency, include at least one «subject of investigation» under the age of 18.

In August, a minor was arrested in Montreal for allegedly planning an attack on behalf of the terrorist group Daesh, according to Rogers.

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Dan Rogers, a national security and intelligence advisor, made a rare speech Thursday. (Reuters/Blair Gable/File Photo)

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Just a few months earlier, a 15-year-old Edmonton-area minor was charged with a terrorism-related offense, after Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators feared the teen would commit serious violence related to COM/764, a transnational violent online network that manipulates children and youth across widely accessible online platforms.

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Rogers also noted two 15-year-olds were arrested in Ottawa for allegedly conspiring to conduct a mass casualty attack targeting the Jewish community in Canada’s capital in late 2023 and early 2024.

«Clearly, radicalized youth can cause the same harms as radicalized adults, but the societal supports for youth may help us catch radicalization early and prevent it,» Rogers said. «These tragic numbers would have been higher if not for disruptive actions taken by CSIS and our law enforcement partners.»

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Multiple attacks over the last year were intercepted by Canadian authorities, officials said. (Fox News Digital/Lisa Bennatan)

The CSIS joined the RCMP and intelligence partners from the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand in releasing a joint public report in December, highlighting the evolving issue of young people and violent extremism. 

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The report provides advice to parents, guardians and others with information to help them identify early concerns and address youth radicalization before it’s too late. 

«Since 2022, CSIS has been involved in the disruption of no fewer than 24 violent extremist actions, each resulting in arrests or terrorism peace bond charges,» Rogers said. «In 2024, CSIS played an integral role in the disruption of two Daesh-inspired plots. 

«In one case, a father and son were allegedly in the advanced stages of planning an attack in the Toronto area. In another, an individual was arrested before allegedly attempting to illegally enter the United States to attack members of the Jewish community in New York. In these examples, and in many others I can’t discuss publicly, our counter-terrorism teams have partnered with law enforcement and saved lives.»

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Canadian officials said they also blocked potentially ‘lethal threats’ by Iran. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency)

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He attributed the radicalization to «eroding social cohesion, increasing polarization and significant global events,» which he said «provide fertile ground for radicalization.»

«Many who turn to violence radicalize exclusively online, often without direction from others,» Rogers said. «They use technology to do so secretly and anonymously, seriously challenging the ability of our investigators to keep pace and to identify and prevent acts of violence.»

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Rogers also noted the CSIS collects intelligence and defends against transnational repression, previously focusing on transnational repression by the People’s Republic of China, India and others. 

«In particularly alarming cases over the last year, we’ve had to reprioritize our operations to counter the actions of Iranian intelligence services and their proxies who have targeted individuals they perceive as threats to their regime,» he said. «In more than one case, this involved detecting, investigating and disrupting potentially lethal threats against individuals in Canada.»

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Obama-era greenhouse gas rules gone as EPA’s Zeldin signs ‘single largest deregulatory action’ in history

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FIRST ON FOX: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday will eliminate the «2009 Obama EPA Endangerment Finding,» which set in motion most federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles, saving Americans billions.

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The 2009 development was an EPA finding that carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and three other greenhouse gases «endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations» under the Clean Air Act — leading to a slew of new restrictions and regulations.

An ensuing Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA found greenhouse gases qualify as air pollutants and that if the EPA determines they endanger public health or welfare it can regulate them.

«As I traveled across all 50 states this past year, I heard from countless Americans who not only dislike the (motor-vehicle) start-stop feature but passionately advocated for this mechanism to be a thing of the past,» Zeldin said of the major recission made Thursday.

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, House Speaker Mike Johnson and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin watch as President Donald Trump sign an executive order directing the military to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants during a «Champion of Coal» event at the White House in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

«Not only do many people find start-stop annoying, but it kills the battery of your car without any significant benefit to the environment. The Trump EPA is proudly fixing this stupid feature at Trump Speed.»

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Zeldin said automakers shouldn’t be forced to adopt or be rewarded for using technologies that represent a «climate participation trophy» with no meaningful reduction in actual pollution.

The former New York lawmaker said consumer choice is a priority for his agency, and that his office will continue to advocate for «commonsense rules.»

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US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy added in a statement that resetting of mileage standards and removal of auto-starts and other greenhouse-gas-regulation-precipitated regulations are part of President Donald Trump’s vision to lower costs and revitalize manufacturing.

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Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visit an auto plant. (Dustin Franz/Getty Images)

All federal greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles and engines subsequent to the 2009 declaration will be rescinded, a source familiar with the situation said.

When it comes to the start-stop off-cycle technology, a credit for it was created by the EPA in 2012 and quickly infuriated motorists who hear their engine click off then on again at a stoplight or in the teller line at the bank.

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The start-stop became a regulatory loophole allowing automakers to claim greenhouse gas credits without actually delivering empirical emission-reduction or human health benefits.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move to rescind the 2009 finding will «be the largest deregulatory action in American history, and it will save the American people $1.3 trillion in crushing regulations,» according to multiple reports.

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However, the climate change field appears eager to litigate the new rule, as the nonprofit green-focused law firm Earthjustice signaled as much to PBS.

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«The Trump administration is abandoning its core responsibility to keep us safe from extreme weather and accelerating climate change,» Earthjustic president Abigail Dillen told the outlet.

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«There is no way to reconcile EPA’s decision with the law, the science and the reality of disasters that are hitting us harder every year. Earthjustice and our partners will see the Trump administration in court.»

Some states, however, were not supportive of the news including Colorado, where Gov. Jared Polis said he «stands by (the) science» of the former EPA guidance.

«Protecting people’s health and making our air cleaner should never be a partisan issue,» Polis said in a statement.

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«The science is clear that pollution from cars and trucks harms our air quality and puts families — especially kids, seniors, and those with health conditions — at greater risk. Rolling back long-standing protections creates uncertainty for consumers and businesses at a time when we should be investing in cleaner air, innovation, and energy diversity.»

«These investments aren’t just the right thing for our climate, it’s good business,» the Democrat concluded. «Clear, science-based standards give companies the certainty they need to invest and create jobs. Colorado will continue to stand behind science and protect the health and well-being of Coloradans.» 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter seen as future successor: spy agency

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South Korea’s espionage agency, the National Intelligence Service, informed lawmakers Thursday that it thinks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter is near to being set apart as the regime’s future leader, The Associated Press reported.

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Kim is the third generation of men in his family to rule North Korea.

In a closed-door briefing, NIS officials said they are closely monitoring whether Kim’s daughter — believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and around 13 years old — appears with him before thousands of delegates at the upcoming Workers’ Party Congress, said lawmaker Lee Seong Kweun, who attended the meeting.

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This picture taken on Jan. 27, 2026, and released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Jan. 28, 2026, shows Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae inspecting a test firing of a rocket launcher system, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.  (KCNA via KNS/AFP via Getty Images)

«In the past, (NIS) described Kim Ju Ae as being in the midst of ‘successor training.’ What was notable today is that they used the term ‘successor-designate stage,’ a shift that’s quite significant,» Lee noted, according to the outlet.

In 2023, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service indicated to lawmakers that the North Korean leader and his wife probably had an older son as well as a younger, third child of unknown gender, according to The Associated Press.

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This picture taken on Jan. 27, 2026, and released by KCNA on Jan. 28, 2026, shows Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae inspecting the test firing of a rocket launcher system. (KCNA via KNS/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea is one of the world’s few nuclear-armed nations, making it a unique threat on the global stage.

A 2025 U.S. Intelligence Community Annual Threat Assessment stated, «Kim remains committed to increasing the number of North Korea’s nuclear warheads and improving its missile capabilities to threaten the Homeland and U.S. forces, citizens, and allies, and to weaken U.S. power in the AsiaPacific region, as evidenced by the pace of the North’s missile flight tests and the regime’s public touting of its uranium enrichment capabilities.»

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This picture taken on Dec. 20, 2025, and released by KCNA via KNS on Dec. 23, 2025, shows Kim Jong Un and Kim Ju Ae inspecting the Milyong Hotel, in the Samjiyon tourist district of Ryanggang Province. (KCNA via KNS/AFP via Getty Images)

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«Russia is increasingly supporting North Korea’s nuclear status in exchange for Pyongyang’s support to Moscow’s war against Ukraine,» the assessment noted.

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Los espías de Seúl dicen que la hija de Kim Jong-un está cerca de ser nombrada futura líder de Corea del Norte

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La agencia de espionaje de Corea del Sur dijo el jueves a legisladores que cree que la hija adolescente del líder norcoreano, Kim Jong-un, está a punto de ser designada futura líder de la hermética nación, una decisión que ampliaría la dinastía familiar a una cuarta generación.

La evaluación del Servicio Nacional de Inteligencia (NIS, por sus siglas en inglés) se produce mientras el Norte se prepara para celebrar a finales de este mes su mayor conferencia política, en la que se espera que Kim exponga sus principales objetivos de política para los próximos cinco años y adopte medidas para reforzar su control autoritario.

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En una sesión informativa a puerta cerrada, funcionarios del NIS indicaron que están vigilando de cerca si la hija de Kim —que se cree que se llama Kim Ju-ae y tiene alrededor de 13 años— aparece con él ante los miles de delegados en el próximo congreso del Partido de los Trabajadores, explicó el legislador Lee Seong Kweun, que estuvo presente en la reunión.

Tras su primera aparición en público en una prueba de misiles de largo alcance en noviembre de 2022, Kim Ju-ae ha acompañado a su padre en un número cada vez mayor de actos, incluyendo pruebas de armamento, desfiles militares e inauguraciones de fábricas. Viajó con él a Beijing en septiembre para la primera cumbre del líder con el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, en seis años, en un aparte de un acto relacionado con la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Las especulaciones sobre su futuro político se intensificaron el mes pasado cuando participó junto a sus padres en la visita de Año Nuevo al Palacio del Sol de Kumsusan, en Pyongyang, un mausoleo familiar sagrado donde se exhiben los cuerpos embalsamados de su difunto abuelo y bisabuelo, los líderes de primera y segunda generación del país. Algunos expertos interpretaron la visita como la señal más clara hasta ahora de que está llamada a ser la heredera de su padre, de 42 años.

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En un primer momento, las autoridades surcoreanas expresaron sus dudas acerca de la posibilidad de que fuese elegida líder norcoreana, citando la cultura profundamente conservadora del país y la tradición de un liderazgo dominado por hombres. Pero sus apariciones cada vez más frecuentes en la prensa estatal ha derivado en una reevaluación.

En su evaluación de septiembre sobre el estatus de Kim Ju-ae, el NIS comunicó a los legisladores que la decisión de Kim de llevarla en su viaje a China podría formar parte de un esfuerzo para construir una “narrativa” que posiblemente allanara el camino para su sucesión.

“En el pasado, (el NIS) describió a Kim Ju-ae como alguien que estaba en plena ‘formación como heredera’. Lo notable ahora es que usaron el término ‘etapa de heredera designada’, un cambio que es bastante significativo”, apuntó Lee.

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Según Lee, la agencia citó su creciente presencia en actos militares de alto perfil, su inclusión en la visita familiar a Kumsusan e indicios de que Kim Jong-un estaba empezando a pedirle opinión sobre ciertos asuntos de política.

No se sabe mucho de la hija de Kim Pese a su mayor visibilidad en la propaganda, los medios estatales norcoreanos nunca han publicado el nombre de la hija de Kim, refiriéndose a ella solo como su “respetada” o “querida” hija.

El 16 de diciembre de 2025 muestra al líder norcoreano Kim Jong-un  y a su hija, Kim Ju-ae, inspeccionando un complejo industrial recientemente terminado en el condado de Kangdong, a las afueras de Pyongyang. Foto EFE

La creencia de que se llama Kim Ju-ae se basa en un relato del ex astro de la NBA Dennis Rodman, quien recordó haber sostenido en brazos a la hija bebé de Kim Jong-un durante un viaje a Pyongyang en 2013. Funcionarios de inteligencia surcoreanos creen que la niña nació en algún momento de ese año.

En 2023, la agencia de espionaje de Seúl dijo a los legisladores que Kim Jong Un y su esposa probablemente tengan también un hijo mayor y un tercer hijo menor cuyo sexo se desconoce.

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Desde su fundación en 1948, Corea del Norte ha estado gobernada por varones de la familia Kim, comenzando por el fundador del país, Kim Il-sung, a quien sucedió su hijo, Kim Jong-il.

Kim Jong Un tenía apenas 26 años cuando fue nombrado oficialmente heredero durante una conferencia del partido en 2010, dos años después de que Kim Jong-il sufriera un debilitante derrame cerebral. Tras la muerte de su padre en diciembre de 2011, subió abruptamente al trono con relativamente poca preparación.

Algunos analistas sugieren que la decisión de Kim de presentar oficialmente a su hija pronto posiblemente refleje su experiencia con su llegada al poder.

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El Congreso del partido podría ofrecer pistas

La primera visita conocida de Kim Ju-ae a Kumsusan el mes pasado también fue la primera que realizaba su padre en tres años. Dado el estatus del palacio como símbolo clave del poder de la familia Kim, debe considerarse un gesto simbólico de Kim Jong-un para presentar a su hija como heredera ante su abuelo y su padre, mientras se prepara para el importante congreso del partido, señaló Cheong Seong-Chang, analista principal del Instituto Sejong de Corea del Sur.

El congreso del Partido de los Trabajadores a finales de febrero podría proporcionar un escenario para que Kim Jong-un formalice sus planes de sucesión, posiblemente otorgándole a su hija el cargo de primera secretaria del partido, el segundo cargo más importante en la formación, aunque esa decisión podría no revelarse de inmediato al mundo exterior, indicó Cheong.

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Otros analistas cuestionan si recibirá un cargo tan visible o algún rol formal en el partido, dado que sus normas exigen que los m iembros tengan al menos 18 años.

Si Kim utiliza el congreso para afianzar a su hija como sucesora, las señales serían más sutiles, afirmó Koh Yu-hwan, expresidente del Instituto de Unificación Nacional de Corea del Sur.

Por ejemplo, el partido podría elogiarse a sí mismo por cómo el Norte ha sobrevivido más tiempo que la mayoría de los otros Estados comunistas y atribuirlo a la forma en que se estableció una “herencia exitosa de la revolución”, explicó.

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“Si se ven comentarios así, sería razonable pensar que Ju-ae se ha consolidado” como heredera, agregó Koh.

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