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Sources: China's top general suspected of leaking nuclear secrets to the US

China's top general Zhang Youxia is accused of leaking information about the country's nuclear weapons program to the US, sources told the WSJ.

The sources have insight into a meeting held shortly after China suddenly announced on Saturday that Zhang was being investigated for "serious violations of disciplinary rules and laws."

Several of China's highest-ranking military leaders attended the meeting where the accusations were leveled against Zhang, who has previously been seen as President Xi Jinping's most loyal defense chief.

According to the information, Zhang Youxia is accused of trying to undermine the unity of the Communist Party, of accepting "huge" sums of money to promote officials and - most seriously of all - of revealing secret technical data about China's nuclear weapons program to the US.

US attack on Venezuela  New regime
Lawyer among released political prisoners in Venezuela

At least 80 political prisoners have been released in Venezuela, the rights organization Foro Penal writes on Sunday.

"More releases are likely to occur," writes Foro Penal's head Alfredo Romero on X.

Among the released prisoners is said to be the organization's lawyer Kennedy Tejeda. He is said to have been in the Tocorón prison outside the capital Caracas since August 2, 2024. He has now been reunited with his family, the organization writes on its website.

According to the government, 626 prisoners have been released, Foro Penal has only been able to confirm half of them, writes TT. Many of those released in recent weeks have not had their charges dropped, according to the BBC.

Jewish graves vandalized in Barcelona

Over the weekend, several Jewish graves at a cemetery in Barcelona were vandalized, AFP reports.

– We are aware of the incident and have opened an investigation, the police say.

They have not stated how many graves are involved, but according to a spokesperson for an interest group for Spanish Jews, it is more than 20.

Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni has condemned the incident on Instagram.

“Hate has no place in a multicultural and respectful Barcelona,” he writes, adding that they are working to identify those responsible.