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NexGen anticipates that construction on its mine - which is awaiting clearance from Canada’s federal nuclear regulator - will begin early next year.

Mr Rahman worked for the CIA abroad and held a top secret security clearance, the New York Times reported.

In that role, he had top-secret security clearance.

In order to get this clearance, Teixeira signed a "lifetime binding non-disclosure agreement" acknowledging that the "unauthorized disclosure of protected information could result in criminal charges", according to court documents.

But the Israeli agency that coordinates government activity in occupied territories must also provide clearance for any person to leave Gaza, and often won’t do that until a host-country visa is in place.