Archive for June 2023
UN Security Council ends peacekeeping mission in Mali
The United Nations Security Council voted on Friday to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali after the West African country’s military junta abruptly asked the 13,000-strong force two weeks ago to leave “without delay.” The end of the operation, known as MINUSMA, follows years of tensions and government restrictions that have hobbled peacekeeping air…
Read MorePolice make arrests in Annapolis church vandalism cases
After someone ripped a cross from the wall and reduced bibles and hymn books to pages littering the sanctuary of the Fowler United Methodist Church in Annapolis, some congregants were too fearful to return for Sunday services. “I have never seen a church in such disarray and so much pain in a room,” said Rev.…
Read MoreMan sued for role in Jan. 6 riot arrested with weapons near Obama’s house
A man sued over his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot was arrested Thursday with firearms in his van near the residence of former president Barack Obama, according to a law enforcement official. Taylor Taranto, 37, was detained on an arrest warrant, authorities said. D.C. police said he has been charged as a fugitive…
Read MoreKosovo designates two Serb groups as terrorist organisations
Kosovo’s government labelled two Serb groups as terrorist organisations on Thursday in a move that could fuel further tensions in country’s volatile north which has seen the worst ethnic violence since the 2008 declaration of independence. Prime Minister Albin Kurti told a session of the cabinet that Civil Protection (Civilna Zastita) and the North Brigade…
Read MoreMan sentenced after crashing car into Hammond Target, planting fake bombs
A man has been sentenced after crashing a car into a Target located in Hammond and planting fake explosive devices in June of 2020, officials said. Walter Allbritton III, 44, of Ponchatoula, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Judge Jeffrey S. Johnson after pleading no contest to first degree robbery, two counts of…
Read MoreSuspected car bomb explodes in cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounds several National Guard officers
An apparent booby trap or car bomb exploded in a cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounding several officers of Mexico’s National Guard, who approached the vehicle to inspect it, authorities confirmed Thursday. The National Guard said the explosion occurred late Wednesday in the city of Celaya, in the north-central state of Guanajuato, where the Jalisco and Santa…
Read MoreMan, 24, charged in ‘hate-motivated’ stabbing attack in gender studies class at Canadian university
A 24-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing of a professor and three other people during a gender studies class at a university in Canada, in what police say was a “hate-motivated incident.” Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, an international student who had recently graduated from the University of Waterloo, is alleged to have carried out the…
Read MorePride and Ukrainian flags burned or vandalized overnight in Silver Spring
Flags promoting Pride were set on fire overnight near downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, infuriating members of the community. Mark Heare and Chris Middleton were asleep in their home when their dogs woke them up. “By the time I came down, I didn’t see anybody,” Heare said. “I walked out the walk and didn’t see anybody.…
Read MoreProfessor and 2 others stabbed in gender issues class at Canadian university. Suspect is in custody
A professor and two students were stabbed Wednesday during a class on “gender issues” at a university in the Canadian city of Waterloo and a suspect has been taken into custody, police said. The wounds were non-life threatening, police said, adding that the motive for the attack at the University of Waterloo was not immediately…
Read MoreCounterterrorism: Action Needed to Further Develop the Information Sharing Environment
Federal agencies have started projects to improve how they share terrorism-related information with the intelligence community and other public and private partners. However, there hasn’t been a Program Manager to review or assess the impact of these projects since 2017. As a result, it’s unclear if these programs are meeting the priority objectives set in…
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