Bomb explodes in Afghanistan during a memorial ceremony for a Taliban official

A bomb exploded Thursday in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony for a deputy governor who was killed in another blast two days earlier, a Taliban official said. The latest explosion occurred near Nabawi mosque during a funeral for Mawlavi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the deputy governor of Badakhshan. He was killed by a…

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Ethiopia says it foiled al-Shabab attack near border with Somalia

Ethiopia says it foiled a suicide attack by the armed group al-Shabab at a border town with Somalia. The Ethiopian army “stopped the attackers in their tracks before they could wreak havoc” in the Ethiopia-Somalia border town of Dollo, the foreign ministry said in a Twitter post on Wednesday. “The Ethiopian National Defense Forces neutralised…

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Jasper community reflects on Byrd dragging death 25 years later

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the racially-motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. Three white men were convicted of dragging the 49-year-old black man to his death on June 7, 1998. Two of the killers were executed and the third is serving life in prison. We went there Wednesday and asked Jasper County leaders about…

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Ontario judge deems Toronto spa murder an act of incel-motivated terrorism

An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that the murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee amounted to an act of terrorism. Crown prosecutor Lisa Mathews says Justice Suhail Akhtar ruled Tuesday that the attack linked to so-called “incel” ideology is considered “terrorist activity” for sentencing purposes. She says it is believed to be the…

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Internal Blast Probably Breached Ukraine Dam, Experts Say (Cautiously)

A deliberate explosion inside the Kakhovka dam, on the front line of the war in Ukraine, most likely caused its collapse on Tuesday, according to engineering and munitions experts, who said that structural failure or an attack from outside the dam were possible but less plausible explanations. Ukrainian officials blamed Russia for the failure, noting…

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SWAT personnel testify in Day 5 of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial

At the start of the second week of testimony in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the jury heard from SWAT team members, including a police officer and paramedics, who described what they encountered inside the synagogue while the shooting was underway. First on the stand: Officer Michael Saldutte testified that as he entered the Tree…

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Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, found dead in prison

Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent turned spy whom the bureau describes as the most damaging in its history, was found dead in his prison cell on Monday, U.S. authorities said. Hanssen, 79, was sentenced in 2002 to life in prison after pleading guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for over…

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