Archive for July 2023
Russian and Chinese delegates join North Korean leader Kim at a parade showing his newest missiles
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was joined by senior Russian and Chinese delegates as he displayed his most powerful nuclear-capable missiles in a military parade marking a major war anniversary with a show of defiance against the United States and deepening ties with Moscow as tensions on the peninsula are at their highest point…
Read More6 killed in Damascus suburb bombing near Shiite Muslim shrine ahead of the holy day of Ashoura
A motorcycle planted with explosives detonated in a Damascus suburb near a Shiite Muslim shrine Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens a day before the solemn holy day of Ashoura, state media reported, citing the interior ministry. Syrian Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash said in a statement that 26 people wounded in the…
Read More‘Exiled’ Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month, has hailed Niger’s military coup as good news and offered his fighters’ services to bring order. A voice message on Telegram app channels associated with Wagner which they said was Prigozhin did not claim…
Read MoreJudge orders 3 of the ‘Newburgh Four’ freed in New York synagogue bomb plot
Three men convicted more than a decade ago of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues, a Jewish community center and shoot down military planes, were ordered to be released from prison by a judge on Thursday who said they had been manipultaed by the FBI. In a scathing opinion against the FBI, the…
Read MoreAccused of bomb threats they say they didn’t make, family of Chinese dissident detained in Thailand
When Gao Peng landed in Thailand on July 3, he was not expecting to be accused of making bomb threats, to be put on an EU travel blacklist, or to see his mother and 16-year-old sister detained and threatened with deportation back to China. But bomb threats made in his and his mother’s names against…
Read MoreMan facing charges after homemade explosive found inside vehicle at North Carolina gas station, police say
A man is facing multiple charges after several agencies responded to an incident at a Sheetz gas station in Holly Springs on Wednesday night. According to the Holly Springs Police Department, officers were conducting a business check at the Sheetz on Avent Ferry Road when they saw a man acting “suspiciously.” While investigating the man’s…
Read MoreBuffalo man admits to posting threats after Tops mass shooting
A Buffalo man admitted to making threats towards several local stores in the days following the Tops mass shooting in 2022, the U.S. Attorney said Tuesday. Prosecutors say that 25-year-old Rolik Walker posted a threat on Twitter under the username “@ConklinHero” about “targeting” stores in the area and “Only looking to kill blacks” on May…
Read MoreMutinous Soldiers Say They’vE Taken Niger. The Government Says A Coup Won’t Be Tolerated
People in Niger awoke to a divided country Thursday after mutinous soldiers claimed to have ousted the president. But the government said it will never accept their rule and has called for the population to reject it. “There was an attempted coup, but of course we cannot accept it,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassoumi Massoudou…
Read MoreCardiff [Wales] man, 22, charged with terrorism offences
A man from Cardiff has been charged with multiple terrorism offences. The 22-year-old was arrested on Monday by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) West Midlands in a pre-planned operation with CTP Wales. He was charged with four offences of possessing documents of use to a terrorist and six concerning the distribution of a terrorist publication. He…
Read MoreOklahoma Man Sentenced for Racially Motivated Hate Crime
An Oklahoma man was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and payment of $68,186.64 in restitution for a racially-motivated attack on a Black victim in Shawnee, Oklahoma. On Jan. 18, 2022, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Oklahoma returned a two-count indictment charging Devan Wayne…
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