Archive for February 2024
Poisoned chalice: bleach smell alerts Italian priest to apparent mafia threat
A parish priest in southern Italy was about to take a sip from a chalice of wine when he realised it was laced with bleach in what is believed to have been a mafia-related threat. Father Felice Palamara had just consecrated the chalice of water and wine before celebrating the eucharist during evening mass on…
Read MoreIsrael’s Air Force Strikes Deep Inside Lebanon, Killing 2 People, After Hezbollah Downs A Drone
The Israeli military said its air force on Monday struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group “deep inside Lebanon,” where residents reported explosions near the northeastern city of Baalbek. At least two people were killed in the strikes, a Hezbollah official said. The strikes are among the deepest into Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began…
Read MoreUAE dropped from financial crime watch list in win for nation
The United Arab Emirates, home to the financial hub of Dubai, has been dropped from a global watchdog’s list of countries at risk of illicit money flows, a win for the nation that could bolster its international standing. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a body that groups countries from the United States to China…
Read MoreUS airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington
An active-duty member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, according to the Air Force and local authorities. “The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 3500 block of International Drive, NW, at approximately 1:00 p.m., to assist the United States Secret Service after an…
Read MoreViolent OC white supremacist group founder back in federal custody after brief release from lockup
The purported founder of a Southern California-based militant white supremacist group was re-arrested on Thursday — the same day that 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges reversed his release from lockup. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney dismissed the criminal case Robert Rundo was facing, because, Carney determined, federal prosecutors engaged in “selective…
Read MoreLiverpool man, 20, guilty of terror offences
A man who was “motivated by hate and contempt” has been found guilty of terrorism offences after a trial at Manchester Crown Court. Jacob Graham, now 20, was cleared of planning a terrorist attack but convicted of seven other offences, including preparing an act of terrorism and disseminating terrorist material. Graham, from Norris Green, Liverpool,…
Read MorePharmacies across US disrupted following hack at Change Healthcare network
Pharmacies across the United States are experiencing disruptions following a hack at UnitedHealth’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, several pharmacy chains said in statements and on social media. The problems began on Wednesday after a “suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat actor” gained access to Change Healthcare’s information technology systems, UnitedHealth said in a filing on Thursday.…
Read MoreJudge rules killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism, calling it a ‘textbook example’
The actions of a man who was convicted of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving his truck into five members of the Afzaal family in London, Ont., on June 6, 2021, amounted to terrorism under Canadian law, a judge ruled Thursday “I have chosen not to name the offender nor recite the hateful hateful…
Read MoreMan Arrested for Making Threat to Arizona Election Official
William Hyde of San Diego was arrested in San Diego today for allegedly leaving a voicemail containing a violent threat on the personal cell phone of an election official in the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona. Hyde, 52, is scheduled to make his initial appearance tomorrow at the federal courthouse in San Diego.…
Read MoreSuspected Houthi Rebel Missile Sets Cargo Ship Ablaze. Israel Intercepts Separate Attack Near Eilat
A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday as Israel intercepted what appeared to be another Houthi attack near the port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks come as the rebels escalate their assaults over Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.…
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