Archive for February 2024
Gaza Health Ministry Says Over 29,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed In Israel-Hamas War
More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the territory’s Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in the deadliest round of violence in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the offensive until “total victory”…
Read MoreRussian Authorities Extend A Probe Into Navalny’s Death As Allies Accuse Officials Of Cover-Up
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday was denied access to a morgue where his body was believed to be kept after his death in an Arctic penal colony, and Navalny’s allies accused authorities of trying to hide evidence. Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said that the Investigative Committee, the country’s top criminal…
Read MoreHouthi Rebels’ Attack Severely Damages A Belize-Flagged Ship In Key Strait Leading To The Red Sea
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities said Monday. Another ship reportedly came under attack as well in the Gulf of Aden. The Iran-backed Houthis…
Read MoreOntario school shooting plot defendant follows Hitler, is danger to other groups, prosecutor says
An 18-year-old accused of planning to murder classmates at Ontario Christian High School was also a danger to “several groups,” followed Hitler’s beliefs and had expressed a dislike for “minorities” and “LGBTQ” people, a prosecutor said Thursday, Feb. 15. Sebastian Bailey Villaseñor was arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga via video from West…
Read MoreUS Marshals director calls increase in threats to judges and prosecutors ‘a substantial risk to our democracy’
The head of the US Marshals Service is sounding the alarm on a dramatic increase in the number of threats aimed at federal judges and prosecutors, telling lawmakers on Wednesday that the development “constitutes a substantial risk to our democracy.” “I’m deeply concerned with the alarming increase in threats against our judiciary and the violent…
Read More3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates
A group of rebels bombed a displacement camp in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province killing three civilians and injuring eight others, a local civil society group said Tuesday, as violence in the conflict-hit region sparked protests and a humanitarian group warned that thousands are facing limited access to aid. A rebel group with alleged links…
Read MoreKansas City shooting stemmed from personal dispute, officials say
The deadly shooting that turned a celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs into a tragedy on Wednesday appeared to stem from a dispute among several people and had “no nexus to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism,” officials said Thursday morning. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a briefing that two of three people…
Read MoreBucks Co. man accused of beheading father faces new terrorism, robbery charges
Officials in Bucks County filed new charges, including terrorism, theft and robbery offenses — against a Middletown Township man who has been accused of killing and beheading his father last month. On Thursday, officials charged Justin Mohn, 32, with three counts of terrorism, two additional counts of possession of an instrument of crime, and one…
Read MoreRussian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in jail, the country’s prison service has said, in what is likely to be seen as a political assassination attributable to Vladimir Putin. Navalny, 47, one of Putin’s most visible and persistent critics, was being held in a jail about 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle…
Read MoreStudent arrested, charged with planning shooting at Southern California high school
A Southern California student was arrested over the weekend after police said they were able to determine that he was plotting a school shooting at Ontario Christian High School in San Bernardino County. The 18-year-old student, who has been identified as Sebastian Villasenor, was arrested Saturday after Ontario Police Department investigators were able to determine…
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