Archive for April 22, 2024
Countering the Threat: Lone Wolves, Homemade Explosives, and the Path to a Safer Future
According to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, “lone wolf terrorism” occurs when someone acts alone to commit a terrorist act without the assistance or encouragement of a government or a terrorist organization. There have also been notable examples of lone wolf terrorism in the United States in the past, including that…
Read MoreGermany arrests 3 suspected China spies
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor has said three German citizens were arrested for alleged involvement in providing the Chinese secret service with information on state-of-the-art machine parts for ship engines. The German Federal Prosecutor’s office on Monday said three German nationals were arrested under the strong suspicion of having worked for the Chinese secret service. Prosecutors believe…
Read MoreTwo men charged with spying for China under Official Secrets Act
A UK parliamentary researcher and another man have been charged with spying for China after allegedly providing information which could be “useful to an enemy”. Christopher Cash, 29, the researcher, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged under the Official Secrets Act. They are accused of giving “articles, notes, documents or information” to a foreign state,…
Read MoreDrone, rocket attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, US officials say
U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, in the first such incidents reported after a near three-month pause.Two drones were shot down near Ain al-Asad air base that hosts U.S. troops in the…
Read MoreIsraeli Military Intelligence Chief Resigns Over His Role In Failing To Prevent Oct. 7 Attack
The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resignation could set the stage for more resignations among Israel’s top security…
Read MoreBritain to proscribe Terrorgram collective as terrorist organisation
Britain said on Monday it would proscribe the Terrorgram collective, an extreme right-wing online network, as a terrorist organisation, meaning it would become a criminal offense in the country to belong to or promote the group. Britain’s interior ministry, or Home Office, described the group as an online network of neo-fascists producing and spreading violent…
Read More3 Germans Arrested On Suspicion Of Spying For China, Transferring Info On Potential Military Tech
Three people suspected of spying for China and arranging to transfer information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on Monday. Prosecutors said the three German citizens are accused of having acted for Chinese intelligence since some point before June 2022. They are also suspected of violating German export laws by exporting…
Read MoreSome Voters In Northeast India Go Back To The Polls After Violence Disrupts First Day Of Election
Voters at a handful polling places in a northeastern Indian state went back to the polls amid tight security on Monday after violence disrupted the vote last week. Indian election authorities voided the results at 11 of Manipur state’s nearly 3,000 polling stations after armed men damaged election machines during the first day of voting…
Read More2 Suspects Arrested In A Jerusalem Car Attack
Israeli police said they have arrested two people after a car slammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem on Monday, lightly wounding three. Footage taken by a CCTV camera and aired by Israeli media showed a car plowing into three ultra-Orthodox Jews, sending at least two flying over the dashboard. Palestinians have carried out periodic attacks on…
Read MoreMan who set himself on fire outside Trump trial and spouted conspiracy theories dies
The man who set himself on fire Friday outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump is on trial died of his extensive injuries, authorities said. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, a St. Augustine, Fla., resident who arrived in New York this week, was rushed to the burn unit at New York Presbyterian-Cornell Hospital after…
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