Archive for June 2024
Ship Attacked In Red Sea In Latest Maritime Assault Likely Carried Out By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
A ship traveling through the Red Sea on Thursday reported being hit in an attack likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war. The ship issued a radio call off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida saying it had been…
Read MoreA Greek police officer guarding a top judge’s house is injured in a predawn gasoline bomb attack
A Greek police officer guarding the house of a top judge was hospitalized with burns after a gasoline bomb attack in Athens early Thursday, authorities said. The motive for the predawn attack in a city suburb was not clear and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police said gasoline bombs were thrown at the…
Read MoreGerman Cabinet backs deportations for praise of terrorism
German government ministers on Wednesday agreed on draft legislation to simplify the deportation process for individuals who express support for terrorism, Germany’s Interior Ministry said. The move comes in reaction to online hate posts that celebrated the Hamas attack on Israel and other terrorist incidents. The draft law would allow deportation if someone is considered…
Read MoreMarine veteran pleads guilty in neo-Nazi plot to damage power grid
The final defendant in a group of five former military members with ties to white-supremacist organizations pleaded guilty this week to weapons charges stemming from a plot to attack the power grid in the northwestern United States. Jordan Duncan, a Marine veteran who was previously stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, appeared Monday in…
Read MorePakistan Security Forces Have Arrested 2 Key Pakistani Taliban Commanders, An Official Says
Security forces in Pakistan have arrested two key commanders of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s volatile southwest, an official said Wednesday. The interior minister of Baluchistan province, Ziaullah Langau, congratulated the security forces for “saving the country from possible high-profile attacks” by arresting the militants, whom he identified as Commander Nasrullah and Commander Idress.…
Read MoreAmid Heavy Police Presence, Kenya Starts Clearing Debris After Protests In Which At Least 6 Died
Kenyans woke up to the acrid smell of tear gas still lingering in the capital on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed parliament and burned part of the building over a controversial tax plan. As the day began, there were no reports of violence, but more protests were expected in coming days. Police and soldiers…
Read MoreICC Convicts Al-Qaida-Linked Leader Of Atrocities In Mali
The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali’s Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by insurgents on the historic desert city in northern Mali in 2012.…
Read MorePlans for mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee office building ‘failed,’ police say
An active shooter threat in Tennessee was neutralized Monday, with police reporting that the person shot and killed themselves before they could execute a potential mass shooting event in a Chattanooga office park. Sgt. Victor Miller, a Chattanooga Police public information officer, said at a press conference that “a shooter was inside the building attempting…
Read MoreNew Jersey man allegedly flew to Florida to attack fellow gamer: Sheriff
A New Jersey man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly flying to Florida and attacking a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute, authorities said. The two had never met in-person before the suspect showed up at the victim’s home in Fernandina Beach over the weekend “apparently to confront the victim,” Nassau…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court gives pharma companies a chance to thwart terrorism-funding lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Monday to a challenge by 21 pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies led by AstraZeneca to a lawsuit accusing them of illegally helping to fund terrorism that killed or injured hundreds of American troops and civilians in Iraq. The justices threw out a lower court’s ruling that revived…
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