Archive for August 2024
Teen wearing helmet and bulletproof vest livestreams stabbing rampage by mosque in Turkey, authorities say
A teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest stabbed five people near a mosque in northwest Turkey before being detained by police, officials and media reports said Tuesday. The 18-year-old, identified as Arda K., broadcast Monday’s knife attack on social media through a camera attached to his vest. The victims were relaxing after prayers at…
Read MoreUS confirms role in identifying alleged terrorist plot for Taylor Swift shows
U.S. officials have confirmed their role in identifying a suspected terrorist plot planned for a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna this weekend. During a Friday briefing, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said the U.S. provided information to Austrian authorities, who have made several arrests in relation to the alleged foiled attack. “We…
Read MoreFBI investigates IEDs found on Maui
Reports of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on Maui have prompted the FBI and Maui Police Department to investigate. According to the FBI, several devices have been recovered in the Kahului and Pukalani areas. No injuries have been reported, but officials are asking for the public’s assistance in reporting any suspicious activity. The IEDs resemble small,…
Read MoreMore Russians Are Urged To Flee Ukraine’s Cross-Border Attack As The Kremlin Scrambles To Respond
An official in the Kursk border region of Russia on Monday urged more residents to evacuate due to the “very tense situation” in the area, where Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to a surprise Ukrainian attack after almost a week of fierce fighting. Russia’s emergency authorities say more than 76,000 people have fled…
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas War Latest: Leaders Of France, Germany And Britain Endorse Calls For Cease-Fire In Gaza
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid. In a joint statement released Monday, they endorsed the latest push by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end…
Read MoreIslamic State Claims Responsibility For Explosion In The Afghan Capital Kabul That Killed At Least 1
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday for a minivan explosion in the Afghan capital that killed at least one person. The militant group said in a statement that it had detonated an explosive device on Sunday targeting carrying members of the Shiite minority community, killing and wounding about 13 people. Police spokesman Khalid…
Read MoreMan charged with arson outside Jewish Museum of Maryland has malicious burning history, police say
Baltimore police announced the arrest of a man who is suspected of setting a fire outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland on Aug. 4. On Sunday, official charges and recent related incidents were confirmed by police. Baltimore police on Saturday announced the arrest of suspect Assadollah Hashemi, 66, who police said has a history of…
Read More‘One of the most violent’ Jan. 6 rioters receives a 20-year prison sentence
A Donald Trump supporter who stood in front of a gallows and spoke of his desire to hang Democratic politicians before he assaulted numerous police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday. It’s among the longest sentences handed out in a Jan. 6…
Read MoreTwo Iranian Nationals and One Pakistani National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorists
A superseding indictment was returned yesterday charging two Iranian citizens, brothers Shahab Mir’kazei (Shahab) and Yunus Mir’kazei (Yunis), and one Pakistani citizen, Muhammad Pahlawan, for conspiring to provide and providing material support to Iran’s weapons of mass destruction program resulting in death and conspiring to commit violence against maritime navigation and maritime transport involving weapons…
Read MoreUK records record level of antisemitism in first half of year, charity says
Britain saw almost 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2024, a record figure for the first six months of any year, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The Community Security Trust (CST), which advises Britain’s estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters, said more than half of the incidents recorded were related to…
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