Archive for August 2024
3 Suspected Houthi Attacks Target A Ship Off Yemen, Authorities Say
Three suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, including one that saw private security guards shoot and destroy a bomb-loaded drone boat, authorities said Friday. The Houthis didn’t immediately claim the assaults, though they follow a monthslong campaign…
Read MoreIran Is Accelerating Cyber Activity That Appears Meant To Influence The US Election, Microsoft Says
Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters this fall,…
Read More3rd Person In Custody Over Foiled Plot Targeting Now-Canceled Taylor Swift Shows In Vienna
A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. Karner announced the arrest during an…
Read MoreUK riots halted by police, communities but country remains on alert
British police remained on alert on Thursday after a heavy security presence, rapid arrests and displays of unity by people across Britain on Wednesday prevented a repeat of widespread rioting involving racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants. After police deployed in force and thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets on Wednesday evening, threats…
Read MoreMaryland man who worked for HHS on Jan. 6 convicted of assaulting police, acquitted of weapons charges
A Maryland man who was working for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 6 was convicted last week of assaulting police during the Capitol riot, but acquitted of multiple weapons-related charges. Adam Ryan Obest, of Thurmont, was arrested in June 2023 after a confidential human source identified him to federal investigators…
Read MoreJan. 6 defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, others
A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges related to the U.S. Capitol riot has been jailed after allegedly making threats directed at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other public officials. A federal magistrate judge in Maryland ruled Tuesday that Bradley Scott Nelson’s “escalating rhetoric” is grounds for keeping him detained until a hearing…
Read MoreIslamic State Group Material Found At 2Nd Suspect’s Home In Foiled Plot To Attack Taylor Swift Shows
Authorities found Islamic State group and al-Qaida material at the home of the second and final suspect in a foiled plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Austria. No other suspects are being sought after the two were arrested, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said Thursday in Vienna. “The situation was serious, the situation is…
Read MoreAn Aid Worker’s Airport Disappearance Stirs Fear Of Repression Following Disputed Venezuela Election
The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport. “Migration took my passport because it’s showing up as expired,” she wrote…
Read MoreThousands rally against racism in UK amid fears of far-right violence
British police are preparing for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder driven by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Police anticipated more than 100 events on Wednesday, the United Kingdom’s Press Association reported, citing…
Read MoreIn a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia
In a brazen attack that caught Russia off-guard, Ukraine’s military has sent a large ground force across its border and into western Russia. The Ukrainian soldiers crossed the country’s northeastern border Tuesday and now appear to be several miles inside Russia’s Kursk region, where they are operating in several villages. Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief…
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