UN says nine employees ‘may have been involved’ in October 7 Hamas attack

The United Nations says nine employees of UNRWA, its agency for Palestinian refugees, “may have been involved” in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, adding that they have been fired. “We have sufficient information in order to take the actions that we’re taking – which is to say, the termination of these…

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UK PM Starmer promises ‘swift criminal sanctions’ after more anti-immigrant violence

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed “swift criminal sanctions” against far-right riots in several cities that have seen widespread damage and nearly 400 arrests. Starmer convened ministers and police chiefs to discuss the unrest that broke out last Tuesday in Southport, northwest England, following a stabbing spree in which three children were killed. Mobs…

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A Virginia man is charged with online threats against Vice President Kamala Harris

A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with threatening online to kill Vice President Kamala Harris and harm other public officials. Frank L. Carillo, 66, of Winchester, made an initial appearance Monday in federal court and is being held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday, according to court records and the U.S. Attorney’s…

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Texas woman who traveled to DC arrested for allegedly making threats against Trump

The Metropolitan Police Department said it arrested a Texas woman who traveled to Washington, DC, for allegedly making threats against former President Donald Trump and carrying a gun without a license. Police were first alerted to woman Friday afternoon by the US Secret Service, according to a police report obtained by CNN. Officers found the…

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WHO chief poised to declare international health emergency as mpox spreads in Africa

The chief of the World Health Organisation is considering convening an expert committee for advice on whether Africa’s growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency. A virulent and more deadly strain of the virus previously called monkeypox has been detected in both Kenya and Uganda in recent days, after cases have…

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Disinformation to destabilization: Summer of UK riots feared

Police across Britain are braced for an outbreak of violence, triggered by the killings of three children at a summer club, but flamed by disinformation and an organised campaign by far-right agitators. Protests have been planned in at least a dozen UK towns and cities this weekend, while intelligence sources have told The National they…

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Lawyer Who Tried to Set Off Bomb Outside of Chinese Embassy Pleads Guilty

A Florida lawyer pleaded guilty on Friday to placing a bag of explosives near the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and trying to detonate it with a rifle, according to court records. This was not the first time the lawyer, Christopher Rodriguez, had attempted a detonation, prosecutors said. He had previously set off explosives in…

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