Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdraws plea deal for accused 9/11 terrorists

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday withdrew the controversial plea deal for the three men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks. “Today, Secretary Austin signed a memo reserving for himself the specific authority to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused in the 9/11 military commission cases,” the Defense Department said in a press release.…

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Australia Lifts Terrorism Threat Level From ‘Possible’ To ‘Probable,’ But Says No Specific Threat

The Australian government on Monday elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. It is the first time the threat level has been elevated to the midpoint of the five-tier National Terrorism Threat Advisory System since November…

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Bangladesh prime minister resigns, flees country amid deadly protests

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday, as anti-government protesters marched on the capital to demand she step down after a weekend of violence that left dozens of people dead. The Bangladeshi military facilitated Hasina’s “safe passage” out of the country and the army chief is expected to make a…

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Hezbollah resumes steady rocket, artillery fire against Israel

Hezbollah forces on Friday resumed rocket and artillery attacks against Israel, ending the lull along the border following Israel’s killing of the Lebanese group’s military commander in Beirut. The Israeli military said in a statement it had successfully intercepted an aerial target coming from Lebanon into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Hezbollah and the Israeli military…

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Bombing in Nigeria’s Borno state kills more than 15 people, say police

A bomb exploded in a roadside market in Nigeria’s Borno state killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens of others, police said. The government imposed a 24-hour curfew after the bombing attack, the second in recent weeks. The attack happened at about 8 p.m. local time Wednesday at a teashop that hosts mostly locals…

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Bomb Smuggled Into Tehran Guesthouse Months Ago Killed Hamas Leader

Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official. The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, according to five of the…

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3 Newly Freed Americans Are Back On Us Soil After A Landmark Prisoner Exchange With Russia

The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship, arrived on…

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