Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Detonating an Explosive Device Outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office

Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale, Alabama, pleaded guilty in federal court to the malicious use of an explosive device. “This defendant built a bomb using nails and screws as shrapnel and detonated it outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, endangering a public institution and members of the community,” said Attorney General Merrick B.…

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Haqqani Network Poses a Low Threat to the United States

The Haqqani Network under its founder Jalaluddin Haqqani was historically unconcerned with global jihadism, confining its operations to Afghanistan. Now under Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Network has well-established globalized organizational and operational ties. Notwithstanding its multiple external capabilities, the Haqqani Network lacks the motivation to attack the US, its DIME interests, and its allies as it…

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Russia fires huge missile, drone salvo at Ukraine’s power grid

Russia launched about 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine on Monday, killing five people and striking energy facilities nationwide, Kyiv said, while neighbouring NATO member Poland reported a drone had probably entered its airspace. Power cuts and water supply outages were reported in many areas, including parts of Kyiv, as officials said the attack –…

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At least 22 killed after having IDs checked in Pakistan

Gunmen have killed at least 22 people in south-west Pakistan after forcing them out of their vehicles and checking their identity, officials say. The attack happened overnight on a highway in Balochistan province, where security forces are battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence. The armed men checked identity documents, reportedly singling out those from Punjab…

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Sikh separatist leader attacked by gunfire on California interstate

Gunmen fired at a truck transporting a Sikh political leader near Sacramento. The incident is one of several targeting Sikh separatists in North America in recent months. Satinder Pal Singh Raju, an organizer in the Khalistan movement, which calls for Sikhs to have a country of their own in the Punjab region of India, survived…

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Sea-Tac Airport, Port of Seattle hit with suspected cyberattack

A “possible cyberattack” led to an internet outage and web system issues at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Saturday, the Port of Seattle reported. The agency posted an initial alert on the social media platform X shortly after 9 a.m., advising passengers to check with their airlines for the latest information on their flights. In an…

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Germany: Solingen attack suspect named, remanded in custody

German prosecutors on Sunday released the name of the 26-year-old Syrian man suspected of a multiple stabbing attack in the western city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight others. Issa Al H., who was identified without his family name due to German privacy laws, was flown by helicopter to the Federal Court…

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Russian snipers kill Islamist hostage-takers to end prison siege

Russia’s security services shot dead four inmates on Friday who had taken hostages at a penal colony, fatally stabbed four of its staff and posted online videos describing themselves as Islamic State militants, officials said. “Snipers of the special forces of the Russian National Guard in the Volgograd region, with four precise shots, neutralised four…

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