Archive for August 2024
Former Cornell student sentenced to nearly 2 years for threatening to kill members of the university’s Jewish community
A former Cornell University student was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for threatening to kill members of the university’s Jewish community last fall, according to the prosecutor’s office. The former student, Patrick Dai, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Richard Southwick of…
Read MoreSoldier justified in shooting ‘suspicious’ Russian in yard taking photos, NC cops say
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was justified in fatally shooting an “aggressive” Russian national photographing utility poles in his yard for a survey project, according to investigators in North Carolina. The man who died was identified as Ramzan Daraev, “a Russian native from Chechnya who entered the United States across the southern border in…
Read MoreAustria plans tougher counter-terrorism moves after Taylor Swift plot
Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday he would introduce steps to bolster Austria’s counter-terrorism capacity after authorities last week foiled a suspected ISIS-inspired plot against a concert due to be held by Taylor Swift in Vienna. In a post on X, Nehammer said he was presenting a package of measures to enable “decisive action against…
Read MoreUkraine Claims More Advances, Prisoners Taken As It Presses An Incursion Into Russia
Ukrainian forces pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region for a second week Wednesday, claiming to have taken more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and destroyed a jet bomber. Since the start of the day, assault troops had advanced 1-2 kilometers (miles) in some parts of Kursk, the commander of the…
Read MoreGermany Reportedly Issues 1St Arrest Warrant Related To 2022 Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts
German prosecutors have issued a first arrest warrant in their investigation into the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, according to a media report Wednesday. German authorities refused to comment. German public broadcaster ARD, the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung and the weekly Die Zeit said in a…
Read MoreMaui man arrested in connection with improvised explosive device; makes initial court appearance
A Maui man made his initial appearance in US District Court today following his arrest on a criminal complaint for “possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives.” Robert Francis Dumaran, 47, of Kahului, Maui, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield. The complaint and affidavit allege…
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.” The leaders of Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement Monday asked Iran and its allies to refrain from retaliation for the killing of Hamas…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis Seized Un Rights Office In Sanaa, Un Official Says
Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. The seizure was the latest move in a crackdown by the Houthis on people working with the U.N., aid agencies and foreign embassies. The crackdown comes as…
Read MoreVenezuela’s Maduro calls for state ‘iron fist’ after deadly protests against his re-election
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for the state to use an “iron fist” after deadly protests in response to his July reelection, dismissed at home and abroad as a sham. As the official protest death toll rose to 25, Maduro urged “severe justice” for violence he blames on the opposition, which insists its candidate…
Read MoreMyanmar: War crimes escalating ‘substantially,’ UN says
The military junta in Myanmar is increasingly committing war crimes, including torture and sexual violence, in an attempt to suppress opposition, the UN said in a report released on Tuesday. “We have collected substantial evidence showing horrific levels of brutality and inhumanity across Myanmar,” said Nicholas Koumjian, chief of the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for…
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