Archive for October 10, 2024
Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill 11; security source says senior Hezbollah figure targeted
Israeli strikes on central Beirut on Thursday night killed 11 people and wounded at least 48, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as a Lebanese security source said at least one senior Hezbollah figure was targeted in the attacks. The identity of the Hezbollah target was not clear. The neighborhood was not previously hit by Israel and…
Read MoreMother of Kayla Hamilton launches $100M lawsuit against Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/09/mother-of-kayla-hamilton-launches-100m-lawsuit-against-departments-of-homeland-security-health-and-human-services/ Tammy Nobles, the mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was killed by an undocumented MS-13 gang member in Aberdeen in 2022, has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. California-based attorney Brian Claypool and Maryland co-counsel Daniel Cox filed…
Read MoreOliver mass shooting: Man charged with murder held without bail; attorney calls him ‘peacemaker’
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/09/oliver-shooting-bail-denied/ A Baltimore judge denied bail Wednesday for a motorcycle club member accused of murder in a fatal fight that started over a parking spot. Eric Kibler, 43, of Hagerstown, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and related assault and firearms offenses in the Aug. 18 death of 36-year-old Anthony Martin, one of eight…
Read MorePalestinian Officials Say An Israeli Strike On A Gaza Shelter Has Killed At Least 27 People
An Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip killed at least 27 people on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military said it targeted militants hiding among civilians, without providing evidence. Israel has continued to strike at what it says are militant targets across the Palestinian enclave even as…
Read MoreCyprus arrests eight on suspicion of terrorism funding, say police
Police in Cyprus on Thursday detained eight individuals for questioning on allegations they were involved in raising funds for a designated terrorist group in a third country, authorities said. The suspects, seven men and a woman, all from Syria, were arrested in morning raids by police in the towns of Limassol and Paphos. There was…
Read MoreSweden police investigate shooting near Israeli target, no injuries reported
Swedish police said on Thursday they were investigating a shooting near an Israeli target in the city of Gothenburg, which the national broadcaster said was a unit of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems, opens new tab. There were no reports of injuries, police said in a statement. A spokesperson for Elbit Systems Sweden declined…
Read MoreTaiwan celebrates its National Day holiday against a background of Chinese threats
Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday Thursday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory. Thursday’s commemorations included military displays, but no heavy military equipment such as those seen in years past. Addressing the threat from China, President Lai Ching-te took a firm but measured line…
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