Archive for December 4, 2024
California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging that he exported shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea that were concealed inside shipping containers bound from Long Beach. Wen, a Chinese national illegally residing in the United States, was arrested this morning and is expected…
Read MoreReport: Texas man planned to attack church with improvised explosive devices, multiple guns
A Texas man who was arrested last week after officers found explosive devices and guns in his van allegedly told them he had planned to attack a local church, according to an incident report obtained by WFAA. The incident report filed by the Fort Worth Fire Department said White Settlement police believed they had discovered…
Read MoreExtremist Rebels Linked To Is Kill At Least 9 And Kidnap 3 In Eastern Congo
Extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an 8-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl in eastern Congo and kidnapped several others, authorities said on Wednesday. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces attacked civilians in Tenambo village in the North Kivu province on Tuesday evening, Colonel Mak Hazukay, spokesperson…
Read MoreHamas And Fatah Are Near An Agreement On Who Will Oversee Postwar Gaza
Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively end Hamas’ rule and could help advance ceasefire talks with Israel. The rival factions have made several failed attempts to reconcile since Hamas seized…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Opposition Parties Submit A Motion To Impeach President Yoon Over Sudden Martial Law
South Korea’s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers climbed walls to reenter the building and unanimously voted to lift his order. Impeaching Yoon would require the support of two-thirds of parliament, and…
Read MoreIsraeli strike near Damascus killed Hezbollah liaison with Syrian army
An Israeli airstrike on a car near Syria’s capital Damascus on Tuesday killed Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army, a Lebanese security source told Reuters. Syria’s state news agency had reported the strike on the airport road but did not offer details on casualties. The Israeli military confirmed…
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