Archive for December 2024
Defence for alleged terror propagandist calls prosecution speculative, tenuous
The defence team for an alleged terror propagandist argued Tuesday that the Crown’s case is built on shaky ground, with tenuous links between the accused’s camera and racist videos found online, and shoddy testimony from a Crown expert on right-wing extremism. Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 27, is charged with participating in the terrorist activity of Atomwaffen…
Read MoreCalifornia 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…
Read MoreYoung man seriously hurts hand after setting off homemade explosives in Fairfield: PD
A college-aged man was injured after making four explosives and setting them off in Fairfield on Sunday afternoon, according to police. Two men made four explosives and one exploded sooner than expected, injuring one man’s hand, police said. He was taken to a local hospital by the other man, who then left and went out-of-state,…
Read MoreUK sanctions Northern Ireland man under domestic counter-terrorism laws
Britain used counter-terrorism laws to freeze the assets of a man from Northern Ireland, citing his suspected involvement with “terrorist activity” associated with the New Irish Republican Army, a statement on Tuesday said. The government said it had “reasonable cause” to suspect that the individual, Brian Sheridan, who was born in Armagh, was involved in…
Read MoreSuspect facing hate crime and terrorism charges in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago dies in apparent suicide, sheriff says
A man facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities said he shot a Jewish man and fired at responding officers during an October shootout in Chicago has died by apparent suicide, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found unresponsive during a routine security check at the Cook County Jail…
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