Archive for March 2025
Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal, the group’s chief says
Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group’s chief said on Saturday.“Two days ago, we received a proposal from the mediators in Egypt and Qatar. We dealt with it positively and accepted it,” Khalil al-Hayya said in a televised speech. “We…
Read MoreSwedish journalist jailed in Turkey on terrorism, insult charges
Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest, was jailed pending trial on terrorism charges, Turkey’s Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday. Medin was detained in Istanbul as part of an investigation launched after a protest in Stockholm in January 2023, where a…
Read MoreFormer Colombian Navy Lieutenant Sentenced to 15 Years for Helping Sell Locations of Navy Drug Interdiction Vessels to International Drug Traffickers
On Wednesday, Cesar Augusto Romero Caballero, of Colombia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge James Moody Jr. for conspiracy to distribute cocaine having reasonable cause to believe it would be unlawfully imported into the United States. Romero Caballero pleaded guilty on April 8, 2024. According to court documents, Caballero,…
Read MoreHezbollah warns it could retaliate if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group warned Saturday that if Israel’s attacks on Lebanon continue and the Lebanese state does not act to stop them, the group will eventually resort to other alternatives. Naim Kassem’s comments came a day after Israel launched an attack on Lebanon’s capital for the first time since a ceasefire ended…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection with hate crime captured on video, Dallas police say
A man has been arrested for a hate crime that was captured in a now viral video, the Dallas Police Department announced Saturday afternoon. Dallas PD said on March 26, Philip De La Rosa, 34, was seen making anti-Semitic threats against a victim, which was posted to social media and reported to police. Police said…
Read MoreGerman and Austrian ministers cancel Syria trip because of possible terrorist threat
The two ministers had planned to speak with the interior and foreign ministers of Syria’s interim government and with representatives of UN agencies. The German and Austrian interior ministers have cancelled a planned trip to Syria because of a possible threat to their delegation, German authorities said. Germany’s Nancy Faeser had planned to visit Damascus…
Read MoreMan arrested in Las Vegas Tesla arson facing federal charges
A man arrested for allegedly setting Tesla vehicles on fire in Las Vegas earlier this month is now facing federal charges in the alleged Molotov cocktail attack. The U.S. Justice Department said 36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim made an initial appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, where he is facing one count of…
Read MoreIndy Sikh temple shooting suspect arrested in Ohio for arson insurance scheme
The suspect in last month’s Sikh temple shooting has been arrested in Ohio, now also charged with arson after police say he tried to burn down his Indianapolis home to collect over $400,000 in insurance money. Gurpreet Singh, a 22-year-old Indianapolis resident, was recently arrested in Ohio after being charged in Marion County court with…
Read MoreMaine police share photos from Lewiston mass shooting investigation but withhold vast majority
Maine State Police officials have shared photographs collected as part of the investigation into the Lewiston mass shooting, the deadliest shooting in the state’s history. State police shared approximately 800 photos Thursday in response to a request made under the state’s Freedom of Access Act. According to state police, they reviewed more than 15,000 photos…
Read MoreJamaica prime minister endorses expansion of Haiti police as Kenyan-led mission struggles
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Wednesday that the escalating gang crisis in Haiti has reached a point that demands a rapid increase in the number of cops and equipment for the Haiti National Police to battle gangs that are on the verge of taking over the capital. Ultimately, the Haiti National Police “has to…
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