Archive for March 11, 2025
Al-Shabab gunmen lay siege to Somali hotel
Al-Shabab gunmen have stormed and laid siege to a hotel in central Somalia as government officials and tribal elders met to discuss action against the outfit. The armed group claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the Cairo Hotel in the town of Beledweyne in a statement. Several people are reported to have been killed. The…
Read MorePakistan militants attack train and take passengers hostage
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. The Baloch Liberation Army has warned of “severe consequences” if an…
Read MoreCanadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Destruction of Energy Facilities in North and South Dakota
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today to 150 months in prison per count, to be served consecutively, for two counts of destroying an energy facility — one incident in the District of North Dakota and another in the District of South Dakota.Smith was also ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution.…
Read MoreFormer Refugee Pleads Guilty and Admits to Supporting ISIS
A former Iraqi refugee and legal permanent resident of Richmond, Texas, has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi, 28, admitted to providing material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). From 2015 to 2020, Alqaysi provided…
Read MoreUkraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack
High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv’s three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia. Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, in the massive drone attack that…
Read MoreFormer President Rodrigo Duterte arrested in the Philippines on an ICC warrant over drug killings
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office, the Philippine government said. Duterte was taken into custody at the Manila international airport after arriving from Hong Kong with his family, becoming the…
Read MoreToronto bar mass shooting likely random, police say
Nobody was killed but 12 people were injured during a mass shooting in Toronto that police say appears to be random. Three men walked into a bar late Friday evening in the northeast part of the city and began firing weapons, including a rifle, the Toronto Police Service said in a statement. Police have not…
Read MoreMasked suspect uses Molotov cocktails to burn North Charleston Tesla charging stations
Police in North Charleston are searching for a suspect who burned Tesla charging stations at the Tanger Outlets last Friday. Officers were called to the Mellow Mushroom on Tanger Outlet Boulevard for a report of an arson in progress on Mar. 7 at 7:13 p.m., according to a North Charleston Police Department report. When they…
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