Archive for March 18, 2025
Israel hits Gaza with ‘extensive strikes,’ killing over 400 and ending ceasefire
Israel hit Gaza with a series of “extensive strikes” overnight Tuesday, vowing to open the “gates of hell” because Hamas has not released the remaining hostages. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces is targeting Hamas terrorists throughout the region and will act with “increasing military force”…
Read MoreUS judge agrees to delay Lockerbie bombing trial
A US judge has agreed to delay the trial of a Libyan man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie more than 36 years ago. The case against Abu Agila Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, known as Masud, was due to begin in Washington on 12 May, but has been postponed…
Read MoreFlorida man arrested day after bomb threats made at North Carolina Lowe’s, Walmart
A Florida man was arrested last week, just one day after a North Carolina Lowe’s and Walmart were targeted with bomb threats. The threats were made against stores in Rutherford County on March 13, according to the Forest City Police Department. Police said businesses in the area had to be evacuated while authorities investigated, and…
Read MoreFlorida attorney to spend years in prison for attempted bombing in DC
Panama City-based attorney Christopher Rodriquez, 45, will spend more than eight years in federal prison for an attempted bombing near the Chinese Embassy in D.C. in September 2023. Rodriguez drove from his home in Panama City to Northern Virginia with a rifle and 15 pounds of explosive material, according to court documents. On his way…
Read MoreLithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius
The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in neighbouring Latvia. Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to believe that Russian military intelligence organised and funded the Ikea store arson attack in Vilnius in 2024, the Baltic country’s prosecutor general said. The main…
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