Archive for March 2025
Nascent Syrian armed group emerges to confront Israeli forces
An armed organization calling itself The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria—Great Might (formerly known as The Front for the Liberation of the South) has issued statements warning the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to withdraw from southern Syria and the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights. The group has also claimed responsibility for several attacks against…
Read MoreExclusive: Russian missile experts flew to Iran amid clashes with Israel
Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defence cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates. The seven weapons experts were booked to travel from Moscow to Tehran aboard two flights on April 24 and September 17 last…
Read MoreMannheim car ramming attack suspect a German with history of mental illness, say investigators
The suspected perpetrator in the car ramming attack which has killed at least two people in Mannheim on Monday is a 40-year-old German from Ludwigshafen with previous convictions related to drunk driving and right-wing hate speech. A 40-year-old German from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has been detained in relation to the car ramming attack on…
Read MoreRobert Crimo III pleads guilty in Highland Park parade shooting
Robert Crimo III is pleading guilty in the Highland Park 4th of July Parade shooting. The change in plea comes as opening statements were set to begin in the trial Monday. Robert Crimo III is accused of planning and carrying out the mass shooting during Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade in 2022, killing seven…
Read MoreIsraeli police say one killed in bus station knife attack
An elderly man has been killed and four other people have been wounded in what police say was a terrorist stabbing attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. It happened at the HaMifratz Central train and bus station, and the attacker was shot dead at the scene by security guards, police said. The police…
Read MoreDriver rams car into crowd in southwestern Germany
One person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd Monday in the western German city of Mannheim, police said as they asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and remain in their homes. A suspect is in custody. Police spokesperson Stefan Wilhelm said that a driver drove…
Read MoreMan behind social media account covering fire responses arrested for setting a fire
Accused of setting a fire in Maryland and then filming firefighters’ response for social media views, a Calvert County man was arrested for arson on Friday. Joshua Christian-Stanley Jackson from Prince Frederick, was arrested in nearby Charles County. The 21-year-old, known for posting videos and pictures of fires to social media, was charged with starting…
Read MoreIsrael blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza
Israel has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza as it demands Hamas agree to a US plan for a ceasefire extension. The first phase of a truce deal mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US expired on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Hamas was refusing to accept a temporary…
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