Archive for April 4, 2025
Israel kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire
Israel killed a commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday, further testing a ceasefire that halted last year’s war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. The Israeli military said the targeted militant, Hassan Farhat, was behind a rocket attack on the city of Safed last year that…
Read MoreMan who killed 10 in Buffalo mass shooting wants death penalty trial relocated to NYC
A white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket is requesting to move his death penalty trial to New York City to be judged by a racially diverse jury, according to his attorney’s court filing. Payton Gendron’s attorneys filed the request Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western…
Read MoreDriver of car in Amsterdam explosion may have been attempting suicide, police say
Dutch police said they believed the driver of a car that caught fire on Thursday following an explosion in central Amsterdam may have been attempting to commit suicide. Police arrested the man, a 50-year old Dutchman, on suspicion of arson. Nobody was hurt in the incident except the suspect. “Police detectives are keeping all scenarios…
Read More6 people injured in ‘senseless’ DC stabbing, suspect in custody: Police
Six people were injured after a man who was in an “altered mental state” from an unknown substance began stabbing people in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood, police said. The suspect, who also stabbed himself in the incident, is in custody, police said. The incident was reported around 3:22 p.m. on Thursday in the area of…
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