Archive for May 8, 2025
1 student killed, 2 hurt in stabbing outside their high school; suspects at large
One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing outside their Southern California high school, authorities said. The students were attacked in front of Santa Ana High School at about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after dismissal, according to school officials and police in Santa Ana, which is about 30 miles southeast of…
Read MoreMacron meets with Syrian leader al-Sharaa
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, May 7, told visiting Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect all people in the multi-confessional country. Alarm over clashes that have left hundreds dead among minority communities have overshadowed the first months of the government that overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. Macron has been criticized for hosting…
Read MoreIsraeli embassy in London was target of suspected terror plot
The Israeli embassy in London was the alleged target of five Iranian men arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism, the BBC understands. Police have not yet confirmed that the embassy in Kensington was the suspected target, as first reported by the Times, citing operational reasons. But the BBC understands the report is…
Read MoreExplosions rock Indian Kashmir in suspected drone attacks
Blasts rang out across the city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir late on Thursday during what Indian military sources said they suspected was a Pakistani drone attack across the region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. There was no immediate comment from Pakistan on what appeared to be an escalation in…
Read MorePublic urged not to speculate on terror arrest
The public has been urged not to speculate about an arrest made in public as part of a major counter-terrorism investigation. A 29-year-old Iranian man in Swindon was among eight men arrested on Saturday in two separate operations into an alleged plot to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. Wiltshire’s Police and Crime…
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