Archive for May 12, 2025
Kurdish PKK disbands and ends 40-year Turkey insurgency
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided to disband and end its armed struggle, a news agency close to the group reported on Monday. The PKK’s decision could boost NATO member Turkey’s political and economic stability and encourage…
Read MorePoland says Russian secret service behind 2024 fire in Warsaw shopping centre
Russian secret services were behind a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a Warsaw shopping centre in May 2024, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday after a year of investigation into the case. “We already know for sure that the large fire on Marywilska was the result of arson ordered by Russian services.…
Read MoreUnease lingers in Kashmir despite ceasefire between India and Pakistan
Joy over an India-Pakistan ceasefire was short-lived in Kashmir. Tens of thousands fled the Indian-controlled part of the disputed region last week amid heavy shelling and drone attacks by Pakistan. Yet despite a ceasefire announced Saturday, only a handful of families returned to their homes Sunday. “We will go back only after complete calm prevails,”…
Read MoreOhio Man Sent Threats Saying He Had Bullets Etched With People’s Names, U.S. Says
An Ohio man who over the past 10 months sent dozens of threatening messages to 34 people, including politicians and members of law enforcement, is facing criminal charges of cyberstalking and making threats, federal prosecutors said on Friday. The man, Ronald Lidderdale, sent 65 letters and emails, including some in which he said that he…
Read More