Archive for June 2025
UN peacekeeping chief warns that conflict in Sudan is spilling into Central African Republic
The conflict in Sudan is spilling across its southwestern border into Central African Republic, a country already battered by its own conflict with rebels, the United Nations peacekeeping chief warned Thursday. Undersecretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the U.N. Security Council that the attack that killed a U.N. peacekeeper near the country’s border with Sudan last Friday…
Read MoreInvestigation underway after 2 men shot, killed in Northeast DC
Investigation underway after 2 men shot, killed in Northeast DC | DC News Now WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A double-homicide investigation is underway in the District after two men were found shot in Northeast Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At 12:03 a.m. on June 22, officers were patrolling near the 1800 block…
Read MoreChesapeake VA CPD: Firearms, narcotics seized during investigation into gang activity
CPD: Firearms, narcotics seized during investigation into gang activity | WAVY.com CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Several firearms and narcotics were seized in early May as part of an investigation into possible gang activity in Chesapeake. According to officials, the Chesapeake Police Gang Suppression Unit launched an investigation in late 2024 into individuals believed to be…
Read MoreTren de Aragua Leader Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives First TdA member to make the FBI list
Tren de Aragua Leader Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives — FBI FBI Houston Field Office Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Douglas Williams announced the addition of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Mosquera Serrano, 37, is the first Tren de Aragua (TdA) member featured on the notorious list. SAC…
Read MoreAt least eight killed and hundreds hurt as Kenya protesters battle police
At least eight people have been killed and 400 injured as thousands took to the streets in a day of protests across Kenya against President William Ruto’s government. Police clashed with protesters in the capital Nairobi and other cities exactly a year on from the wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations that hit the nation in…
Read MoreMan accused of setting fire to Line 5 subway train indicted for attempted murder, arson
Prosecutors indicted the man accused of setting fire to a subway train on Seoul Subway Line 5 in May, putting the lives of over 160 passengers at risk, on charges of attempted murder and arson. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s task force handling the arson case said Wednesday it indicted the 67-year-old, surnamed Won,…
Read More11 people killed in mass shooting at religious festival in Mexican city plagued by cartel turf wars
Gunmen killed 11 people and injured at least 20 in an attack during a religious festival in a central Mexican city plagued by cartel-related violence, authorities said Wednesday. Bloodstains were seen on the ground and bullet holes in the walls following the shooting Tuesday night in Irapuato in Guanajuato state during celebrations marking the Nativity…
Read MoreIran’s Khamenei Makes First Public Comments Since Cease-Fire With Israel
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated Iranians for what he described as a victory over Israel and the United States, in a defiant video message that appeared to be his first public statement since U.S. war planes bombed three of the country’s nuclear facilities. Public alarm has been rising in Iran over the absence…
Read MoreAlleged Perpetrator of Terror Attack in Colorado Charged with Hate Crimes
An indictment was unsealed today in Denver charging Mohamed Sabry Soliman with 12 hate crime counts, including nine counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 249 and three counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 844(h), for using Molotov cocktails to attack members of the group “Run for Their Lives” and others who had gathered in the…
Read MoreCzech authorities detain 5 teens over online radicalization by IS and charge 2 with terror plot
Czech authorities have detained five teenagers for being radicalized online by the militant Islamic State group and charged two of them with terror-related crimes over an attempt to set fire to a synagogue, officials said Wednesday. Bretislav Brejcha, the director of the Czech counterterrorism, extremism and cybercrime department, said most of the suspects are under…
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