Archive for June 2025
Iran’s leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in an official statement read by a state TV anchor. The remarks from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has only been seen once since…
Read MoreFormer Minnesota ISIS member granted early release after helping terrorism investigators
A Twin Cities man who joined the Islamic State group a decade ago left prison Tuesday after providing extensive help to the government in prosecuting other terrorism cases. In a rare move, a federal judge in Minneapolis cut Abdelhamid Al-Madioum’s 10-year sentence to time served with 15 years of supervised release. Al-Madioum, 28, was born…
Read MoreSouth Carolina teen charged after FBI agents intercept alleged plans to carry out terrorist attack
A South Carolina teen has been charged with acts of terrorism after allegedly expressing his support for a foreign terrorist organization and taking proactive steps to carry out an attack, according to state law enforcement. On Tuesday, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced that 17-year-old Daniel Fox Fischer from Horry County was charged with…
Read More2 court security officers stabbed at criminal courthouse in Manhattan
Two court security officers were stabbed while screening people at the metal detectors at the Manhattan criminal courthouse on Monday morning, according to a state courts spokesperson. One court officer was slashed in the face and the other was slashed in the neck, according to law enforcement sources. Both were taken to a local hospital…
Read MoreFormer Coast Guard lieutenant arrested and charged with threats to kill President Trump
A former Coast Guard lieutenant who received awards for skills in sharpshooting was arrested Monday for allegedly leveling a series of violent death threats towards President Donald Trump, according to newly unsealed court records. Peter Stinson, a resident of Oakton, Virginia, served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard until 2021 and also worked…
Read MoreRussia’s latest deadly drone and missile attack on Kyiv ‘pure terrorism’, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian officials said 14 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv. The attack comes as world leaders convene in the Canadian Rockies for the G7 summit. The latest Russian missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight on Tuesday killing at least…
Read MoreCanada and India to share terrorism intelligence despite 2023 murder plot, says report
Canada and India plan to share intelligence in an effort to combat the rising threat of international crime and extremism, according to a new report from Bloomberg, days before a meeting between the two countries’ leaders. Canadian officials declined to comment on the report, which, if confirmed, would represent a dramatic shift in relations between…
Read MorePipe bomb found in home of man arrested at ‘No Kings’ rally in West Chester
A pipe bomb was found as police searched the home of the man who was arrested while carrying weapons at the ‘No Kings’ rally in West Chester, Pa. Kevin Krebs, 31, was taken into custody in the 100 block of High Street on Saturday. The pipe bomb was discovered when investigators went to Krebs’ home…
Read MoreGeorgia man charged with making threats against Senators: DOJ
A 25-year-old Georgia man faces federal charges after allegedly making violent threats against two U.S. senators and one of their families, amid growing concerns about threats targeting elected officials, according to the Department of Justice. Robert Davis Forney of Duluth, Georgia, is accused of leaving threatening voicemails for Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Senator…
Read MoreMinnesota suspect attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, officials say
A man who is accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife, allegedly attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, Minnesota officials said on Monday. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, who is charged with fatally shooting Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband, Mark, visited…
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