Archive for July 2025
Two crew killed in attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
Two crew members of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship have been killed in an attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, Liberia says. A Liberian representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said the Eternity C was “attacked horribly… causing the death of two seafarers”. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said…
Read More5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says
Five Israeli soldiers were killed and two others seriously wounded during combat in northern Gaza on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, without offering many other details about the incident. The military identified the five soldiers who were killed but offered no information about their mission. The incident highlighted that Hamas was still able to carry…
Read MoreGunman in tactical gear opens fire at Texas Border Facility before being shot to death by agents
A man wearing tactical gear and armed with a rifle opened fire at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, on Monday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand confirmed. CNN reported that Border Patrol agents and local police officers responded to the scene and killed the shooter after a brief…
Read MoreSwitzerland indicts two men on charges of spreading so-called Islamic State ideology
The suspects face charges including participation in a terrorist group, bribery of public officials and money laundering. Federal prosecutors in Switzerland announced an indictment on Monday of a Kosovan and a Swiss-Macedonian dual national on terrorism-related charges and spreading the ideology of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group. The 36-year-old Kosovan and the 33-year-old…
Read MoreUS revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria’s HTS
President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, according to a State Department memo filed on Monday, a major step as Washington moves to ease sanctions on Syria. The June 23 dated memo was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
Read MoreSuspect in shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico stands trial on terror charges
Juraj Cintula, 72, could face life behind bars if he is convicted over the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year. The man who shot and seriously injured Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico last year went on trial on Tuesday on a terrorism charge that could see him imprisoned for life. Juraj Cintula,…
Read More10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say
State and federal officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a “planned ambush” on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday. The individuals were charged with attempted murder of a federal officer, according to court records. The incident occurred at the Prairieland Detention Facility in…
Read MoreU.S. envoy receives Lebanese government’s response to Hezbollah disarmament proposal
A U.S. envoy said Monday he was satisfied with the Lebanese government’s response to a proposal to disarm the militant Hezbollah group, adding that Washington is ready to help the small crisis-hit nation emerge from its long-running political and economic crisis. The U.S. envoy to Lebanon, Tom Barrack, spoke to journalists after meeting President Joseph…
Read MoreExplosive device likely damaged Greek tanker off Libya last week, operator says
An external explosive device most likely caused the blast that damaged Greek oil tanker Vilamoura as it was sailing off the Libyan coast last week, the vessel’s Greece-based operator TMS Tankers said on Sunday, citing an initial investigation. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Vilamoura had left the Libyan port of Zuetina on June 27 to head…
Read MoreArsonist sets fire to door at Australian synagogue with worshippers inside; no injuries reported
An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee on Friday, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured. A man doused the double front doors of the downtown East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation and…
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