Iranian-backed Houthis detain two dozen UN employees in Sanaa raid

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained 20 United Nations employees on Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Al Alam, spokesman for the UN resident co-ordinator in Yemen, told The Associated Press that the staff members were held inside the agency’s compound in Sanaa’s south-western Hada…

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Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport

A man who allegedly threatened to shoot up the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested after entering a terminal at the airport on Monday, according to authorities. The man’s family alerted police that the suspect had been streaming on social media Monday morning that he was headed to the airport to “shoot it up” and…

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Polish authorities detain 8 in suspected sabotage plot, says Tusk

A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, the country’s top prosecutor said on Tuesday. Prosecutors said individuals “acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence services” were allegedly preparing acts of sabotage involving “the sending of shipments containing explosives and incendiary materials to Ukraine”,…

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Slovak PM Fico’s attacker convicted of terrorism, jailed for 21 years

A Slovak court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico last year was guilty of terrorism charges and handed him a 21-year jail sentence. Juraj Cintula, 72, shot at Fico five times from just over a one-metre distance as the prime minister greeted people in the central Slovak…

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Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce

Israel on Sunday launched its heaviest wave of attacks on Gaza since a fragile cease-fire took hold a week ago and said it had temporarily suspended humanitarian aid after accusing Hamas of violating the truce by firing on its soldiers, killing two. After nightfall, the Israeli military said in a statement that it had “begun…

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Trial begins for man accused of threatening mass shooting at San Diego school

Opening statements and witness testimony were delivered on Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of sending out emailed threats to commit a mass shooting at Shoal Creek Elementary School in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Lee Lor, 40, is accused of sending hundreds of separate emails over the course of several months stating he would…

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CHP cruiser on I-5 hit by shrapnel during Marine Corps event attended by JD Vance

A California Highway Patrol cruiser was struck by shrapnel Saturday after an artillery round fired during a U.S. Marine Corps anniversary event exploded prematurely over Interstate 5 — a mishap officials described as “unusual and concerning.” The explosion occurred during a highly contentious ceremony attended by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…

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U.S. Says Louisiana Man Joined Hamas-Led 2023 Attack on Israel

Federal prosecutors in Louisiana accused a man of participating in the Hamas-led October 2023 attack on Israel and then traveling to the United States on a fraudulent visa, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday. The complaint described the man, identified in court documents as Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi, as an operative for a…

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