Archive for October 2025
Explosions hit Ecuador bridges days after illegal mining crackdown
The detonation of explosive devices on two bridges in Ecuador early on Wednesday was retaliation for a major military operation against illegal miners, the country’s interior minister said. Interior Minister John Reimberg indicated that authorities suspected the criminal group Los Lobos, recently designated a terrorist organization by Washington, was responsible. “The line we are pursuing…
Read MoreFormer guard at US embassy in Norway convicted of spying for Russia and Iran
A former security guard at the US Embassy in Norway was convicted of espionage on Wednesday after a court in Oslo found that he spied for Russia and Iran. The 28-year-old Norwegian man, whose name has not been made public, was sentenced to three years and seven months behind bars. He had acknowledged the indictment’s…
Read MoreWisconsin man arrested for encouraging the shooting of federal agents on TikTok: Prosecutors
A Wisconsin man pleaded not guilty on Thursday after he was arrested for allegedly threatening federal agents in a series of TikTok videos, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News. Andrew Stanton, 38, was arrested earlier this month and charged with threats to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official after authorities…
Read MoreOnt. 13-year-old charged in school attack plan after FBI, Interpol assisted investigation
Thunder Bay police say they got an assist from international law enforcement as they investigated a local teen who they allege was planning a violent school attack. Police allege a 13-year-old suspect was communicating online with someone believed to be in another country to conspire and help each other regarding a potential attack. Thunder Bay…
Read MoreBomb destroys prominent Italian investigative journalist’s car
A bomb destroyed the vehicle of a prominent Italian journalist overnight, without causing casualties, his investigative television news show announced Friday. Sigfrido Ranucci’s car blew up in an explosion in Pomezia, near Rome, that also damaged the family’s other car and the house next door, according to Report, which broadcasts on RAI public television. “The…
Read MoreOne dead, dozens injured as Peru’s new president faces widespread protests
At least one person was killed and dozens of police officers injured in widespread protests overnight in Peru against President Jose Jeri, who assumed power just days ago, the state ombudsman’s office said on Thursday. The government will declare a state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to…
Read MoreSheriff’s deputies arrest man for manufacturing of explosives in Carson City
A Carson City man initially arrested for detonating a small explosive device in a parking lot now faces a host of charges, including the unlawful manufacturing of explosives, following a search of his residence. The incident began on Saturday, October 12, when Sheriff’s Deputies responded to North Carson Street following reports of a dispute and…
Read MoreMan arrested for violent threats against Ute fans ahead of BYU/Utah football game
One man was booked into Emery County Jail after allegedly threatening to shoot University of Utah fans ahead of the intra-state rivalry football game with Brigham Young University. The Utah Department of Corrections confirmed the suspect, Christopher Tai Justice, 28, was taken into custody after he was linked to the X account, @juiceisloose328. On Oct.…
Read MoreMan suspected of starting Palisades Fire indicted on federal charges; faces 45 years in prison
The man accused of starting a fire that eventually became the deadly blaze that devastated the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles earlier this year has been indicted by a federal grand jury, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of destruction of property by…
Read MoreDoctors Without Borders closes its emergency centre in Haiti’s capital due to surge of gang violence
The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Wednesday that ongoing violence in Haiti’s capital has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care centre, a key lifeline in a city now 90% controlled by criminal gangs. More than 60% of the capital’s health facilities, including Haiti’s general hospital, are now closed…
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