Trump takes steps to designate Muslim Brotherhood affiliates as terrorist groups

President Trump on Monday called for the U.S. to weigh labeling some Middle Eastern affiliates of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups, taking aim at the controversial Islamist movement. In an executive order, the president directed his administration to consider whether to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere as foreign terrorist…

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Israeli army chief fires, reprimands commanders for failures in Oct. 7 attack

Israel‘s military chief on Sunday dismissed several senior military personnel and reprimanded others over their roles in the failures on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel from Gaza. A number of officers were told they would be released from reserve duty and would no longer serve in the military,…

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Five dead in suicide bombing in Pakistan

Two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three security officials and wounding at least 12 people. Police told BBC Urdu that the attackers were armed as they charged at the Federal Constabulary’s headquarters in Peshawar in north-western Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The…

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Israel kills Hezbollah military leader in Beirut strike

Israel killed militant group Hezbollah’s top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said, despite a U.S.-brokered truce a year ago. The strike, the first on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital in months, targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah’s acting chief of staff, Ali Tabtabai, the military said…

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Fort McHenry back open after bomb squad removes cannonball

The gates of Fort McHenry are back open after the bomb squad gave the all clear this weekend. The park was cleared of all visitors and staff quickly on Friday after renovation crews unearthed a cannonball buried beneath the historic site. The Baltimore Police Hazardous Device Team and Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal moved in,…

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Former Palm Beach Central High School student nabbed for threatening school shooting

A former Palm Beach Central student was arrested Saturday after threatening to “shoot up” the school on Instagram, authorities say. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the former student, 25-year-old Harold Krebs of Wellington, posted a screenshot of a series of WhatsApp messages to Instagram that included the message “I want to…

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Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack

An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass school kidnapping this week. The latest attack targeted St Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, where authorities had already ordered the temporary closure of all boarding schools due to rising security threats. Details remain…

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