Archive for January 2026
EU agrees to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group
The European Union has achieved the necessary unanimity to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a highly symbolic rebuke in response to the Islamic Republic’s violent crackdown on street protesters. The political decision was taken on Thursday during a meeting of foreign affairs ministers in Brussels. Formal adoption of the…
Read MoreMan allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail by impersonating FBI agent: Sources
A Minnesota man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Mark Anderson, 36, was charged Thursday with impersonating a federal agent after authorities said he showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn claiming to be an FBI agent with a court order…
Read MoreBrazil police arrest suspect with ties to Islamic State, source says
Brazil’s federal police arrested on Thursday a suspect with ties to Islamic State accused of preparing a suicide attack, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The police said in a statement that an operation supported by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested “a man under investigation for preparing acts of terrorism…
Read MoreMan faces federal assault charge in attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall
The man who was arrested after charging at Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis has been charged by the Justice Department with assaulting a federal representative, a complaint shows. He has also been charged in state court with terroristic threats and assault, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said, which called the attack…
Read MoreKurdish-led SDF and Syrian government reach new agreement to stabilise ceasefire
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced a new agreement with the country’s central government on Friday intended to stabilise a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to lay out the steps toward integration between the two sides. Under the agreement, security forces affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Interior would go into the…
Read More18-year-old accused of blowing up several manhole covers in Northern Virginia
Loudoun County fire officials have arrested a Leesburg teenager in connection with an explosion that rattled a northeast neighborhood last fall and sent manhole covers flying. The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office announced that Trent Lasher, 18, of Leesburg, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 29, following a months-long investigation into the Oct. 5,…
Read MorePolice make fifth arrest over arson attacks on properties linked to PM
A fifth man has been arrested in connection with arson attacks on north London properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The Metropolitan Police said a 19-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in Harlow, Essex on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson. He was subsequently released under investigation, pending further enquiries. Three men, already charged…
Read MoreEU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terror group
EU foreign ministers agreed Thursday to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist” group, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said. Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister who now serves as the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said the measure would put the IRGC “on the same…
Read MoreFatal shooting at Northrop Grumman facility near BWI, suspect in custody
One person is in custody following a fatal shooting at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, MD, near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, police said. Anne Arundel County Police received communication from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Police around 3:35 p.m. about a shooting at the Northrup Grumman facility off Aviation Boulevard. The incident stemmed from…
Read MoreTurkish authorities arrest 6 on suspicion of spying for Iran
Turkish authorities have arrested six people, including an Iranian national, on suspicion of spying for Iran, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday. The arrests followed coordinated operations carried out by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization and counterterrorism police across five provinces. The suspects are believed to have been in contact with members of Iran’s Revolutionary…
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