Archive for January 2026
NSW teen charged for multiple hoax calls to major retail, education institutions in United States
A NSW juvenile has been charged following an AFP Taskforce Pompilid investigation into multiple hoax calls to major education and retail institutions in the United States. The AFP launched Taskforce Pompilid in October 2025 to combat members of online decentralised crime networks using their perceived anonymity and online sophistication to engage in criminal behaviour. The…
Read MoreIran warns that US troops, Israel will be ‘legitimate targets’ if America intervenes over protests
Iran’s parliament met on Sunday to discuss deadly, nationwide protests that have raged for over two weeks. During a parliamentary session broadcast live on state TV, Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump. Ghalibaf, a…
Read MoreSuspect in Mississippi synagogue fire allegedly laughed about the attack, FBI says
Federal officials on Monday charged a man with setting fire to the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, claiming that the suspect did so because of the building’s “Jewish ties.” According to an FBI affidavit, the building sustained “extensive” damage, rendering it “inoperable for an indefinite period of time.” The suspect, identified by the FBI as…
Read MoreFormer U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 200 Months for Spying for China
Today, the Justice Department announced that Jinchao Wei, a former U.S. Navy sailor who was convicted of espionage by a federal jury in August 2025, was sentenced in federal court to 200 months in prison. Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was arrested in August 2023 on espionage charges as he arrived for work…
Read MoreFormer Corsican separatist leader Alain Orsoni shot dead at mother’s funeral
Alain Orsoni, a former Corsican separatist leader and ex-president of AC Ajaccio football club, was killed by a sniper Monday as mourners gathered at his mother’s funeral in the village of Vero. Orsoni, 71, was struck by a single bullet to the chest around 4:30 pm following the burial service, according to authorities. Ajaccio prosecutor…
Read MoreProtesters try to attack driver after truck speeds through Iran demonstration in Los Angeles
Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people, causing protesters to scramble out of the way and then run after the speeding vehicle to try to attack the driver. The U-Haul truck, with a window and side mirrors…
Read MoreHamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
Hamas announced on Sunday that it will dissolve its current administration in Gaza after a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee assumes control of the region, as is required by the US-brokered plan for the enclave. The Gaza militant group and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognised representative, have not announced the names of the…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection to explosive device found on Oregon Coast
Officers have arrested a man in connection with an explosive device found on the Oregon Coast several months ago. Oregon State Police’s SWAT team detained James Mason Liggett in Grants Pass on Sunday, Jan. 4, according to authorities. The 52-year-old man was wanted in Clatsop County for charges of attempted murder, first-degree attempted assault, second-degree…
Read MoreLikely AI-generated bomb threat to FL private schools deemed ‘non-credible’
The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating after almost a half dozen Tallahassee schools received what law enforcement is calling “a non-credible” and possibly AI-generated bomb threat. Both the Tallahassee Police Department and Leon County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the calls occurred and appeared to be targeting private or charter schools. “I know that on our end…
Read MoreUS carries out additional ‘large-scale’ strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
The U.S. military carried out an additional round of what it called “large-scale strikes” against multiple ISIS targets in Syria — in response to an attack last month that killed three Americans. U.S. Central Command announced the retaliatory airstrikes in a news release. CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out at about 12:30 p.m. ET…
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