Archive for January 2026
Des Moines man charged with threats against Medical Center
A Des Moines man has been arrested and charged with felony threats and harassment after allegedly making violent threats against Broadlawns Medical Center. Police say 49-year-old David Luna left a message Tuesday morning, in which he allegedly threatened to take a sawed-off shotgun and hand grenades to “kill” people at the hospital.Advertisement Authorities were able…
Read MoreIran’s supreme leader makes escape plans
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing his most serious domestic challenge in years, with protests breaking out nationwide amid accumulating pressures that have undermined his regime’s stability. U.S. and British intelligence agencies believe that Khamenei has developed a plan to flee to Moscow if protests in Iran spiral out of control, according to…
Read MoreScottish factory with arms links smashed up by Palestine activists
Police have launched a probe following a break-in at a Scottish aerospace factory on New Year’s Day. Videos posted to social media appear to show members of an ‘autonomous’ pro Palestine group smashing computers and other equipment at Bruntons Aero Products during the early hours of 1 January. Wearing masks and dressed in black, the…
Read MoreIsrael strikes Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon ahead of a key disarmament meeting
Israel’s air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, saying they are home to infrastructure for the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas. The strikes came a few days before Lebanon’s army commander is scheduled to brief the government on its mission of disarming Hezbollah in areas along the border with Israel. The…
Read MoreSuspects plead not guilty in Southern California bombing plot
Three of the four suspects accused of plotting to bomb several Southern California business locations on New Year’s Eve have pleaded not guilty. Audrey Carroll, 30, and Zachary Page, 32, entered their pleas in federal court Monday. Tina Lai, 41, entered her plea in court a few days earlier. Their attorneys did not immediately respond…
Read MoreEuropeans try to revive Ukraine war endgame as global focus shifts to Venezuela
European leaders are gathering in Paris on Tuesday as they attempt to revive interest in a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine, just as Washington and the world’s focus has moved on to the Venezuela crisis. The U.S.′ capture and arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and their subsequent…
Read MoreSyria, Israel resume U.S.-mediated security talks
U.S.-mediated talks between Syria and Israel have resumed after an interruption of several months, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Monday, with Damascus seeking withdrawal of Israeli troops from territory seized after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. SANA, citing a Syrian government source, said the Syrian delegation was led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani…
Read MorePackage with vials of ‘explosive’ substance sent to Arizona Supreme Court building, officials say
Law enforcement officials responded to the Arizona Supreme Court building in downtown Phoenix on Monday to investigate a “suspicious package” sent to the building’s mail room. The package contained multiple vials and two of them held a substance that “tested positive for homemade explosives,” officials said. 12News has learned that the Arizona Supreme Court building…
Read MoreMan charged in connection to alleged Hanukkah car arson in Melbourne’s south-east
A Richmond man has been charged after an alleged arson attack on a car with a Hanukkah decoration on Christmas morning in Melbourne’s south-east. A local rabbi’s car — adorned with a “Happy Chanukah” sign — was destroyed in the incident about 3am on Christmas Day, with his family fleeing their St Kilda East home…
Read MoreDR Congo blames Rwanda-backed rebels for 1,500 deaths
Violent fighting erupted on Saturday between pro-Kinshasa forces and M23 rebels near Uvira, a key border city connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Burundi, according to local sources. Kelvin Bwija, a civil society coordinator in Uvira, told AFP news agency that fighting was reported in the localities of Kashombe, Lubanda, Musingwe, Katongo and…
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