Archive for January 2026
45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by ‘left-wing extremists’
Around 45,000 households were left without electricity in southwest Berlin after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire, which authorities have described as a politically motivated attack by far-left extremists. Though power has been restored in some areas, thousands could be left without power until Thursday after what authorities say was a politically motivated…
Read MorePotential ISIS-inspired terror attack thwarted in North Carolina, teen arrested, officials say
A potential New Year’s Eve terror attack inspired by ISIS was thwarted in North Carolina, authorities announced Friday. A suspect is in custody, accused of planning to attack a grocery store and a fast food restaurant in the town of Mint Hill, which is located near Charlotte. The 18-year-old suspect, identified as Christian Sturdivant, had…
Read MoreMaduro is set to make first appearance in a US courtroom on drug trafficking charges
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York. Maduro and his wife are expected to appear at noon before a judge for a brief, but required, legal proceeding…
Read MoreTrial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde school shooting
One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack, when authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde schools officer, faces 29 counts of child abandonment…
Read MoreGunmen raid village in Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and abducting others
At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle of deadly violence in the conflict-hit region. The gunmen stormed the Kasuwan-Daji village in Niger state’s Borgu local government area on Saturday evening and…
Read MoreTwo dead and church gutted by fire in ‘unprecedented’ New Year’s violence in the Netherlands
At least two people were killed in the Netherlands in a string of violent incidents on New Year’s Eve that Dutch police are calling “unprecedented”. In the southeastern city of Nijmegen, a 17-year-old was killed in an incident involving fireworks shortly after midnight but police have given no further details. And in the town of…
Read MoreSchool stabber convicted of three counts of attempted murder
The Pirkanmaa District Court on Wednesday convicted a 16-year-old male of three counts of attempted murder in connection with the school stabbings in Pirkkala this past spring. However, a psychiatric evaluation carried out previously found that the teen was not criminally responsible, meaning he did not understand his actions or their consequences. Public health authority…
Read MoreSeattle police arrest armed man during New Year’s Eve celebration
Police in Seattle have arrested a 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun, pistol, and carrying multiple rounds of ammunition near the Space Needle during Seattle’s New Year’s Eve celebration, authorities said. On New Year’s Eve at approximately 7:20 p.m., patrol officers in Seattle responded to reports of a man sitting on a bench near the…
Read MorePolice in Finland arrest 2 in connection with damage to undersea telecom cable
Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland that occurred earlier this week between the capitals of Finland and Estonia, police said Thursday. The damage was discovered early Wednesday in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone. The cable belongs to Finnish telecommunications service provider Elisa…
Read MoreSuicide Bomber in Syria Kills Security Officer in New Year’s Eve Attack
New Year’s Eve celebrations in Aleppo in northwestern Syria were violently disrupted late on Wednesday after security forces tried to arrest a man at a checkpoint spotted wearing an explosive belt who then detonated it, killing one officer and injuring two others, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. The bomber, who has not yet been…
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