Archive for January 2026
Police say 11 explosive devices found on Canberra streets
Police in Canberra say they have found 11 explosive devices lying next to footpaths in the city’s north-west in the past two days. An alert was issued on Wednesday after several pipe bombs were found in public areas around Lake Ginninderra between Joynton Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive in Belconnen. ACT Policing’s Detective Acting Inspector…
Read MoreMaryland U.S. Navy Vet turned contractor accused of stealing secret national defense information
A U.S. Navy Veteran turned federal government contractor is accused of stealing secret classified national defense information. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones was granted top security clearance as a systems engineer and information technology specialist for a federal government contractor based out of Annapolis Junction located near the border of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties. The FBI…
Read MoreColorado Division of Homeland Security investigates school threats, possible link to AI-generated calls
The Colorado Division of Homeland Security investigated threats at nearly a dozen schools across Colorado on Wednesday. According to investigators, at least 11 schools received threats by phone and email, including schools in the Douglas County School District, Littleton Public Schools, Frisco, Alamosa, and Buena Vista. Officials said the schools likely received the same threat,…
Read MoreIranian airspace reopens amid fears of US strikes
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization confirmed on Thursday morning that flights were back in operation over the country, according to a statement carried by Iranian state-aligned media. Iran issued a notice, known as a NOTAM, on Wednesday closing its airspace to all flights except international civil arrivals and departures with prior permission from Iran’s aviation authorities.…
Read MoreFederal agent shoots man in leg leading to protests
Federal law enforcement was on scene at North Lyndale Avenue and 25th Avenue Wednesday night after a man was shot in the leg by a federal agent. A KARE 11 photographer on scene said a crowd gathered in the area of the shooting and was tense and chaotic, with protestors using horns and whistles. At…
Read MoreFederal prison for alleged sovereign citizen found with ‘cricket bombs’ after east-metro arrest
A 47-year-old man found with homemade explosives and hundreds of rounds of high-powered ammunition after a traffic stop in Oak Park Heights and who prosecutors say identifies as a “sovereign citizen” was sentenced Wednesday to three years and four months in federal prison. Wayne Robert Lund, of Stillwater, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in…
Read MoreInvestigation continues in Pueblo after ‘suspected homemade explosive’ device was left outside fire station
The Pueblo Police Department says it is continuing to investigate after a “suspected homemade explosive device” was left outside Fire Station 1 downtown on Tuesday. Station 1 first contacted the Pueblo Police Department after firefighters found a suspicious package, thought to be a pipe bomb, at the time of its discovery. In a Facebook Post…
Read MoreJapan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression
Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters. Japan has faced increasing political, trade and security…
Read MoreExiled gangland boss linked to Victoria’s tobacco wars arrested in Iraq
An exiled underworld boss connected to Victoria’s ongoing tobacco wars has been arrested in Iraq. Kazem “Kaz” Hamad was arrested on behalf of Australian law enforcement authorities for alleged drug trafficking, according to a statement from the Iraq’s National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation on Monday night. The accused is “one of the most dangerous…
Read MoreU.S. Designates Three Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terrorist Organizations
The State Department has designated the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood (LMB) – also known as al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah – as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). LMB’s secretary general, Muhammad Fawzi Taqqosh, received an individual SDGT designation. In a coordinated action, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
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