Archive for February 2026
Counter-terrorism unit leads inquiry into stabbing of two boys at north London school
A police counter-terrorism unit was on Tuesday night leading the inquiry into the stabbing of two boys aged 13 and 12 at a school in north-west London. Police were called to Kingsbury high school in Brent on Tuesday afternoon after reports that a 13-year-old boy had been stabbed. When they arrived at the scene, officers…
Read MoreStolen military explosive devices found in residence at The Villages, deputies say
Homes were evacuated in The Villages on Tuesday after explosive devices were reported, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received a complaint of what appeared to be explosive devices in a home. Lake County’s Bomb Squad responded to assist investigators and confirmed the explosive devices had been stolen from the military.…
Read MoreDutch police arrest 15 over ‘Islamic State’ TikTok posts
Fifteen people suspected of spreading “Islamic State” (IS) propaganda on TikTok were arrested in raids across the Netherlands by Dutch police on Tuesday. The Dutch public prosecution office said the 15 suspects were trying to “incite others to commit terrorist crimes” through IS propaganda, which included calls to join the Islamist terrorist group while glorifying…
Read More16-year-old student faces attempted murder charge in Wootton High School shooting
The 16-year-old accused of shooting a fellow student at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Montgomery County on Monday has been identified as Kahlil White-Villatoro. White-Villatoro is from Rockville, and will be charged as an adult, according to the Rockville City Police Department. He faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault,…
Read MoreRobbers blow up van in real-life Italian Job motorway heist
Masked robbers armed with Kalashnikovs held up an armoured truck on a motorway in southern Italy, blowing off its doors before making a getaway in a dramatic police chase. The heist was carried out on the 613 state road between Lecce and Brindisi in Puglia shortly after dawn on Monday morning. Videos taken by motorists…
Read MoreChristchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea
A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques has appeared in court to try and withdraw his guilty plea. Australian Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence with no parole after admitting to murdering the 51 people and attempting to murder another 40 in the March 2019 attack on worshippers during…
Read MoreAnarchists claim responsibility for rail sabotage during Italy Olympics
An anarchist group claimed responsibility on Monday for sabotaging rail infrastructure in northern Italy on Saturday and disrupting train traffic on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games. Police reported three separate episodes at different locations early on Saturday which caused delays of up to 2-1/2 hours for high-speed and regional services, particularly…
Read MoreCanadian mining company workers in Mexico have been found dead, company says
Mexican authorities said Monday that five of the 10 missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa have been identified among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves last week in a nearby community. The mountainous region is one of various points in the state where a turf…
Read MoreProvidence releases bodycam video, incident reports from Brown University mass shooting response
City officials in Providence released a cache of information related to the recent mass shooting on the campus of Brown University on Monday morning. Sophomore Ella Cook and freshman Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov were killed and nine others were wounded inside the Barus and Holley building on Dec. 13, 2025. The deadly shooting sparked a tense,…
Read MoreBomb threats targeting Haitian community sent to schools, county offices in Springfield, Ohio: Governor
Schools and county offices in Ohio’s Clark County received multiple bomb threats targeting the Haitian community on Monday, prompting classes in Springfield to be canceled for the day, according to Gov. Mike DeWine. There is no credible threat to the public at this time, according to the FBI’s Cincinnati office, which said it is “aware…
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