Archive for February 2026
Russia detains suspect in senior general’s shooting, blames Ukraine
The FSB, Russia’s powerful security service, on Monday blamed its Ukrainian counterpart of orchestrating the shooting of a senior military intelligence agency official after it said it had detained a suspect in the attack. The man they suspect carried out the shooting, named as Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba, was detained in Dubai, the FSB said…
Read MoreChristchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea
A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosqueshas 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 Friday…
Read MoreGermany warns of increased Iranian espionage targeting the Bundeswehr
Germany’s military intelligence has heightened vigilance after Iran designated the Bundeswehr and other EU armed forces as “terrorist groups” in response to the European Union placing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its terror list. The Iranian move, which Tehran framed as a countermeasure, creates a new threat environment for German military facilities and…
Read MoreItaly says railways hit by ‘serious sabotage’ as Winter Olympics begin
Suspected attacks on northern Italy’s railway network have led to severe travel disruption in the region, the authorities say, as thousands gathered for the start of the Winter Olympic Games. Police reported three separate incidents involving damage to railway lines that they believe are connected to the Games. A fire hit rail infrastructure between Bologna…
Read MoreMacomb County man bound over on all charges after TikTok videos allegedly threaten school mass shooting
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced that 20-year-old Joel Edwards was bound over to stand trial on all charges related to an alleged plan to attack a school. On Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, Edwards’s preliminary exam was held in the 40th District Court in St. Clair Shores. At the conclusion of the hearing, the…
Read MoreMan accused of crashing truck into youth baseball team at Truckee Safeway, leaving 4 injured
A man is suspected of intentionally driving a truck into a youth baseball team that was trying to raise funds outside of a Truckee grocery store on Saturday afternoon. Truckee police said they responded to the front entrance of the Safeway on Donner Pass Road around 2:45 p.m. In a video obtained by CBS Sacramento,…
Read More‘Incel’ schoolboy who threatened Valentine’s Day massacre pleads guilty to terrorism offences
An “incel” schoolboy who threatened to launch a Valentine’s Day massacre has pleaded guilty to possessing bomb-making videos. Dihan Rahman, then aged 17, also made threats to attack his school’s prom and released “doxing” material on to the internet to encourage online attacks on female pupils. The former army cadet from Uxbridge, west London, had…
Read MoreArrested Western University students were making bombs, firearms, police allege
A trespassing investigation in London, Ont., is morphing into a probe that has police accusing four men of actively making explosives and firearms. London police said Friday their investigation, which began with responding to a Jan. 24 trespassing call at Western University, has led them to lay dozens of charges against the men since their…
Read MorePolice: Suspect sought after threatening shooting, bombing at Ballinger store
The Ballinger Police Department is searching for information on possible suspects after a man allegedly threatened to commit a shooting and bombing at a local store if demands for $1,000 through a gift card were not met. According to a statement issued by the department during the early morning hours of Feb. 6, the incident…
Read MoreKey participant in 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attack that killed 4 Americans is in custody, Bondi says
A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in their deaths, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday Bondi said in a news conference that Zubayr Al-Bakoush had landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at…
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