Archive for February 2026
Germany: Train conductor dies after attack by passenger
A train conductor has died after being attacked during a routine ticket inspection on a train near the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern, the Süddeutsche Zeitung broadsheet and other media reported on Wednesday. The victim, named as 36-year-old Serkan C.*, was reportedly assaulted by a ticketless passenger on Monday night and beaten up so badly…
Read MoreIsrael strikes Gaza, killing 21 including women and children, after saying Hamas violated deal
Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including two infants, and further rocking a fragile ceasefire deal, hospital officials said. Israel said it was responding to a militant attack on Israeli soldiers that seriously wounded one. Deadly Israeli strikes have repeatedly punctuated the truce since it came into effect on Oct.…
Read MoreMan arrested after tire deflation spikes, explosive devices found in Henry County
A man was arrested after improvised explosive devices, evidence of tire deflation spikes, and more were found in a Collinsville residence, Henry County Sheriff’s Office said. HCSO said they received reports of tire deflation spikes intentionally placed in the area of Murphy Road and Virginia Avenue on Jan. 6, 2026. At least two vehicles sustained…
Read MoreFBI: Colorado man pleads guilty to attempting to join ISIS
A man from Colorado pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday after being arrested in 2023 for allegedly attempting to flee the United States to join ISIS, according to a spokesperson from the FBI Denver Field Office. On Dec. 18, 2023, then 18-year-old Humzah Mashkoor from Westminster was arrested at Denver International Airport while attempting…
Read MoreSyrian security forces continue to deploy in Kurdish areas under deal with SDF
Security forces affiliated with Syria’s Interior Ministry continued Tuesday to deploy in Kurdish-dominated areas in northeastern Syria as part of an agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. A convoy of security forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, in the countryside of al-Hasakah province — where they entered on Monday. Under the…
Read MoreEthiopia’s prime minister accuses Eritrea of mass killings during Tigray war
Ethiopia’s government Tuesday for the first time acknowledged the involvement of troops from neighboring Eritrea in the war in the Tigray region that ended in 2022, accusing them of mass killings, amid reports of renewed fighting in the region. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, while addressing parliament Tuesday, accused Eritrean troops fighting alongside Ethiopian forces…
Read MoreUpton Man Sentenced For Placing Explosive Device At Oilfield
An Upton man will serve 30 months in federal prison after admitting he placed a potentially explosive device at an oilfield site near town last year. On Jan. 27, U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced 40-year-old David Riggle to 30 months’ imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for possessing a destructive…
Read MoreNeo-Nazis busted as part of plot to create paramilitary team to take out ‘high-value targets,’ FBI says
Two white supremacists, both with connections to a Tennessee-based neo-Nazi network, now face federal charges, accused of attempting to create a paramilitary unit capable of taking out “high-value targets.” Aiden Daniel Cuevas, 20, and Andrew Cole Nary, 23, are being held in separate northern Alabama jails after being arrested Jan. 20 by the FBI. Following…
Read MoreRussia launches massive strike on Ukraine day before US-brokered peace talks
Russia fired around 450 drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight in one of the largest attacks of its ongoing all-out war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, shortly before the representatives of the two countries were due to attend US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi. The aerial assault targeted at least five regions and…
Read MoreMultiple Minneapolis schools closed by hoax threat
Police say no suspicious packages or devices have been located after a bomb threat was sent to schools in the Columbia Heights neighbourhood, a suburb of Minneapolis, on Monday. Multiple schools in the district, where a number of students have been detained in recent weeks as part of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in Minnesota,…
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