U.S. consulate target of gunfire, no injuries reported: Toronto police

The U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto was the target of gunfire early Tuesday morning, police say. In a post on X, Toronto police said officers responded to reports that someone had shot at the building, located near Queen Street W. and University Avenue, around 5:30 a.m. When officers arrived on the scene, police said, they…

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Swiss bus fire killing six ‘intentional,’ police say

Six people were killed and five injured when a fire broke out on a bus in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday afternoon, according to Fribourg police. Three of the injured are in critical condition. A paramedic who intervened to provide assistance was amongst those injured, along with four passengers. In an interview…

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Iran targets commercial ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as concerns grow over global energy

Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic. Two Iranian drones hit near Dubai International Airport, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates and the world’s busiest…

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Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI

The family of one of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge is suing OpenAI. The mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to chat prompts from the shooter related to violence. The claim was filed…

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APD: Mom’s 988 call may have stopped a mass shooting in Albuquerque

Albuquerque police officers say a January call to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline may have prevented a violent attack at a local medical facility. According to APD, a mother contacted 988 on January 5, reporting that her son — Evan Michael Williamson — was armed, making threats, and heading toward the facility where he…

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Two ISIS Supporters Charged with Attempting to Detonate Explosive Devices During Protests Outside Gracie Mansion

Today, the Department of Justice announced charges against Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi alleging that they attempted to detonate two explosive devices in the vicinity of Gracie Mansion, and that they were acting in support of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. “This was an alleged ISIS-inspired act of terrorism that could have killed American…

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Iranian Intelligence Agent Convicted of Terrorism and Murder for Hire in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Politicians and Government Officials

Today, a federal jury convicted Asif Merchant, also known as “Asif Raza Merchant,” of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Merchant was a trained operative of the Iranian government’s global terrorist force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Merchant admitted at trial that the IRGC sent him…

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