Archive for April 7, 2026
Gunman Is Killed in Shootout Near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Official Says
An armed man was killed and two others wounded during a shootout with the police near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to the area’s governor, Davut Gul. The men arrived by car bearing pistols and long-range rifles, Mr. Gul said, adding that they clashed with police officers outside the commercial tower that…
Read MoreCongo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal
Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program, its government said Sunday, the latest such African nation to receive migrants being deported from the U.S. The deportees will start arriving in Congo this month, the Congolese Ministry of Communications said in a statement, without further details…
Read MorePost Falls man arrested for terroristic threats against police departments
A Post Falls man remains in jail after making terroristic threats against local police departments over the weekend. Ryan McClintock posted videos on Facebook Saturday calling for “gangsters and people not afraid to die” to take over the Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls police departments. He claimed the departments were covering up pedophilia cases at…
Read MoreBill passed to require that any Tenn. school threats have to be credible before any charges are filed
The Tennessee Senate and House unanimously passed a bill Monday that would change how school threats are handled, sending the legislation to Governor Bill Lee’s desk to be signed into law. Following the Covenant School shooting in 2023, state lawmakers made any threat of mass violence against a school a felony. Tennessee’s school threat laws…
Read MoreIsraeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, sharpening divides over Hezbollah
An Israeli strike on an apartment east of Beirut late on Sunday killed a local official from a Christian political party, sharpening internal divides over Hezbollah as Israel’s strikes expand to new parts of the country.Israel’s air and ground campaign in Lebanon over the past month has deepened fractures between supporters of Hezbollah and those…
Read MoreLebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis join Iran in strike on Israel
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have launched an attack targeting Israel, coordinated alongside Houthi backer Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The three allies “launched a barrage of cruise missiles and drones targeting several vital and military sites belonging to the Israeli enemy” on Monday, military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement. The Houthis, who…
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