Archive for April 2026
Two NSW teenagers charged over violent extremist material allegedly linked to terror
Two New South Wales teenagers have been charged with allegedly possessing violent extremist material after police searched one of their homes and found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist references. The Australian federal police and NSW police released a statement on Friday morning confirming the boys, aged 15 and 16…
Read MoreGunman 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…
Read More‘No Data Centers’: Indy councilor’s home hit with 13 shots in targeted attack
A targeted shooting at an Indianapolis councilman’s home is under investigation after the politician backed a controversial data center project. Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson reported the attack early Monday morning, police said. Gibson represents District 8 on the city’s near north and east sides. He has served since 2023. The incident occurred just before…
Read MoreUS carries out daring rescue of service member in Iran
The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him. The CIA looked…
Read MoreUkraine outshoots Russia in cross-border drone war for 1st time, March data suggests
Ukraine launched more cross-border attack drones than Russia in a one-month period for the first time since the start of the ongoing war in 2022, according to daily data published by the Ukrainian Air Force and Russian Ministry of Defense, which was analyzed by ABC News. Russia’s defense ministry reported downing 7,347 Ukrainian drones during…
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